Antioch University

School of Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy

40 Avon St

Keene, NH 03431

Department Head: Tomoyo Kawano

Phone: 800.552.8380

Fax: 603.357.0718

Website: antioch.edu

Email: admissions.ane@antioch.edu

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DEGREES

MA in Dance/Movement Therapy: Couple & Family Therapy

Certificate in Dance/Movement Therapy

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Number of Majors: 0

Number of Minors: n/a

Number of Graduate Students: 50

Number of Participating Non-Majors: n/a

Number of additional faculty: 6

Number of Faculty (Full-Time): 2

Size of Student Body: 900

Fall Semester Deadline: 1-Apr

Offers a Dance Team

Offers Online Courses

Offers Credit for Life Experience

Offers Study Abroad

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cost of room & board: $0

Undergraduate Tuition (Resident): 468/credit

Undergraduate Tuition (Out of State): 468/credit

Graduate Tuition (Resident): 1168/credit (MA) 816/credit (Certificate)

Graduate Tuition (Out of State): 1168/credit (MA) 816/credit (Certificate)

Percentage of students receiving financial Aid: 70

Scholarships:

Need-based Scholarships awarded

Merit-based Scholarships awarded

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions required for placement

Audition Dates: n/a

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

Education/Pedagogy

Somatics/Movement Therapy/Kinesiology

SPOTLIGHT DETAILS

Graduate Spotlight Details:
Antioch’s fully accredited low-residency Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) program emphasizes that dancing is inherently life-affirming and that relational bodily action drives change. Integrating nonverbal and verbal approaches, along with training in Couple and Family Therapy, students tailor their methods to their professional identity and diverse client needs. Antioch’s MA generally takes two and a half to three years to complete and includes both supervised counseling and dance/movement therapy internships. Graduates of the program work with individuals, couples, and families across various settings, from psychiatric and medical facilities to schools and correctional institutions, guided by a commitment to social justice, multicultural inclusion, and anti-oppressive practice. Accredited by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), Antioch’s program leads to registration as a dance/movement therapist (R-DMT) and can also fulfill education requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist in many states, with a focus on service-based experiential learning. Residencies are held on one of Antioch’s campuses in Washington state, New Hampshire, California, and Ohio. Antioch also offers a low-residency Certificate in Dance/Movement Therapy to help those who already have a master’s degree in counseling or a related field of mental health and a background in dance to acquire the bulk of requirements needed to apply to the ADTA for the R-DMT credential. This 29-credit speciali­zation covers the latest on the discipline of dance/movement therapy as a mind–body approach in therapy, including key approaches to treatment and intervention techniques. This course of study equips students for diverse settings and populations, addressing concerns from depression and trauma to medical conditions like cancer and traumatic brain injury. The three-year program meets for intensive one-week experiential-learning residencies twice a year, in June and September, for dance/movement therapy-specific coursework. Students can begin certificate coursework while completing degree requirements for a master’s in mental health counseling, or as postgraduate counselors, social workers, psychologists, allied health professionals, and/or educators.