Alternate Route Certificate for DMT

Alternate route is available to students interested in earning their R-DMT, Registered Dance Movement Therapist, credential from the American Dance Therapy Association. Eligible students must hold an MA in a human services related field such as Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Education or Therapy and wish to enrich their abilities with our dance/movement therapy core curriculum.

The 22 credit hour curriculum is spread out over 5 semesters.  Applications are due the first week of January every year for beginning classes the following Fall and are available through the Graduate Office website. 

Due to the program’s structure, students enrolled in the Alternate Route Certificate of the Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling Department are only eligible for financial aid as a part-time Graduate student (enrolled for 6 credits) during the two Fall semesters of enrollment.  The Spring and Summer semesters will require a change in enrollment status to student-at-large from part-time graduate student since credits drop below six.  You are not eligible for student aid under six credits.

The curricular plan includes core theory and clinical practicum. Course descriptions available here.

Fall

70-6315            Observation and Assessment of Movement I            3 credits

70-6110            Dance/Movement Therapy Theory I                        3 credits

Spring

70-6820J           Trauma and Recovery with D/MT                            1  credit

70-6115            Dance/Movement Therapy Theory II                      3 credits

Summer

70-6225            Methods of Group Therapy                                    3 credits

70-6595            Professional Ethics                                                 1 credit

Fall

 70-6320            Observation and Assessment of Movement II          3 credits

70-****            Internship I/Clinical Supervision                              3 credits

Spring

70-****             Internship II/Clinical Supervision                             3 credits

If you are interested in further information about our Alternate Route Certification Program, our MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling, or our Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis, please contact:

Bethany Brownholtz

312-369-7697

bbrownholtz@colum.edu