DTR and ADTR Credentials Information and Application Forms
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For information regarding the ADTA credentials process you can read or download the following:
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Frequently Asked Questions About the DTR and ADTR process
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A guideline for ADTRs teaching courses for the Alternate Route If you interested in applying for either the DTR (ADTA-Approved Program, Alternate Route or Non-Approved Program) or ADTR credential, the necessary documents and information can be downloaded below
1. Download the ADTA-Approved Program, Alternate Route & Non-Approved Program DTR application packet:
2. Download the ADTR application packet:
*Please be aware that if you are submitting multiple fieldwork, internship or employment sites, you will need to print out multiple copies of the appropriate forms.
If, after reviewing the application materials, you have any questions, you may contact Gabrielle Kaufman, Chair of the Credentials Committee at dmt@leventhal.com.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
ADTR
Definitions: Continuing Education is understood to mean activities which the professional seeks in order to expand dance/movement therapy knowledge and skills. Continuing education (CE) hours are defined as actual clock hours of participation in an activity.
Deadlines: Each ADTR is responsible for accruing 100 CE hours every five years beginning the year of being awarded the ADTR. Anyone who was awarded the ADTR before June 30, 2000 was required to file l00 CE hours with the ADTA National Office using the Continuing Education Filing Form (available below or by contacting the office) by July 1, 2005 (CE hours may have been accrued from April 1, 1999.). Prior to the expiration date, an ADTR may send a request in writing to the ADTA National Office for a six-month grace period to complete the 100 CE hours.
Documentation: A Continuing Education folder is sent to each ADTR upon registry and every five years thereafter. It is the ADTR’s responsibility to keep an accurate record and required documentation of continuing education activities in this folder.
Please note: All Continuing Education Files are subject to a random audit. KEEP YOUR DOCUMENTATION but do not send documentation to the office unless specifically requested.
Continuing Education Filing Form: Each ADTR will submit the Continuing Education Filing form, certified by a Notary Public and the $25 filing fee postmarked by the expiration date. Foreign Members Only: Notary public not required, however your signature must be witnessed and your form co-signed and dated. The $25 filing fee must be submitted in U.S. funds . To download the CE Filing Form, click here.
ADTR/NCC: National Certified Counselor re-certification is through NBCC every five years. Continuing Education on dance/movement therapy and related topics is an approved content area for ADTR/NCCs. ADTRs who are also NCCs are responsible to meet NBCC requirements for NCC recertification.
CATEGORIES OF CE ACTIVITIES MAXIMUM IN 5 YEARS
1. workshops, conferences, seminars 100
2. college/university courses 100
3. publication activities 50
4. research activity 50
5. advocacy/leadership 50
6. supervision/consultation 20
7. other 20
As reported by Central M-A-L Stacey Hurst in ADTA Newsletter Vol. 38, no. 3-4 -- much of your ADTR CE hours also count for your NCC. Both systems use clock hours. NBCC requires that CE workshops cover one of the following categories:
§ counseling theory
§ human growth and development
§ the helping relationship, group dynamics and processes
§ life-style and career development
§ appraisal of individuals
§ research and evaluation
§ professional orientation
ADTA is an approved NBCC provider so attendance at 4 two hour ADTA conference workshops that fit under these categories counts as 8 contact hours for both ADTA and NCC.
In addition, ADTA chapters and ADTRs can request a CE procedures packet from the National office to provide CE hours for workshops at chapter meetings and other functions. NBCC and ADTA both allow CE from College/University courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, publication activities, supervision, and leadership. Both ADTA and NBCC issue folders that specify CE information. If you study these folders, you will see that most of your CE hours apply to both organizations.
Finally, if you hold a state counseling license, most of your NBCC approved provider CE hours will also be honored by your state board. So there is no need to sweat! Continuing Education hours are multipurpose!
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
DTR
Definitions: Continuing Education is understood to mean activities which the professional seeks in order to expand dance/movement therapy knowledge and skills. Continuing education (CE) hours are defined as actual clock hours of participation in an activity.
Deadlines: Each DTR is responsible for accruing 50 CE hours every five years beginning the year of being awarded the DTR unless they have been awarded their ADTR within that time frame. Anyone who was awarded the DTR before July 1, 2008 and who has had their DTR for five years or more and who has not received the ADTR is required to file 50 CE hours with the ADTA National Office using the Continuing Education Filing Form available by contacting the office, by July 1, 2013 (CE hours may have been accrued from July 2008). Prior to the expiration date, a DTR may send a request in writing to the ADTA National Office for a six-month grace period to complete the 50 CE hours.
Documentation: Continuing Education information will initially be sent to all current DTRs and will subsequently be sent to each DTR upon Registering beginning July 2008 and every five years thereafter. It is the DTRs responsibility to keep an accurate record and required documentation of continuing education activities.
Please note: All Continuing Education Files are subject to a random audit. KEEP YOUR DOCUMENTATION but do not send documentation to the office unless specifically requested.
Continuing Education Filing Form: Each DTR will submit the Continuing Education Filing form, certified by a Notary Public and the $25 filing fee postmarked by the expiration date. Foreign Members Only: Notary public not required, however your signature must be witnessed and your form co-signed and dated. The $25 filing fee must be submitted in U.S. funds. To download the CE Filing Form, click here.
CATEGORIES OF CE ACTIVITIES (Maximum Hours in 5 years)
1. attending workshops, conferences, seminars (35)
2. taking college/university courses (35)
3. receiving ADTR supervision (30)
4. publication activities (25)
5. research activity (25)
6. advocacy/leadership (25)
7. other (10)
Reading professional literature & research in one year with Literature Summary Form (4)
Structured Classes (e.g., ethnic dance, Feldenkrais) for one year with Participation Certificate (4)
***Continuing Education Hours are to be accrued in more then one category. The above list does not include all the possibilities for continuing education for dance/movement therapists. Please seek opportunities to continue your education in areas that would most benefit you and your clients.
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