Somatic Counseling: Dance/Movement Theories & Practice Concentration
Naropa University’s Somatic Counseling: Dance/Movement Theories & Practice concentration focuses on the use of dance and movement in counseling. It is designed for students in graduate-level clinical mental health counseling training who want to develop somatic approaches to practice.
Course Overview
Naropa University’s Somatic Counseling: Dance/Movement Theories & Practice concentration centers on dance and movement as approaches within counseling practice. The program is part of the university’s clinical mental health counseling offerings and emphasizes somatic learning. The concentration is intended for graduate students preparing for clinical counseling work who are interested in integrating movement-based methods into their professional practice. It supports study in the theories and practice of dance/movement within a counseling context. The source excerpt provided does not include details on course length, scheduling, credit count, or admission requirements. Those fields are therefore left unspecified where not stated on the page.
Who is this for?
Graduate students in clinical mental health counseling who want to focus on dance/movement and somatic approaches.
About the Provider
Naropa University is a Boulder, Colorado Buddhist-inspired private university founded in 1974 that emerged as a national leader in psychedelic education through its Naropa Center for Psychedelic Studies (NCPS) and undergraduate Psychedelic Studies Minor. The NCPS separated in late 2024 to become the independent Memoru Center for Visionary Healing Arts, while Naropa continues to offer its contemplative-approach psychedelic studies minor and transpersonal psychology graduate programs.
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