Sensitize yourself to the ways young children learn and express themselves through their movement and senses.
Explore nonverbal cues and movement activities that support early attachment relationships and social, emotional, and cognitive development. These activities are used with families or groups and in dyadic and individual therapeutic, hospital, preventative, and childcare settings.
For further information contact: “dmtcoordinator92y [at] gmail [dot] com”
Please register early as there is a limit on the number of students.
Upon completion of the course, students who do the required assignments will be eligible to receive 15 hours of Alternate Route credit toward the R-DMT. In addition, 15 hours of CEs from the ADTA are available.
Sun, Mar 16: 9 am-6 pm (1.5 hours break) Sun, Mar 23: 9 am-6 pm (1.5 hours break)
$350 until Mar 10 / $400 after
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Dr. Suzi Tortora, Ed.D, BC-DMT, CMA, LCAT, LMHC, received a B.A. with honors in Child Study, along with teaching certification (K-8 and special needs preschool to 7 years), from Tufts University. She received her M.A. degree in dance therapy at New York University. Dr. Tortora received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education with a specialization in infancy development from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is an ADTR, which is the advanced level accreditation certification of the American Dance Therapy Association. She is also a Certified Laban Movement Analyst ...
Dr. Suzi Tortora, Ed.D, BC-DMT, CMA, LCAT, LMHC, received a B.A. with honors in Child Study, along with teaching certification (K-8 and special needs preschool to 7 years), from Tufts University. She received her M.A. degree in dance therapy at New York University. Dr. Tortora received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education with a specialization in infancy development from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is an ADTR, which is the advanced level accreditation certification of the American Dance Therapy Association. She is also a Certified Laban Movement Analyst (CMA); a Kestenberg Movement Profiler (KMP); has studied Body-Mind Centering with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen; authentic movement with Janet Adler, anatomy, kinesiology and ideokinesis with Irene Dowd; and received certification in Yoga for the Special Child with Sonia Sumar. Her postgraduate continued professional education courses include Dr. Greenspan’s Infancy and Early Childhood Intervention training course, and numerous Zero-to-Three Training Institutes.
Dance/Movement Psychotherapy with Infants and Children
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Dr. Cecilia Fontanesi, PhD, MS/MPhil, R-DMT, CMA, RSME
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