How do I become a movement therapist or dance therapist? What training options and qualifications are there?

Training in dance therapy or movement therapy is modular, takes place over several stages and offers various qualifications:

Basic training courses and individual modules in dance and movement therapy generally conclude with the school's own certificate in dance therapy; at the highest level there is a federally recognized diploma.
TheBasic trainingare open to you if you are interested - regardless of your previous education and profession. They (alone) do not qualify you for therapeutic work.
If you would like to make dance therapy your profession, you will complete an approximately four-yearCoursewhich concludes with the Artecura industry certificate (Artecura = umbrella organization of Swiss professional associations for therapies with artistic media). The schools are free to design their courses as they wish; accordingly, there are various models to choose from.
Following the course, after a further 1-2 years of training, you can take the higher professional examination to become aFederal diploma as art therapist method of movement and dance therapythe highest and federally recognized level of training.
Depending on the level and training institute, the qualifications entitle the holder to
- Membership of professional associationssuch as the EADMT (European Association Dance Movement Therapy), MITKUNST (professional association for art therapy) or GPK (professional association for creative psychotherapy and art therapy).
- Registration in the EMR(register of experience-based medicine of the health insurance funds); recognition by theASCAis in preparation