DANCE 777A Practicum in Dance Movement Therapy - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Advanced practicum placements in dance therapy settings are supervised by experienced dance therapists. Students will extend their practical knowledge and develop their experience in observing, reporting and facilitating dance movement therapy at a professional level.

Course Overview

This course will extend students practical, professional and clinical knowledge of Dance movement therapy practice. The course will prepare students for future professional practice with a range of clients seeking help through the medium of dance movement therapy. Students will be supported to develop and apply clinical knowledge and skills within at least two practicum placement settings with two different populations.

Students will develop their skills in observing, assessing, planning and guiding dance movement therapy interventions at a professional level. They will develop competence and confidence to work professionally in dance movement therapy settings within a scope of safe, ethical practice. All students will be clinically supervised by experienced dance therapists and other related professionals.

The taught/contact component will include seminar classes, clinical supervision group sessions (in person and online), site visits and regular contact with lecturer, in order to provide the clinical instruction, support and supervision required to enable graduates to have the professional knowledge and skills to become members of approved associations (DTAA & ANZACATA). You are also asked to complete two hours per fortnight of peer movement practice with one or two of your classmates.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: B average or higher in Part I Corequisite: DANCE 797 To complete this course students must enrol in DANCE 777 A and B

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Have a strong clinical knowledge base and skills working with one population using DMT (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.2)
Have a basic understanding of and practical experience with at least one additional population using DMT (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
Demonstrate effective therapeutic relationship skills in both individual and group dance movement therapy settings (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.2)
Understand overall case management - assessment, treatment planning, intervention, review and evaluation (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and 6.3)
Demonstrate how to provide appropriate and evidence informed dance movement therapy interventions (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.3)
Communicate how to work within an ethical framework (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and 6.2)
Use health and safety practices within the workplace effectively (Capability 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.2)
Develop professional practice skills including working within scope of practice, establishing professional relationships and communication skills (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.2, 5.3, 6.2 and 6.3)
Use and apply self-awareness effectively in clinical practice including self-care, self-regulation, self-reflection and reflexivity (Capability 1.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.2)
Demonstrate an understanding of how to maintain clinical records including collection, maintenance and storage within ethical, professional requirements (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Report	20%	Individual Coursework
Workbook	70%	Individual Coursework
Coursework	10%	Individual Coursework
3 types	100%

Assessment Type	Learning Outcome Addressed
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Report
Workbook
Coursework

Teaching & Learning Methods

▪ Seminars

▪ Practicum placement/s

▪ Clinical group and individual supervision

▪ On site individual supervision

▪ Site visits with lecturer

▪ Peer movement practice

Workload Expectations

Following university workload guidelines, a standard 15 point course represents approximately 150 hours of study. During a typical week there will be 3 hours of lectures. For the 12 teaching weeks, this totals to 36 hours. Since the course as a whole represents approximately 150 hours of study, that leaves a total of 114 hours across the entire semester for independent study, e.g. reading, reflection, preparing for assessments etc.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including labs/tutorials/studios/clinics to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
The course may include live online events including group discussions/tutorials.
Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Health & Safety

Warming up properly is essential; you cannot do a practical class if you are not warm as you are running the risk of injuring yourself. It is your responsibility to warm up sufficiently, as we expect to be able to start the class immediately and not take up valuable class time getting everyone ‘warm’.

Please inform us of any injury or health related circumstances that are relevant to your full participation in the course. If you develop a new injury, or if an old injury surfaces during the course, let us know about it before class, or as soon as it happens in class – if you are unsure about your injury or pain ASK us about it, and ALWAYS seek medical advice from medical professionals.

Please be alert of personal security when rehearsing – rehearse with a friend if possible.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2:	Critical Thinking
Capability 3:	Solution Seeking
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement
Capability 5:	Independence and Integrity
Capability 6:	Social and Environmental Responsibilities

DANCE 777A/B : Practicum in Dance Movement Therapy

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2022 Semester One (1223) / Semester Two (1225) (30 POINTS)