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Name:DitaJudithFederman
CURRICULUMVITAE 1-1-17
1. PersonalDetails
PermanentHomeAddress:7OfakimLane,Haifa,IsraelHomeTelephoneNumber:048348478OfficeTelephoneNumber:04-8249750CellularPhone:972-542447042FaxNumber:972-4-8242458ElectronicAddress:[email protected]
2. HigherEducation
A. UndergraduateandGraduateStudies
YearofApprovalofDegree
Degree NameofInstitutionandDepartment
PeriodofStudy
1974BAHebrewUniversityJerusalemDepartmentofEnglishLiterature
1970-1973
1981BAUniversityofHaifa,DepartmentofPsychology
1979-1981
1982CertificationUniversityofHaifa,FacultyofEducation,ContinuingEducation,DanceMovementTherapy
1981-1982
1992MA
ExpressiveArtsTherapies,UniversityofLesley,Boston
1990-1992
1995CertificationTechnion,RambamHospitalMedicalSchool,Haifa,SchoolofPsychotherapy
1993-1995
2008PhD UniversityofSurrey,UK,DepartmentofHumanandLifeScience
2003-2007
B.Post-DoctoralStudies:None
3. AcademicRanksandTenureinInstitutesofHigherEducation
Rank/PositionNameofInstitutionandDepartment
Dates
HeadoftheDanceMovementtherapysection(DMT)SeniorResearcher
UniversityofHaifa,FacultyofSocialWelfare&HealthServices.
2008-present
4. OfficesinUniversityAcademicAdministration
1994-2017-HeadoftheDanceMovementTherapyprogram.GraduateSchoolofCreativeArtsTherapies.FacultyofSocialWelfare&HealthSciences.
5. ScholarlyPositionsandActivitiesoutsidetheUniversity
Initiationanddevelopment:1982-1994:Initiating,developingandmanagingtheuseofDanceMovement
Therapyatthepsychiatricdepartmentat"Rambam"Hospital,Haifa.1982-1994:Developmentandmanagementofsupervision-on-supervisiongroupsin
DanceMovementTherapyforfieldworktherapistsandprofessionals.Activepositions:2005-2007:ActiveparticipationintheEuropeanNetworkfortheDevelopmentof
DanceMovementTherapy.Activityinvolvedtransmission&exchangesofknowledge,approvalofcoursesstudiesindancetherapyprogramsinEurope.
*Present -Memberof thecommitteeforcreatinganewAssociationof IntegrativemultilayeredPsychotherapy
2011–Present.Memberintheprofessionalcommitteeofthecouncilforhighereducation('Malag'):ForassessinggraduatestudiesintheArtsTherapies.2013-LecturetotheBritishFriendsofHaifaUniversity:InMovementandSound:TheuseofDMT&MTinimprovingtheQoL&functionalmobilityofParkinson'sdiseasepatients.
Teaching/lecturinginvariousUniversitiesoutsideIsraeltopromoterelationsinthehopetodevelopprogramsoftheartstherapiesinthosecountries:*2012UniversityofMurcia,Spain.*2012ChulalongkornUniversity,Bangkok,Thailand.*2013theBritishFriendsofHaifaUniversityinLondon(Lecture).* 2014 The Catholic University of applied sciences, Freiburg,Germany.*2016The Catholic University of applied sciences, Freiburg,Germany.*2017HANUniversityofAppliedSciencesNijmegen,theNetherlands..*ReviewofArticlesforRefereedJournals:2006-2010:Associateeditorforthejournal:Body,MovementandDancein
Psychotherapy,aninternationalJournalforTheory,ResearchandPractice.London:Routledge.Positioninvolvesreviewingofarticlesaswellasinvolvementwiththeboardofthejournalfordevelopmentopportunities.
2011-present:Reviewerforthejournal;Artstherapies–Researchandcreativityinthetherapeuticprocess.
