About the course

The need for virtual approaches to dance/movement therapy in school settings has expanded.  This workshop will discuss how dance/movement therapy (DMT) can continue to support neurodiverse populations from afar through telehealth group sessions, both with children in classrooms and at home.

Learn three ways to support student, teachers and parents in maintaining the therapeutic rapport while also navigating the virtual space

Provide four movement-based and mindfulness activities to facilitate relationship with peers and caregivers/teachers, using lens from attachment theory, during telehealth sessions

Offer three ways to engage students with special needs in sensory experiences during video group sessions

Jennifer Whitley

A board certified Dance/Movement Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who received her master’s degree, with honors, in Dance Therapy at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.  She is trained through the Ways of Seeing program at Dancing Dialogue and Certified as a Laban Movement Analyst from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. She has been a DMT at Dancing Dialogue since 2014 working with children and families using Dr. Tortora’s Ways of Seeing psychotherapeutic multi-arts approach.  Ms. Whitley’s experience also includes medical DMT at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joining the Integrative Medicine Services team in 2012, with a focus in pediatric oncology alongside Dr. Tortora.  Additionally, she works with children who have special needs facilitating group DMT sessions in the public school setting since 2013. She taught as interim instructor in The New School’s Creative Arts Therapy Certification Program, worked as DMT/Choreographer for Angelight Films, and presents workshops locally, nationally, and internationally.

Curriculum

3 Chapters · 10 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome to the Continuing Education Program at Dancing Dialogue

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Dancing Dialogue's Self-Study Continuing Education Program

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Getting Your Continuing Education Credit

  2. 2

    Dancing in the Virtual Space with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction: Meet Jenn Whitley, MS BC-DMT LCAT CMA

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Background and Literature Review

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Dance/ Movement Therapy with Children with Special Needs in School

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Movement Experiential

  3. 3

    Conclusion and Course Evaluation and Examination

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Reflection and Closing

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Dancing in the Virtual Space with Autism Spectrum Disorder Handout

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Course Examination

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Course Evaluation

Secure Your 1.5 CE Credits for New York State LCAT, LCSW, LMHC, or LMSW

Dancing in the Virtual Space with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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