M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Dance/Movement Therapy (60 credits)
On-Campus and Low-Residency Options
The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Dance/Movement Therapy is a 60-credit program that integrates coursework, clinical work and supervision in dance therapy and mental health counseling.
- The specialization can be completed in two or three years of on-campus study, and three years for the low-residency option.
- A first field placement of 450 supervised hours, and a second field placement of 700 clinically supervised hours are required.
- On-Campus and Low-Residency students follow the same program of study.
Program Prerequisites
- A minimum of six credits in psychology: three credits in abnormal psychology and three credits in developmental psychology with grades of B or better, as well as a prerequisite course in Anatomy and Kinesiology.
- Applicant should have varied dance experience. A 3-5 minute dance video featuring the applicant is required.
Program of Study
Required Dance Therapy Courses (15 credits)
| GEXTH 5108 | Dance/Movement Therapy: Theories and Practice I | 3 |
| GEXTH 5109 | Dance/Movement Therapy: Theories and Practice II | 3 |
| GEXTH 6256 | Group Counseling: Dance/Movement Therapy | 3 |
| GEXTH 6258 | Body/Movement Observation and Assessment I | 3 |
| GEXTH 6106 | Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| GEXTH 7013 | Body/Movement Observation and Assessment II | 3 |
Required Core Courses (33 credits)
| GEXTH 5010 | Principles and Practices of Expressive Arts Therapy | 3 |
| GEXTH 5032 | Orientation to Expressive Therapies | 3 |
| GEXTH 6032 | Human Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| GEXTH 6102 | Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice | 3 |
| GEXTH 6105 | Examining Power Privilege & Oppression in Clinical Practice | 3 |
| GEXTH XXXX | Students Select 1 Non-Modality Elective | 3 |
| GEXTH 6415 | Psychopathology and Clinical Practice | 3 |
| GEXTH 6416 | Theories of Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| GEXTH 6417 | Assessment and Testing in Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| GEXTH 7017 | Thesis Seminar | 3 |
Dance Therapy Field Experience Courses (12 credits)
| GEXTH 5119 | Clinical Skills and Applications | 3 |
| GEXTH 6431 | Dance Movement Therapy as Trauma-Informed Practice: Supervision I | 3 |
| GEXTH 7713 | Supervision in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling II | 3 |
| GEXTH 7717 | Supervision in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling III | 3 |