MCF- Trauma-Informed DMT Real Life Trainings with Syrian refugees, China and US COVID-19 Hotline

MARIAN CHACE FOUNDATION LECTURE Trauma-Informed Dance Movement Therapy: Real Life Trainings with Syrian Refugees, China and US COVID-19 Hotline (Originally broadcast at the 55th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference on October 16, 2020) Ilene A. Serlin, Ph.D., BC-DMT The rising tide of suffering, displacement and natural disasters calls for expanded available human services. Creative and mind/body approaches to working with trauma and PTSD can complement available services with cost-effective and humane methods. This lecture will focus on understanding how working with the body through DMT can help heal trauma, using examples from Jordan, China, and the United States. A training film to help doctors in Jordan work with Syrian refugees that was supported by the Marian Chace Foundation is also shown. About the Speakers: Ilene A. Serlin, Ph.D., BC-DMT is a licensed psychologist and registered dance/movement therapist in practice in San Francisco and Marin county, teaching and training in the US and internationally. She is the past president of the San Francisco Psychological Association, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, past president of the Division of Humanistic Psychology. Ilene Serlin is Associated Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, has taught at Saybrook University, Lesley University, UCLA, the NY Gestalt Institute and the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. She is the editor of Whole Person Healthcare (2007, 3 vol., Praeger), Integrative Care for the Traumatized (2019), over 100 chapters and articles on body, art and psychotherapy, and is on the editorial boards of PsycCritiques, the American Dance Therapy Journal, the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Arts & Health: An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice, Journal of Applied Arts and Health, and The Humanistic Psychologist. In 2019, she received the Rollo May award from APA’s Society for Humanistic Studies, and the California Psychological Association Distinguished Humanitarian Contribution award. Marcia B. Leventhal, PhD, CMA, BC-DMT 2019 Recipient of the ADTA Lifetime Achievement Award, and 2007 Marian Chace Foundation lecturer, former Associate Professor and founding Director of the NYU Graduate Dance Movement Therapy Program and founder of the first European DMT Programs in Stockholm, Sweden and in London at Roehampton University. Founded DMT training programs in Argentina, Australia, China, Greece, Japan and Turkey. Former Board member of ADTA and former Co-Editor of the Journal. A former professional dancer, actor, choreographer and Director having performed in numerous film, theater and television both throughout Europe and the USA, and was a founding member of the Action Theater of Paris and also trained in the Professional Actor's training program at the National Theater in London. Doctorate is in Clinical Psychology . Wrote the first research Master's Thesis on DMT worldwide (UCLA). Besides training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy with Laura Perls and Psychosynthesis, has trained and studied alternative healing traditions worldwide. Clinical practice have included Special Populations of children and adolescents , Frail Elderly, Juvenile offenders, and incarcerated male inmates. Maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California . Current clinical practice which focuses upon DMT as a primary Psychotherapy includes Trauma, Mindfulness, various meditation and Shamanic practices integrated with DMT. She has received numerous awards and recognition for her innovative work in DMT by NYC, Greece, Australia and Turkey. About the The Marian Chace Foundation The Marian Chace Foundation is a nonprofit foundation established for the purposes of furthering the educational, scientific and artistic development of dance/movement therapy as a profession. The Foundation is incorporated separately from the American Dance Therapy Association and is supported solely through donations. In keeping with its mission, the Trustees have granted funds to support research and educational projects including videos. An annual lecture was instituted to provide access to renowned scholars and artists. In order to enable further development, the Foundation has published books containing material that might not otherwise be available. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation, all donations are tax-exempt to the fullest extent of the law. Donations are important for the continuity of the work of the Foundation and are greatly received at any time. Donations may be made online or sent in the mail to: Marian Chace Foundation Treasurer PO Box 254 Prior Lake, MN 55372 or online here: https://tinyurl.com/mchacedonate For more information about the Marian Chace Foundation, please visit: https://adta.memberclicks.net/marian-...