Dance/Movement Therapist

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Duties and Responsibilities: Dance movement psychotherapists use movement and dance to enable personal, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, physical, and social integration and development. Based on the principle that movement reflects an individual's thoughts and feelings, dance movement psychotherapists acknowledge and support clients' movements, encouraging the development of new movement patterns and emotional experiences.

Salary: $40,000

Education: The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) recommends that aspiring dance therapists possess a strong dance background in addition to a liberal arts degree. As undergraduates, students can pursue degrees in psychology, dance, recreation therapy and other liberal arts or human services fields. After earning a bachelor's degree, students can enroll in an ADTA-approved master's degree program in dance therapy. They take courses that may include counseling, body movement assessment, and psychotherapy and movement therapy. A program might also include a supervised internship. There were six master's degree programs in the country that were approved by the ADTA as of March 2014. Students who already hold a master's or doctoral degree in a field related to human services can earn a master's degree in dance therapy by completing specific dance therapy courses and training.

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