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Dance Movement Therapy Methods 4 (CREA90021)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Ella Dumaresq: ella.dumaresq@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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In this subject, the student will develop skills in promotion of therapeutic relationships using dance and movement. They will practice a range of clinical skills and methods to meet clients’ needs and promote self-expression through dance and movement. This will include fundamental techniques of kinaesthetic empathy, through attunement, mirroring and witnessing.
Students will practice adapting different dance forms and styles in order to engage members in a therapeutic context. Students will learn to manage the flow of a dance movement therapy session including a clear beginning, middle and end and smooth and timely transitions, and effectively manage group dynamics.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- draw from a range of clinical Dance Movement Therapy skills and methods to meet individual needs;
- apply techniques such as witnessing, mirroring, kinetic empathy and attunement to advance the therapeutic relationship;
- identify core facilitation skills necessary to work with individuals and groups.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- communicate effectively in oral, written, digital and creative forms;
- promote and maintain the wellbeing of self and others;
- apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
- demonstrate appropriate leadership in group settings;
- sustain medium and long-term work strategies in pursuit of personal goals.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CREA90016 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 3 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CREA90005 | Drama Therapy Methods 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90010 | Drama Therapy Methods 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90015 | Drama Therapy Methods 3 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90020 | Drama Therapy Methods 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Essay on one Dance Movement Therapy method studied to date and its therapeutic relevance
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
10-minute video demonstration of the techniques of kinaesthetic empathy, working in pairs in 'therapist-client' dyad; and a 1000-word written reflection
| Mid teaching period | 40% |
10-minute delivery of one Dance Movement Therapy activity demonstrating capacity to therapeutically adapt a chosen dance style to engage members of a Dance Movement Therapy group, and a 1000-word justification of choice and delivery of activities
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Ella Dumaresq Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising one 2.5-hour fortnightly class and three 7-hour on-campus intensive days Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 15 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 26 July 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information
Ella Dumaresq: ella.dumaresq@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Arts Therapy Specialisation (formal) Dance Movement Therapy
Last updated: 31 January 2024