MSc in DANCE MOVEMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY
The only qualifying programme in Dance Movement Psychotherapy in Scotland.
The only MSc programme in Dance Movement Psychotherapy in the UK.
Aim and Philosophy:
The MSc programme in Dance Movement Psychotherapy at Queen Margaret University has an international ethos. It values the body-mind connection and regards the dance experience as central to achieving integrated learning and therapeutic experiences. It aims to:
- prepare professionals who will be responsive to the emotional, social, cognitive and physical needs of vulnerable people
- facilitate students in their development of culturally-sensitive Dance Movement Psychotherapy skills, techniques and approaches including the use of advanced movement observation and analysis tools
- enable graduates, through reflective practice, to make sound clinical decisions and offer appropriate justifications for these decisions which are firmly rooted in principles of evidence based practice
- create practitioners who are able to conceptualise, articulate and appropriately evaluate their work.
- encourage graduates to recognise the value of life-long personal/professional development
- The programme places equal emphasis on academic studies, experiential learning and supervised clinical placements, and encourages students to integrate all components to achieve a comprehensive learning experience.
Additional information about the programme.
Members of Staff:
The programme is staffed by people with international reputation and active research interests
Dr Vassiliki (Vicky) Karkou, Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
Group work in dance movement psychotherapy, culture and dance, similarities and differences between different arts therapies, mental health promotion, children and adolescents in education, adult mental health and NHS provision, assessment and evaluation in arts therapies.
Carly Marchant, Dance movement psychotherapist
Thania Acaron, Dance movement psychotherapist
Ania Zubala, Psychologist and PhD applicant in arts therapies
Careers:
Graduates will be eligible for registration with ADMP UK and will receive a licence to practise as Dance Movement Psychotherapists.
Entry requirements:
This programme seeks students with a personal maturity commensurate with the expectations of a professional education. Successful applicants will have to meet the following entry requirements:
- an undergraduate degree in relevant field of study or equivalent;
- continuous experience of at least one dance or movement form for a period of two years and exposure to, and experience of, a variety of dance and movement forms;
- an ability to improvise with confidence, use movement creatively, expressively and symbolically as well as relate and communicate through movement in both dyadic and group interactions;
- at least one year's relevant practical work experience (voluntary or paid);
Applicants will benefit from seeking practical experience of Dance Movement Psycho/therapy through workshops or introductory courses. Background reading and experience of personal therapy will offer valuable insight into the profession.
Please note that all students are expected to be in personal therapy for the duration of their training. The cost of this is not included in the fees for the programme and is negotiated directly between students and their therapists.
Online application
Selection procedures:
Applicants are expected to attend a face to face interview and a movement audition. Interview/auditions will take place on specific dates, most likely in February, April and June. For those applying from outside the UK who are unable to attend interview/auditions, face to face contact can be replaced with a telephone interview and a DVD/video recording of the applicant’s movement work
More information on selection procedures
For further queries contact:
Dr Vassiliki (Vicky) Karkou
Tel: +44 (0) 131 474 0000
Or admissions
Link to Dance Base - our collaborative partner
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