February 17-19, 2025
In-Person
DEL Dance for Students with Disabilities
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Pricing: $370 until Jan 26 / $410 after
Location: In-Person at the 92nd Street Y, New York (NYC)
Instructors:
The 3-day in-person course will integrate best practices in dance education with dance/movement therapy theory and concepts of development to teach participants how to create dance activities that engage the strengths and meet the needs of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral, learning, sensory, and/or physical challenges.
Participants will learn group and individual strategies to promote positive behavior and will be guided in applying these strategies in their own dance education or dance/movement therapy settings. Class sessions will include lecture, discussion, movement experiences, small group work, and audio-visual media. Participants will have assigned readings and those who take the course for college or alternate route dance/movement therapy training will have additional required assignments.
$370 until Jan 26 / $410 after
Must register by Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Meet Your Instructors
Dr. Diane Duggan
Diane Duggan, PhD, BC-DMT is a NYS licensed psychologist, board certified dance/movement therapist and dance educator. From 1973 to 2013 she created and taught therapeutic dance programs for students with multiple disabilities, autism, intellectual and learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders. Much of her work is based in choreography,...