2014–Assessment/evaluationofaProposal for doctoral dissertation.Bar Ilan University, Gender Studies. Name of proposal: 'Self-perception, body-image and dance/movement group therapy among Haredi women: A culturally sensitive approach'. Supervised by: Professor Kimmy Caplan, Professor Michal Al Yagon. Name of candidate: Gail Suskin MembershipinProfessionalAssociations:1983–2013IsraeliAssociationofCreativeandExpressiveTherapies-I.C.E.Tsince2012–IsraelmultilayerPsychotherapyAssociation.2013-MembershiptotheInternationalDanceCouncilCID,undertheUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization).
MiscellaneousProfessionalDegrees
Date Degree
1982
DanceMovementTherapyCertificationUniversityofHaifa,FacultyofEducation
1992 ExpressiveArtsTherapy:Zurich,Switzerland.
1995 SchoolofPsychotherapyCertification
FacultyofMedicine,Technion,Haifa1998 GroupTherapy:fromBiontoFolks,CarmelCenterforgroupwork2002 MovementProfileAnalysisLabanotationInstitute,Universityof
Surrey,UK
6. ParticipationinScholarlyConferencesa.ActiveParticipation
RoleSubjectof
Lecture/DiscussionPlaceofConference
NameofConference Date
presentation TheSkeleton–WomanMovementandMyth–DanceandBibliotherapy.
Jerusalem, Israel
Dialoguesofintimacy,jealousyandcompetition:TheConferenceoftheIsraeliAssociationofCreativeandExpressiveTherapies(I.C.E.T).
1996
poster IdentityDisorder–ViewPointofanIntermodalstaffinadaycentreofaPsychiatricward.
Tel-Aviv,Israel
ThesixthConferenceoftheIsraeliPsychiatricAssociation.
1988
presentation DMTaspartofanintermodaltherapywithAnorexiaNervosaPatients.
Tel-Aviv,Israel
ThesixthConferenceoftheIsraeliPsychiatricAssociation.
1988
presentationTheDancingTherapist:EthicaldilemmasSpecifictoDMT.
Haifa,Israel
TheConferenceonEthicalIssuesintheArtsTherapies
2006
posterEmpathyandkinaestheticabilityintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDMTtrainees.
UniversityofHaifa
Facultyscientificworks
2010
RoleSubjectofLecture/Discussion
PlaceofConference
NameofConference Date
Keynotespeaker
TheCo-jointChangeinKinaesthesia&OpennesstoExperienceintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDMTtrainees
Tel-Aviv,Israel
WhoisafraidofResearch
2011
PanelLeader&Lecturer
Arts&wellnessacrossthespanofalifetime:pediatricstoolderadults:asynthesisoftheinter-relationofbrain,bodyandtheinterpersonalworld.
SchoolofMedicine,'Rambam'Hospital,Haifa.
Internationalcongress:TheArchofArtsinHealth;IsraelInstituteofTechnology&theFacultyofMedicine
2013
InvitedLecturer
TherelationbetweenresearchandDanceMovementTherapy.
Bar-IlanUniversity
Conferenceontherelationbetweenresearchandtherapy
2013
Participantindiscussion
BetweenScienceandMovement
WeizmannInstitute,Israel
Conference,annualevent
2015
International:presentation MotionandEmotion:
TheConjointRelationshipbetweenKinaestheticabilityandEmotionalityinDMTTraining.
Crete,Greece
EighthEuropeanArtsTherapiesConference(ECArTE):GroundingtheVisiontoadvanceTheoryandPractice
2005
Presentation
SupervisioninDMTMadrid:SpainEuropeanArtsTherapiesConference(ECArTE)
2007
Paneldiscussion
DMT&LMAasanassessmenttool
Munich,Frizing
conferenceonmovementassessment
2007
InvitedLecturer
1.DanceMovementtherapy-InterventionSkills.2.ApproachesinDanceMovementTherapy:MirrorNeurons,Theory&Experience.
