Trauma significantly impacts our physical, emotional, and psychological identity as well as our interpersonal relationships. This experiential and didactic course will explore dance/movement therapy (DMT) and somatic therapy-based approaches for working with clients who have experienced trauma. Class sessions will include lectures, discussions, experiential exercises, video observations, and leadership practice. Diagnostic issues and contraindications for embodied trauma work will also be briefly addressed.
Specific areas of focus will include:
Neurological perspectives on the impact of trauma.
DMT and somatic techniques for working with various types of trauma.
Stages of the trauma healing process.
Considerations when working with groups and individuals from a multicultural perspective.
Sessions
Friday, May 23, 11:00am-6:00pm CST
Saturday, May 24, 9:30am-5:00pm CST
Sunday, May 25, 9:30am-5:00pm CST
Instructor: Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb MA, MFA, LMFT, CMA, BC-DMT, PWAssoc. SEP WoS
This course is approved for Alternate Route Credit by the American Dance/Movement Therapy Association.
Contact Barbara at FBENordstrom.Loeb@gmail.com or 612-916-1829 with questions.