Celebrating the 21st birthday of the DTAA
July 10-12, 2015

The Historic Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia

Program

CONFERENCE: 
Saturday and Sunday
July 11-12, 2015, 9 am – 5.30 pm
The Library, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne, Australia

The conference program includes a stimulating line-up of speakers, formal, informal and poster presentations, workshops and discussion sessions, performances and opportunities for networking and discussion with colleagues from across Victoria, Australia and overseas, over welcome drinks, morning and afternoon teas and lunch.

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Events pre and post conference are listed below.

 

THURSDAY JULY 9
9.15-
4.30

Workshop with keynote presenter Prof. Sherry Goodill
Host: Jane Guthrie

Expanding & Deepening: Two days for enhancing your DMT practice.
Day 1: Expanding: Medical Dance Movement Therapy
.
A workshop for learning basic clinical methods to integrate into your practice with people who have primary medical illness. Bio-psycho-social theory that informs this emerging application of dance movement therapy will be explored. More information.

Dorm 1
Rosina
Building

6:00-
7:30

Special event: Research Forum Presented by PACFA,
in collaboration with the DTAA

Evidence for Expressive Arts Therapies
This event will focus on the research evidence for the effectiveness of expressive arts therapies. It includes an overview of the evidence presented in PACFA’s recent literature review (Dunphy, Mullane and Jacobsson) on these modalities and opportunities for interactive discussion.
This event is separate to the conference and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. More info and registration | Download flyer

East
Melbourne Library
122 George Street
East
Melbourne

FRIDAY JULY 10
9.15-
4.30

Workshop with keynote presenter Prof Sherry Goodill
Host: Jane Guthrie

Expanding & Deepening: Two days for enhancing your DMT practice.
Day 2: Deepening: Creating meaningful DMT assessments
.
A workshop for learning how to apply movement analysis theory and research in the construction of assessment process suitable for your own clinical population. More information.

Dorm 1
Rosina
Building

4.30-
6.00

DTAA Professional Membership Drop-In Clinic
Host: Anna Ganz

Members of the DTAA’s Professional Membership Clinic will be on hand for this informal drop-in session for prospective Professional and Associate Members to discuss the process of membership. Bring your paperwork and/or your concerns and get help to move your application forward.

Annex
next to
Dorm 1
Rosina
Building

6.00-
7.30

Welcome Reception

Enjoy meeting old and new colleagues at the upstairs function room, Retreat Hotel, (5 minute walk from Convent)
Reception, relaxed networking event. Finger food provided, drinks available at function room bar, and wild dancing included. Counter meals available downstairs until 9.30 pm.

Retreat Hotel
226 Nicholson Street
Abbotsford

MONDAY JULY 13
9.30-
4.30

Workshop intensive

Professional writing for DMT
Develop your skills as a writer about DMT. Learn how to structure an article: create a strong abstract, explicate your method, use and analyse data and come up with meaningful well-supported findings and conclusions. This workshop recommended for those wishing to publish in the forthcoming Dance Therapy Collections 4
Sue Mullane and Dr. Kim Dunphy

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Provincial Superior’s
Office

9.30-
4.30

Workshop intensive

Arts Based Enquiry Utilizing Narrative Movement
This two day workshop will integrate narrative, movement, improvisation, dance and art to investigate scenes from life, clinical practice and research.
Conor Kelly and Dr Steve Harvey
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Dorm 1
Rosina
Building

TUESDAY JULY 14 
9.30-
4.30

Workshop intensive

Arts Based Enquiry Utilizing Narrative Movement
This two day workshop will integrate narrative, movement, improvisation, dance and art to investigate scenes from life, clinical practice and research.
Conor Kelly and Dr Steve Harvey
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Dorm 1
Rosina
Building