ChulalongkornUniversity,Bangkok,Thailand
AsianMusic&CreativeArtsTherapySummit
2012
Invitedlecturer
OpennesstoNewExperiences&Kinaesthesia
Murcia,Spain
Internationalcongress:fromcreativitytosociallink
2012
RoleSubjectofLecture/Discussion
PlaceofConference
NameofConference Date
InvitedLecturer,Workshopleader
DanceMovementTherapy(DMT)andNeuroscience.DMT-interventionmethods.
Murcia,Spain
InternationalSummerCourseonAdvancedArtTherapy&theCreativeTherapies
2013
WorkshopSelf-awareness,reflection&movementtopromoteempathy.
UniversitéParisDescartes
12thEuropeanArtsTherapiesConference
2013
InternationalPanel
DMTattheGraduateSchoolofCreativeArtsTherapiesatTheUniv.ofHaifa,Israel
Chicago,USAADTAConference2014
LectureExploringthespacewithinonthewaytoovercomeTrauma
Goldsmith,London,GB
FindingSpaces,makingplaces.
2016
posterMotorcharacteristicsofauthenticunrestrictedbodilyemotionalexpressionsofhappinessandsadness
Vienna,AustriaInternationalConventionofPsychologicalScience(ICPS)
2017
posterRelationshipsbetweenHandwritingProcessandProductCharacteristicsandWhole-BodyMovementPatternsDuringemotionalExpressions
Oxford,GBBrain,body&cognition.
2017
LectureInvolvingmovement,bodyandemotiononthepathtoovercomingtrauma:Amodelforworkingwithtraumasurvivors
Oxford,GBBrain,body&cognition 2017
lectureAssessingatraumaticeventthroughtheinterplayofbodyandmind
Oxford,GBBrain,body&cognition2017
b.OrganizationofConferencesorSessions
RoleSubjectofConference/RoleatConference/Comments
PlaceofConference
NameofConference
Date
Scientificcommittee,headofpanel
NeuroscienceandDMT
UniversityofHaifa.
Brain,Therapy,andCreation.
2009
Scientificcommittee,HeadofPanel
Copingwithdisabilitythroughcreativearts
BenGurionUniversity
Social,personalgrowthandtheArtsTherapies.
2011
Initiating/organizing&headofpanel
MutualinfluencesofDMTneuroscience&Mindfulness
UniversityofHaifa
DMT,neuroscience&Mindfulness
2014
Initiating/organizingLecturing
TheRoletoTouchinDanceMovementPsychotherapy
UniversityofHaifa
TouchingtheBodyMind
2015
7. InvitedLectures
Presentation/CommentsNameofForumPlaceofLectureDateLearningasanExperientialProcesstowardsemotionalandphysicalchange
psychiatricdepartmentof"Afula"Hospital
May,2006
DMT-InterventionSkills.ApproachesinDMT:MirrorNeurons,Theory&Experience
AsianMusic&CreativeArtsTherapySummit
Chulalongkorn,University,Bangkok,Thailand
2012
TherelationbetweenresearchandDanceMovementTherapy
Conference–betweenresearch&therapy.
Bar-IlanUniversity2013
TheuseofDMTinimprovingtheQoL&functionalmobilityofParkinson'sdiseasepatients
BritishFriendsofHaifaUniversity
London2013
'TheArtofinclusion'-inclusion&exclusionineducation,socialaffairs&healthcare
Summerschool
Catholic University of applied sciences, FreiburgGermany
2014
ReachingOuttoPeopleInNeed,NoMatterWhoTheyAreorHowFar
AwayTheyLive
ADTA(AmericanDancetherapyassociation)
Chicago,USA2014
InterventionSkillswithNeurodegenerativedisease
CreativeArtsTherapy
Chulalongkorn,University,Bangkok,Thailand
2015
DMT&GrouptherapySchoolofphysicalTherapies:seminar
MahidolUniversity,Thailand
2015
Invitedlecture;DMTandTrauma
Internationalweek
Catholic University of applied sciences, FreiburgGermany
2016
Invitedlecture;DMTandTrauma
Internationalweek
Han University of applied sciences; Nijmegen,the Netherlands
2017
8. ColloquiumTalks
None
9. ResearchGrantsNone
10. Scholarships,AwardsandPrizes
• 2004-5:ScholarshipforDoctoralCandidates.TheGraduateSchool,UniversityofSurrey,UK.7200.-P.Sterling
• AmericanDanceTherapyAssociation’s2010ResearchAwards:Co-sponsoredbytheMarianChaceFoundationandtheADTAResearchSubcommittee.Forthestudy/articleentitled:TheCo-JointChangeinKinaestheticAbilityandOpennesstoExperienceintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDMTTrainees.
