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Human Growth and Development

Elise Risher

This course will outline the inter-relationships between physiological, psychological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors and their effects on human growth, development, and behavior. Students will gain a basic knowledge of brain development and neuroscience, as they relate to the theory and practice of DMT.

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Dance/Movement Therapy Program courses

• Clinical Fieldwork Orientation
• Graduate Seminar in Methods and Theory of DMT I
• Graduate Seminar in Methods and Theory of DMT II
• Group Work Theory and Practice I
• Group Work Theory and Practice II
• Human Growth and Development
• Movement Observation I
• Movement Observation II
• Movement Observation of Children Fieldwork
• Professional Orientation and Ethics
• Psychopathology
• Research Methods

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