Dance and Movement Therapy (CNDT)

CNDT 584 Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy Practicum I 3 Credits

Students are at a clinical site for a total of 100 hours for the semester to practice skills in movement observation and analysis, group leadership, session analysis, treatment planning, and documentation. Supervision class will focus on understanding the professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities of being a dance/movement therapist in clinical settings from a multicultural perspective. Issues pertaining to professional identity development will be addressed.

CNDT 585 Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy Practicum II 3 Credits

A supervised field experience in consulting, counseling, and dance/movement therapy techniques. Students will be at a clinical site approved by faculty, with a supervisor who meets all CACREP standards. In this second semester of practicum, students will continue to advance their counseling skills. Students will engage in direct client care activities, such as individual and group counseling; they will co-lead dance/movement therapy sessions with the goal of facilitating entire sessions. The course will include seminar discussions, observations and analysis of the counseling process (i.e., interview analyses or audio/video recording observations), as well as individual supervision with the instructor. A total of 100 field hours is required with a minimum of 40 direct contact hours with clients. The approval and cooperation of the fieldwork agency or school field supervisor must be obtained the semester prior to the actual placement.

Prerequisite(s): CNDT 584.

CNDT 590 Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy Internship I 3 Credits

This course is one of two internship courses required in the student's final year. It fulfills 375 internship hours. Interns gain on-the-job experience and participate in activities that a regularly employed staff member would be expected to perform. A regularly employed staff member is defined as a person occupying the professional role to which the student is aspiring. Students will be at a clinical site approved by faculty, with a supervisor who meets all CACREP standards and will receive supervision by a board certified dance/movement therapist. Site supervisors who supervise interns determine the structure and the content of the internship in cooperation with the Rider supervisor. Supervision in class will support students in the clinical setting and in effectively utilizing counseling and dance/movement therapy knowledge and skills, including clinical appraisal, treatment planning, and documentation. The approval and cooperation of the intern's site supervisor must be obtained the semester prior to the actual placement.

Prerequisite(s): CNDT 585. All other required course work must be completed or in progress and permission of the Rider supervisor must be obtained; any exceptions must be approved by the instructor.

CNDT 591 Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy Internship II 3 Credits

The second semester of the internship fulfills 375 internship hours. Students will be at a clinical site approved by faculty and will engage in all activities that a regularly employed staff member would be expected to perform. A regularly employed staff member is defined as a person occupying the professional role to which the student is aspiring. Students will be under the field supervision of a supervisor who meets all CACREP requirements and will be supervised by a board certified dance/movement therapist. The supervision class will provide opportunities for students to analyze their practice, reflect on their progress as clinicians, and develop skills to internally self-evaluate their effectiveness as counselors and dance/movement therapists. Site supervisors who supervise interns determine the structure and the content of the internship in cooperation with the faculty supervisor. The approval and cooperation of the intern's agency or school field supervisor must be obtained the semester prior to the actual placement.

Prerequisite (s): CNDT 590, CNDT 790 or concurrent enrollment, and all other required course work must be completed or in progress and permission of the faculty supervisor must be obtained; any exceptions must be approved by the instructor.

CNDT 600 Body Mind Integration through Movement I 0 Credits

This is a movement laboratory class to explore how dance and movement reflect and affect physical, cognitive, mental, emotional, and spiritual states. Students learn to attune to their bodies in movement and develop awareness of the bidirectional interactions between body and mind.

CNDT 610 Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice I 3 Credits

This course covers the foundational principles, theories, and techniques of dance/movement therapy (DMT) and will examine the social and cultural foundations of dance as art and medium for growth, change, and healing through a Western cultural lens. Readings, discussions, and experiential exercises illuminate the context in which DMT approaches in the United States developed. Students engage in current discourses on how DMT is evolving to be more inclusive of different cultures and identities.

CNDT 612 Movement Observation, Analysis, and Assessment 3 Credits

This course will provide students with the language and skills to observe, describe, analyze, and assess human movement patterns and behaviors using Laban Movement Analysis and Kestenberg Movement Profile. Other frameworks for movement observation and analysis will also be introduced to explore the applicability of various frameworks for clients with diverse cultural backgrounds. The didactic and experiential format of this class will enable students to embody various movement qualities and develop skills used in conducting and documenting dance/movement therapy sessions.

CNDT 620 Clinical Applications of Dance/Movement Therapy 3 Credits

Group and individual dance/movement therapy practices in various clinical settings are addressed: psychiatric hospitals, addiction recovery programs, therapeutic schools for children with emotional and behavioral problems, developmental disabilities, and special needs; hospices; and hospitals. Students develop their own working theoretical model of dance/movement therapy to guide their work as emerging dance/movement therapists.

CNDT 700 Body Mind Integration through Movement II 0 Credits

The second semester of the movement laboratory class focuses on the use of mindfulness practices and Authentic Movement methods for further develop body-mind awareness, to experience and observe movements simultaneously as internal and external experience, and to decipher the nature of knowledge and meaning inherent in dance and movement.

Prerequisite(s): CNDT 600.

CNDT 710 Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice II 3 Credits

In this didactic and experiential course, select theories from psychology, counseling, psychotherapy, and neuroscience are studied in order to identify the healing and transformative factors of the creative arts therapies. Some of the topics covered in this course are: psychodynamics and object relations theories; intersubjectivity; symbolism and metaphor; psychology of creativity; and neuroscience in dance/movement therapy.

Prerequisite(s): CNDT 610.

CNDT 790 Clinical Consultation in Dance/Movement Therapy I 2 Credits

For students in their first semester of internship, this course provides 24 hours of supervision with Board-Certified dance/movement therapists. Students identify theoretical frameworks and DMT interventions that best suit their clinical placement and present clinical cases for consultation.

CNDT 791 Clinical Consultation in Dance/Movement Therapy II 3 Credits

Students in their second semester of internship will be in supervision with Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapists for 48 hours. Students continue to advance their DMT skills as well as their ability for self-reflection and self-assessment towards greater autonomy and in preparation for professional practice.