11. Teaching
a. CoursesTaughtinRecentYears
No.ofStudents
Degree
(Mandatory)NameofCourseYear
20 Diploma Lecture +Workshop
NormalandPathologicalDevelopment of the ”Self”:theoryandpractice.
6-1995
20 M.ALecture +Workshop
Modesofpersonalandinterpersonalcommunication-anintegrativeModel.
1996-2003
20 M.ALecture +Workshop
Bodylanguage–atherapeuticapproach.
1996-2003
20DiplomaLecture +Workshop
IntroductiontoDanceMovementTherapy(DMT)Theoryandpractice.
1994-2008
20DiplomaLecture +Workshop
ClinicalapproachesandtechniquesinDMT.
1994-2008
20DiplomaLecture +Workshop
ThetherapeuticinteractioninDMT.
1994-2008
20DiplomaLecture +Workshop
DMTinPsychiatricsettings–the'Chace'approach.
2000-2008
20DiplomaLecture +Workshop
TheIntersubjectiveapproachandDMT
2000-2008
30M.ALectureElectedissuesinArtTherapy2008-2010
30M.AIntroductionCourseMandatory
IntroductiontoDMT-Theory&Practice.
2008-present
30M.AlectureThetherapeuticinteractioninDMT-Theory&Practice
2008-present
15M.AworkshopMovementgroupprocess-introspection
2008-present
30M.ALectureDMTinPsychiatricsettings–the'Chace'approach
2008-present
24M.ASeminarClinical/practicalapproachesofcopingwithillness–abodilyapproach
2012/13
21M.ASeminarClinical/practicalapproachesofcopingwithillness–abodilyapproach
2014/5
21M.ALecture+workshop
IntroductiontoDanceMovementTherapy
2014/5
No.ofStudents
Degree
(Mandatory)NameofCourseYear
(DMT)Theoryandpractice
21M.ALecture+workshop
GroupProcessinDMT-the'Chace'approach
2014/5
21M.ALectureAdvancedapproachesinDMTTheory/Practice
2014/5
b. SupervisionofGraduateStudents
Students'Achievements
DateofCompletion/inProgress
Degree
TitleofThesisNameofStudent
93 Completed2012
M.A
Therelationbetweenmovementimprovisation,bodyimageandSelfFocusedAttention.
BalkAdva
95Terminatedwithexcellence-
Completed2012
M.A
Therelationbetweenexplicit&implicitselfevaluationandmovement.
KlifeldInbal
94 Completed2013
M.AThecojointrelationshipbetweenEmpowerment(Selfesteem,Self-Efficacy,LocosofControl)&patternsofmovementamongDMTtrainees.
KorlandIrit
88Completed2014
M.AThe Effect ofAquaticTherapy on Autism: Moto-Sensory, Communicative and Emotional Aspects Towards Construction of a Theoretical Model
KatzavVardit
TerminatedwithExcellence98
Completed2011
M.A
BodyandmemoryinthelifestoriesofHolocaustsurvivors.
ZanaGalit
Co-supervisionwithProf.RachelLevThesissubmittedPhDTraumaticevent–
narrative,movement,coping:towardsatheoreticalModel.
