Did you know? All Summit presentations will be recorded and available for on demand viewing until August 15, 2023. BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 20th. Register today!

  • A $495 value, only $179 for ADTA Members!
  • 11 Continuing Education Hours plus 4 opportunities to move and connect with creative arts therapists from around the world.

Registration for the summit includes:

  • Four weeknight events, including essential continuing education on anti-ableism, clinical supervision and ethics
  • Three movement experientials in community
  • Two Saturday Panels: Violence Prevention in Schools and Trauma Informed Practice for Creative Arts Therapists
  • One Film Viewing: “The Moving Child II: Dance Therapists in Action” and Q&A with filmmaker, Hana Kamea Kemble
  • Speed Networking (An ADTA Virtual Tradition!)
  • Saturday Keynote Presentation:
    Multiple Role Identities in an Intersectional Life with Guest Speaker Sherry Diamond, Esq., RDT, President of the North American Drama Therapy Association


Registration opens
March 13, 2023!

 

Early Bird Rate
(March 13th - March 31st)

Regular Rate
(April 1st - April 20th)

 

Full Summit

Full Summit

Saturday Only

Student Members

$49 $59 $39

Members

$179 $189 $95

Non-Members

$219 $229 $125

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Summit Schedule
(All times Listed in Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

Please note this event schedule is subject to change.

Monday, April 24

  8:00 – 10:00 PM

The Moving Child II: Dance Therapy in Action
Movement Experiential, Film Viewing, Q&A
Filmmaker: Hana Kamea Kemble, MA, RCC, BC-DMT, CLMA, RYT, BMP

2.0 ADTA CE

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Tuesday, April 25

  8:00 – 8:15 PM

Movement Experiential - Rebecca D. Lermsider, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT

  8:15 – 9:30 PM

Introduction to Anti-Ableism for Creative Arts Therapists
Presenter: Ramanda Brockett, R-DMT, MA, MS

1.25 ADTA CE, 1.25 NBCC CE

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Wednesday, April 26

  8:00 – 8:30 PM Speed Networking!
  8:30 – 9:45 PM

Clinical Supervision with Creative Arts Therapists:
Moving Beyond Narrative Self-Reporting and Case Presentation
Presenter: Ryan Kennedy, PsyD, LP, BC-DMT, CLMA, RSME/T

1.25 ADTA CE, 1.25 NBCC CE, 1.25 NYLCAT CE

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Thursday, April 27

  8:00 – 8:20 PM Movement Experiential - Rebecca D. Lermsider, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT
  8:20 – 9:50 PM

Resolving Situations Involving Questionable Ethics
Presenters:
Selena Coburn, BC-DMT, LMHC, LCPC
Neha Christopher, MS, BC-DMT
Douglas Cornman, MA, BC-DMT
Hang Yin Candy Lo, MA, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CCLS
Megz Roberts, MA, R-DMT, RMT, CPT
Jennifer Whitley, MS, BC-DMT, LMHC, LCPC

1.5 ADTA CE, 1.5 NBCC CE, 1.5 NYLCAT CE

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Saturday, April 29

  12:00 – 12:30 PM President's Welcome, Land Acknowledgement
  12:30 – 1:30 PM Keynote: Multiple Role Identity and Interdisciplinary Practice for an Interdisciplinary Life

Keynote Speaker: Sherry Diamond, Esq., RDT

1.0 ADTA CE, 1.0 NBCC CE, 1.0 NYLCAT CE

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  1:30 – 2:00 PM Break
  2:00 – 4:00 PM Violence Prevention in Schools: Reflections, Directions

Panelists:
Nancy Beardall, PhD, BC-DMT, LMHC, CMA
Dr. Charné Furcron, BC-DMT, LPC, NCC, MAC, BCC, ACS, CPCS
Rena Kornblum, BC-DMT, DTRL
Lynn Koshland, MA, BC-DMT, MSW, LCSW, MALS
Nalini Prakash, PhD(c), BC-DMT, CMA

Moderator: Bria Campbell, MA, R-DMT, LPC

2.0 ADTA CE, 2.0 NBCC CE, 2.0 NYLCAT CE

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  4:00 – 4:30PM Break
  4:30 – 6:30 PM Trauma Informed: A Creative Arts Therapy Panel

Panelists:
Erica Curtis LMFT ATR-BC
Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, FAMI, AVPT
Renae Johnson, LPCC, ATR-BC, CCTP
Hang Yin Candy Lo, MA, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CCLS
Chevon Stewart PhD, BC-DMT, LCSW

2.0 ADTA CE, 2.0 NBCC CE, 2.0 NYLCAT CE

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The ADTA provides continuing education hours for Dance/Movement Therapists wishing to maintain their credentials. Many webinars are also eligible for NY LCAT CE hours and/or National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) credits. Please see the individual descriptions of specific sessions to determine CE eligibility. Please check with your relevant licensing boards to determine if ADTA and/or NBCC continuing education hours are accepted.
The American Dance Therapy Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5739. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The American Dance Therapy Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The American Dance Therapy Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0035.