Dance/Movement Therapy, Certificate of Respecialization (Post-Master’s)

Certificate in Dance/Movement Therapy
Location: AU New England
Credits for Degree: 29 semester credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Low Residency
Standard time to completion: 36 months

Program Overview

The LR DMT certificate fulfills the majority of requirements to apply through the Alternate Route pathway for the R-DMT (registered dance/movement therapist) credential awarded by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA). The low-residency certificate program begins with a summer entry point and is completed over seven semesters includes five residencies and internship support.

Admission Requirements

• Must be enrolled in or have completed a master’s degree in education or mental health (Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, etc.). (Additional psychology courses are required for those without a clinical degree to qualify for the R-DMT.) Please check with your state licensing boards regarding private practice.
• Significant experience in at least two distinct dance or movement traditions or practices, grounded in relational accountability, respect for cultural sovereignty, and non‑extractive, consent‑based learning. This may include popular or street practices, Indigenous and land‑based traditions, liturgical, ballroom, traditional/ethnic/folk, African and African diasporic, Caribbean, Korean, Latin, Middle Eastern, Native American, and other culturally grounded, community‑held, or lineage‑transmitted movement practices.
• Teaching, performing, and/or choreography experience is preferred.
• Applicants must submit a one- to two-page response to each admission question specified in the program application.