ZanaGalit
Co-supervisionwithProf.RachelLevProposalacceptedPhDWherebodymeets
mind:Exploringlinksbetweenparentalmentalizingandaffectregulationandtheirimpactonparent-infantinteraction
AffekEinav
Co-supervisionwithProf.RachelLev ProposalinprogressPhDtendencies,
qualities&patternsofmovementofPostTraumaticStressDisorder(PTSD)
Furlager Avital
proposalinprogress
PhDthehurtingbodytellsthestory-bodilyexpressionsofsexuallyabusedsurvivors;
LevinAviya
Co-supervisionwithProf GalRichter 91TerminatedM.Aregulationof
emotionthroughmovementinFibromyalgia
SchwartzRavit
90Completed2016
M.AMovement,emotion&personalitydimensions
SeraroHen
90TerminatedM.AMovementexpressionsofemotion
EfratShir
90Completed2016
M.AMovement&handwriting
BaumanHulieta
90TerminatedM.ATRANCEnDANCE :Physical-MotoriccharacteristicsofTrancedance:Towardsatheoreticalmodel
EnochShir
ProposalinprogressM.APainandsexualabusevictims
YifatShalem
ProposalinprogressM.APerceptionofrhythmsinParkinson'sdisease
Klepish Orit
ProposalacceptedM.APerceptionofemotionalmovementinParkinson'sdisease
Kaltar Moria
ProposalacceptedM.AtheinfluenceofdanceonBodyimage,selfimageamongreligious&non-religiousMuslimwoman
Attala vidad
Proposalaccepted
M.ADMT,depression&'Mindfulness'
Shimoni shalev
ProposalinprocessM.ADMT&Parkinson’sdisease
Rodan Dror
PUBLICATIONS
A. Ph.D.Dissertation
Title:'Kinaesthesia,Empathy,OpennesstoExperience,andControlintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDanceMovementTherapyTrainees'.Datesofthedissertation:Submitted-September2008,Approved–January2009.Numberofpages:321
Language:EnglishUniversity:ofSurrey,London,UKSupervisors:Dr.JanekDubowski,Head-PsychologicalTherapies,SchoolofHuman&LifeSciences,UKCo-Supervisor,Dr.StephenMunt,ProgrammeConvener,PsychologicalTherapies,UKCo-Supervisor, Dr. Lee Gaber, Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology,UniversityofHaifa.
B. ScientificBooksFederman, D.J. (2013). Dance Movement therapy: personality variables andmovementanalysis;Basicconceptsandmethodsofanalysis.Germany:Scholar'sPresspub.337pp.C. MonographsNone
D. ArticlesinRefereedJournals
1.Federman,D.(2001).Onthebodywhichremembersanddoesnotforgive:viewpointsonthedevelopmentofMovementTherapy.DanceToday-IsraeliJournalofDancing.4,64-67inHebrew.
2.Federman,D.andR.Stadler(2000).'The"Dionysia";ascontainerforprocessesofdis-andre-integration.TherapythroughtheArts'.JournaloftheIsraeliAssociationofCreativeandExpressiveTherapies.1,no.377-85inHebrew.
