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Join us Saturday, March 28th, for the 2020 conference of the New England chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association! Please scroll to the bottom for detailed information about the morning and afternoon workshops.
REGISTER EARLY (and save)! Workshop selection happens on a first come/first severed basis. Individual workshops will be closed if they reach capacity.
Registration will end at 11:59pm on 3/27/20. Per University policies we cannot register attendees or accept payment at the conference.
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SCHEDULE:
8:00AM-9:00 Check In/CE Sign In
9:00AM-9:30 Welcome
9:30AM-10:30 Keynote Address
10:30AM-10:45 Break
10:45AM-12:30 Morning Workshop
12:30PM-1:45pm Lunch
***optional***1pm open NEADTA board meeting
1:45PM-3:30pm Afternoon Workshop
4:00PM-5:30 Dance Performances and Closing
5:30 Evaluations and CE paperwork (for licensed professionals)
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Please note lunch is not provided. Restaurants are located on the first floor of University Hall. There is a Star Market grocery store and a wide variety of restaurants within walking distance.
Paid parking is available behind University Hall and on street with paid meters. University Hall is located near the Porter Square T station. For bus route planning check: https://www.mbta.com/trip-planner with Porter Square as your destination.
If you are traveling a distance and would like to stay overnight there are a number of hotels and inns in Cambridge, as well as local offerings on Air BnB.
6 NBCC CEUs will be offered for $25 (check preferred made out to Lesley University, or by card)
DMT CEs will also be offered at no cost (check back for exact number of CEs)
NEADTA merchandise will be available for sale (cash/check only), with all proceeds going to the Penny Lewis & Norma Canner Scholarship Funds.
Do you have any accessibility needs, or accommodations you need to request? Please email neadta@gmail.com. We will do our best to meet any requests, but require notice by 3/23 at the latest.
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This year's keynote will be delivered by Angela M Grayson:
Dr. Angela is the CEO of Good Fruit Expressive Arts Counseling & Psychotherapy LLC, a counseling and creative arts psychotherapy practice. Dr. Angela is an alumna and long-term adjunct professor for graduate students at Drexel University in the Creative Arts Therapy and Counseling department. Additionally, she served as an adjunct professor for undergraduate students in the Psychology department at Wilmington University. Dr. Angela is a Transformational Healer, Speaker, Author and Educator. She is passionate about the interconnection of culture and spirituality, especially in relation to healing practices through dance and has taught nationally and internationally regarding mental health, multiculturalism and diversity, sacred dance and dance/movement therapy. As a member of the ADTA, Dr. Angela served on the Board of Directors for six years as a charter member and inaugural Chair of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee, past President of the Pennsylvania Chapter, past Vice President of the Black American and African Descendants (BAAD) Affinity Group, current coordinator of the Spirituality and Religion Affinity Group and member of the Standards and Ethics Committee.
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MORNING WORKSHOPS:
M1 IS AT CAPACITY AND NOW CLOSED.
M1 Embodied Empathy/Embodied Grief: The Stone Walk and the Circle of Compassion
Presented by: Jennifer Wiles MA, LMHC, BC-DMT, Katie McGrail MA, R-DMT, Audrey LaVallee MA, LMHC, BC-DMT,Jon Hazilla B.M.
This presentation will use the concepts of embodied empathy and grief to explore how movement, music and art can be used to promote healing, community and support in bereavement work with children, teens and young adults. We will guide participants in The Stone Walk, a dance movement therapy activity developed by the presenter, as a way to understand the experience of grief and the healing role the expressive therapies can play in bereavement. This activity will demonstrate a meaningful collaboration between dance movement therapists and other artists/practitioners. Participants will learn to recognize ways in which grief and loss manifest in the body, and how the concepts of attunement, witnessing and kinesthetic empathy can be used to encourage compassion for self and others.
M2 Allies and Collaborators: Building Relationships through Social Action
Presented by: Melody Gamba MA, R-DMT, Ebony Nichols MA, R-DMT,Angela M Grayson PhD, BC-DMT, LPC, NCC, Stephan Isijia Reynolds MFA, MEd, MA, R-DMT
This workshop will explore and embody personal identity and authentic relationship building as the foundation to working from a collaborator mindset for social change and action. We invite participants to lean into the discomfort of examining their own cognitive dissonance and shift closer to the anti-oppressive collaborator that they aspire to be. Resources and tools to continue self-reflective and self-education practices will be shared to empower participants to continue the work and conversation beyond the workshop space.
M3 Understanding LatinX Ancestral Trauma and Healing through the exploration of Dance/Movement Therapy Applications
Presented by:Kim M. Robles LMHC, BC-DMT, MA, Jasmin Torrejón Chu, MA
This workshop provides an opportunity to individuals interested in understanding the history and evidence of ancestral trauma within the LatinX population and its effects on mental health of the mind, body and spirit. Participants will explore case review, movement exploration, Dance/Movement Therapy applications and assessments.
M4 In our Minds Eye: Exploring the Group Therapists Role through Visual Imagery & Movement
Presented by: Donna Newman-Bluestein MEd, BC-DMT, CMA, LMHC
In this workshop, psychotherapists will use tissue paper collage to help us strengthen our visual imaginations and discover which roles are most meaningful. We will further process these images through simple movement structures. By examining and clarifying our beliefs and what we consciously choose to project in our sessions, trainees and practicing psychotherapists are likely to be more effective in achieving our and our clients' goals.
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AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS:
A1 IS AT CAPACITY AND NOW CLOSED
A1 Therapeutic use of Mudras in Dance/Movement Therapy
Presented by: HARSHITA BHARGAVA, DMT student Lesley University
Mudras are specific gestures from Indian Classical Dance and Yoga. Abhinaya is a dance piece in Indian Classical Dance repertoire that uses mudras in combination with bhava (emotions or the state of mind) to depict stories. In yoga mudras are used to enhance physical and mental well-being. These forms of movement enhance self-expression, healthy emotional release and have therapeutic benefits. The workshop will explore the use of this technique in Dance/ movement therapy. The participants will learn the scientific reasons behind the use of mudras in and their adaptation to clinical settings to enhance self-expression, healthy emotional release and healing.
A2 Helping Neonates (NICU) and their family during hospital stays
Presented by: Payal D Mistry, DMT student Antioch University
Broadening the use of DMT with Infants Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Units. Generating research by understanding the needs of families that have their children hospitalized and limiting the distance between the child and the caregivers. Enhancing the care with the use of Kestenberg Movement Profile.
A3 IS AT CAPACITY AND NOW CLOSED.
A3 Value of Voice and Song in DMT
Presented by:Heather Oberheim, R-DMT
A group of children are able to settle by a quick song and an open body of a teacher or therapist, come learn the power of song and sound in movement therapy sessions. Come add some tools to your expanding toolbox. Have a moment to breathe and experience the song in a new way.
A4 Expanding DMT to engage individuals with Dementia
Presented by:Brianna Berg, DMT student Lesley University
This workshop will explore the benefits of DMT for individuals whose cognitive and physical abilities are declining due to dementia. Participants will be introduced to effective
tools that can improve the quality of life for dementia patients. The presenter will provide examples from personal case studies as well as lead participants through a seated
movement activity so they may better understand how a DMT session is experienced from the perspective of a participant with dementia.
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LocationLesley University (View)
University Hall (3rd floor) 1815 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02140
Cambridge, MA 02140
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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