3.Federman,D.J.(2010).TheCo-jointChangeinKinaesthesiaandOpennesstoExperienceintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDMTtrainees.TheArtsinPsychotherapy3727–34(IF=0.591).Awarded.Fordetails,seesection10.Scholarships,AwardsandPrizes4.Federman,D.J.,(2011).KinaestheticChangeintheProfessionalDevelopmentofDanceMovementTherapyTrainees.BodyMovementandDanceinpsychotherapy,AnInternationalJournalforTheory,ResearchandPractice..Availableonline,18February2011,1–20,IF:N/A
5.Federman,D.J(2011).KinaestheticabilityandthedevelopmentofempathyintheprofessionaldevelopmentofDMTtrainees.JournalofappliedArtsandHealth2,2,22,137-154(18)IF:N/A6.Lev-Wiesel,R.,Orkibi,H.,&Federman,D.(2012).Theuseofcreativeartstherapiesfordiagnosticandtherapeuticpurposes.JournalofUrbanCultureResearch,5(1),16-25.IF:N/A7.Federman,D,J(2014).DanceMovementtherapy,NeuroscienceandMindfulness.SpecialissueoftheIsraeliJournalConsiderationsinEducation.Specialissuefor40yearofthejournal.368-379,December,2014Invitedarticle.InHebrew.8. Federman,D.J.,Band-Winterstein,T.ZanaSterenfeld,G.(2014).TheBodyasNarrator:BodyMovementMemoryand the Life Stories of Holocaust Survivors. Journal of Loss & Trauma. IF= 1.233 Rank= 55/62 in ‘Journal of Loss & Trauma’ (Q4) V. Articlepublishedintheadvanceonlineformat.ManuscriptID:10245599. Federman,D.,(2015).TheTriangle;'Mindfulness'DTMandNeuroscience-atheoreticalapproach.'Movingon',AustralianJournalofDanceTherapy,vol.12.No.3&4pp.7-15IF:N/A
10. Lev-Wiesel,R.,FedermanD.&BussakornBinson,j,(2016)DoSelf-figure
DrawingsRevealtheDrawer'sCulturalValues?ThaisandIsraelisDrawThemselves,TheArtsinpsychotherapy,vol.---No.----pp.--……….(IF=0.591)acceptedforpublication
11.Federman,D.,J,Band-Winterstein,T.,andZanaSterenfeld,G.(2016).The
bodyasnarrator:Bodymovementmemoryandthelifestoriesofholocaustsurvivors,JournalofLossandTrauma,vol.21No.1,16-29(IF=1.253)
12. E.ArticlesorChaptersinScientificBooks1. Federman,D.J.,Gaber,L.B.(2008).Supervisionindancemovementtherapy:aproposedmodelfortrainees.In(Ed.)H.Payne,SupervisionofDanceMovementPsychotherapy-Apractitioner'shandbook.London:Routledge.49-60
2. Federman,D.,Zana,G.(2017).OvercomingTrauma:WhenVerbalLanguageIsNotEnough.In;'Essentialsindancemovementpsychotherapy:internationalperspectivesontheoryresearchandpractice'.(Ed.)HelenPayne,London,Routledge,pp,17.TobepublishedSpring2017.
F.ArticlesinConferenceProceedingsNone
G.EntriesinEncyclopedias:
Wikipedia; the concept Dance Movement Therapy theory anddiagnosis
H.OtherScientificPublicationsNone
OtherPublicationsNone
J.OtherWorksConnectedwithmyScholarlyField
1. PlanningthecurriculumfortheDanceMovementTherapysectioninthe
M.AprogramofTheGraduateSchoolofCreativeArtsTherapies. 2. Exploringresearchandteachingopportunities/collaborationsbetween
theUniversityofHaifaand:QueenMargaretUniversityEdinburghU.K,UniversityofHertfordshire,UK,UniversityofParis,5France.2012
3. ItookpartinplanningandteachingtheinternationalsummitforAsian
andAfricanprofessionalsthatwasheldatHaifaUniversityonSeptember2011.
4. Memberofthe"Malag"committeeforevaluatingcollegestudentsfor
theirM.Adegree.
5. MeetingswithIreneSefer,memberoftheAmericanFriendofHaifaUniversity,October,7,2013
6. PreparingamanualforDMTinterventionwithpsychiatricdisorders
andneurodegenerativediseasesaspartofmyactivityintheGraduate
SchoolofCreativeArtsTherapies,EmiliSagolC.A.T.ResearchCenter,UniversityofHaifa,Haifa31905,Israel
7. MemberoftheeditorialofthejournaloftheschooltotheArts
Therapies;researchandpracticeinthetherapeuticprocess. • K. SubmittedPublications
Articlesinwriting:• SharingandNarratingAutobiographicalMemoriesinMovementand
Art:AComparisonAnalysis.Articlesinpreparation1. Dance Improvisation, Body Image and Self Focused Attention- Among
Professional and Amateur Dancers. 2. Relationships among Explicit Self-Esteem, Implicit Self-Esteem and
Movement. 3. Data triangulation of traumatic memories in narrative research:
Enhancing trustworthiness. Ready to be submitted. L.SummaryofmyActivitiesandFuturePlansShortBio;DitaJudithFederman,PhDisanaccreditedDanceMovementTherapist,psychotherapist,seniorresearcher,lecturerandsupervisorattheresearchcenterofthegraduateschooloftheartstherapies,UniversityofHaifa.Shehasyearsofexperiencewithinpsychiatricsettings,children,adultsandgeriatricpopulation.DitastudiedPsychologyandExpressiveArtsTherapiesshereceivedherPhDinHuman&LifeSciencefromtheUniversityofSurrey,U.K.Dr.FedermanhasestablishedDMTinthePsychiatricsettingof‘Rambam’Hospital,wasHeadofaDMTdiplomatrainingfor16years.Since2008Dr.FedermanhasbeenHeadoftheDMTtrainingattheGrad.SchoolofCreativeArtTherapies,UniversityofHaifaandaresearcherattheEmiliSagolresearchcenter.HerareasofinterestareNeurodegenerativedisorders,Trauma,movementandmemory,
'Mindfulness'andstressmanagement.Affiliation;GraduateSchoolofCreativeArtTherapies,UniversityofHaifa,Israel IamawidelyknownexpertbothinIsraelandabroad.Ihadtheprivilegeto
bepartoftheEuropeannetworkforDMTteachingandtraining.Isupervise
boththerapistsandsupervisorsinDMT.Presently,Iinvestininternational
relationshipstoenhancebothacademicandresearchcollaborations.
MylongexperienceastheheadoftheDMTprogramaswellasmanyyears
of clinical experience open a wide window for research areas and the
teachingofanewgenerationofstudents.
I have always been a keen observer and evaluator of the personal and
professionalchangesresultingfromtheDMTtraining.Thiswasperhaps,the
firststageofmyscientificinquiry,afterwhich,itseemedthatthetimehad
come to empirically examine these changes in a methodological sound
manner. I have studied the changes that occurred during the course of
training as well as the mutual influences of kinaesthetic ability and
personalitycharacteristics, inparticularempathy,openness toexperience
andcontrol.
Theprivilegeofaccompanyingstudentsduringthecourseoftheirtraining
period made me realize that not only personality and physical changes
occur but, those changes can be a scientifically document via empirical
research.
IexploredtheeffectofDMTtrainingonkinaestheticabilityaswellasonthe
relationshipbetweenkinaesthesiaandpsychologicalvariables.
I investigated the relationship between kinaesthetic ability and the
psychologicalvariablesamong(DMT)traineesascomparedtoArtTherapy
andSocialSciencestudents.
Mystrengththerefore, lies intheabilitytocombinepractical issuesfrom
myclinicalareaofexpertisewithmyresearchinterestandteachingabilities.
Idevelopedauniquemodelforsupervisionforstudentsandprofessionals
thatwaspublishedasachapterinabookandcanbeusedinbothtraining
andclinicalDMT.Inadditiontomyresearchinterests,theresearchfocusof
mydoctoraldissertationcontinuestobeofinterestinbothplansforfurther
researchandinteaching.
Researchplansare:
• DMT&Parkinson’sdiseaseAreasofinterests:
DanceMovementTherapy&DegenerativeNeurologicalDisorders.Morespecifically:Parkinsondisease.
Movement,memory&traumaEmotion,bodyandmovement.Bodymindapproachand'mindfulness'.Futureplansincludecontinuouscombinationofresearch,teaching,andclinicalwork.