Given the rapid social changes and economic development, China is in need of mental health care and psychotherapeutic interventions while it has to deal with several arising challenges. The various forms of creative arts therapy (including art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, expressive arts therapy, and music therapy), have emerged as vital forces in the field of psychotherapy due to their uniqueness and effectiveness. At the same time, the fundamental role and social function of arts is now being re-discovered, re-evaluated, and re-defined. The  focus of our attention is on the improvement of  education implementing creative arts in China, which requires a  change in  people’s attitudes as well as innovations in this field. This entails further research both in theory and practice, improvement of the existing literature through numerous case studies, and experiments and development of personal viewpoints as a result of self-reflection. Additionally, the academic perspectives and the methodologies used for the applications of arts, education and therapy, in the context of western culture, are of great interest to researchers and practitioners in China.

In order to further stimulate the dialogue between the East and West, Art and Science, Education and Therapy, the 1st International Symposium of Creative Arts Education and Therapy was  held in Beijing, China, May 6-8, 2016. This event was  organized by Inspirees Institute, Creative Arts Education and Therapy – Eastern and Western Perspective (CAET journal) and the School of Art and Communication, Beijing Normal University, in collaboration with the Association of Creative Movement (Italy), Music Therapy Center/Central Conservatory of Music (China), Wuxi Mental Health Hospital and China Open University.

We hope that ISCAET, in cooperation with the CAET Journal, will provide a unique platform for dialogue and exchanges at an international level and will facilitate the collaboration across disciplines, regions, and cultures, aiming at refining the research level of this field in China.

CAET invites research articles, case reports, program descriptions, position papers, interviews, and conference reports relevant to the field. We also welcome books for review consideration. Manuscripts are subject to a peer review process before being accepted and published. Contributions are to be in English and will be published with bilingual abstracts: English and Chinese. CAET publishes 2 issues per year in both print and online versions.

The whole series has 7 modules in  education and therapy, related to different art forms of music, drama, dance, expressive art, poetry, and play. Each module consists of 4-8 seminars. Every seminar is of one hour duration, including 40-45 minutes of lecture plus a 15-20 minutes long Q&A session. All sessions are recorded (live), so as to be available for future instruction and learning. Towards this end,  we have recruited a team to support the technical and logistic aspects of the sessions.

In the meantime, with our Laban series​‘s finale at Dec 2018. The CAET series​, consisting of 30 plus webinars, launched in December 2018 and will run through 2021. From these webinar presenters, we will eventually select the speakers for the CAET World Forum, held live in Europe and China. In addition, the revenues from this webinar series will be used to sponsor open access publishing of our CAET journal and the academic conferences in China and Europe.

For this event, we also invite and select  interested institutions to be the event partners in this elite club. The partnership is free of charge and your institution’s name and web link will be listed on the event pages. Besides, the members associated with your organization will get a discounted price for the webinars. If you would like to join this partnership program, please send us the name, logo, and a very brief introduction of your institution, together with the estimated number of  associated members.

About the SPEAKERS

About the AGENDA

(Please note the live sessions have finished. If you like to watch the recordings, please get in touch with us)

Event partners

• Chinese Arts Therapy Group, Chinese Psychological Association
• Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK
• University of Hertfordshire, UK
• Department of Art Education, East China Normal University, China
• Shanghai Mental Health Center, China
• Mark Morris Dance Group/Dance for Parkinson Program, US
• University of Derby, UK
• Creative Arts Therapy Research Unit, the University of Melbourne, Australia
• School of Arts, Peking University, China
• Orpea Xianlin International Care Center, China/Orpea Healthcare Group, France
• World Alliance of Dance Movement Therapy (WADMT)
• Institute of Expressive Psychotherapy, Art Therapy Italiana, Italy
• Beijing Normal University/Applied Drama and Expressive Arts Education Centre, China
• Brecha Center/Danza Movimiento Terapia, Argentina
• Het Dolhuys, National Museum of Psychiatry, The Netherlands
• World of Art and Brut Culture (WABC), China
• Association of Creative Movement, Italy
• Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS), US
• Myongji University/Music Therapy Department, South Korea
• Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK
• Pratt Institute, US
• Delattre Dance Company, Germany
• Nanjing Outsider Art Studio, China
• Dept. of Dance/ Movement Psychotherapy, Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Russia
• University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education Zürich, Switzerland
• Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal/National Centre for Dance Therapy, Canada
• PBSP (Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor) Institute, Germany
• International Society for Education Through Art (InSEA)
• Chinese Adult Education Association/Chinese Ministry of Education, China
• Tongji University, College of Arts and Media, China
• Royal Academy of Dance, China hedquater
• Dance and Creative Wellness Foundation, the Netherlands
• Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China
• Laban Events, Switzerland

Movement connects us all.  All of us are  moving, all of the time. The moving body is the foundation of human activity. In a world where technological advancement allows for instant global connections, we are becoming increasingly disembodied. This gives rise to “dis-ease” in our physical, emotional and intellectual selves. This book promotes increased awareness of the power and potential of human movement. It takes into account personal uniqueness, as well as the universal aspects of what it means to be human. This is a book for ‘every’ ‘body’. In order to experience life to its fullest, it is important to keep in touch with our moving selves. It is not a “how-to” book. We are not advocating a specific movement technique or practice. It is about re-discovering that you are a mover and that movement is not just an activity. Our movement is the expression of ourselves in the world.

The Chinese edition of Everybody is a Body is translated and published by Inspirees International Publishing. It is distributed in China via China Educational Book Import and Export Company. The book is used by many Chinese researchers and teachers in universities.

Ethical and multicultural competency has become an essential skill for psychologists and therapists. Ethics not only provides guidance for the practice of therapists, standardizes the industry standards, but also more clearly protects the rights of therapists and avoids risks. As a body-based dance therapy, special issues such as physical contact make ethics more complex.

This course will introduce the concept of ethical practice for dance/movement therapists. Students will become familiar with the American Dance Therapy Code of Ethics as it relates to clinical practice. Students will examine cultural group identities and multicultural competence models, and will understand the relationship of ethical practice to cultural identity and issues.

This course is a required training module of Inspirees Institute for Dance/Movement Therapy Program.

Register online for the course and 1 credit hour.

Lecturer

Joan Wittig, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT

Joan is the co-founder and former Director of the Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program at Pratt Institute in New York City, where she continues to be a full time faculty member. Wittig developed, implemented, and is the Program Director of the first dance/movement therapy training program in China from Inspirees Institute, and is co-founder and Director of the New York Center for the Study of Authentic Movement. She has contributed to several journals and books, including the first book on creative arts therapy published in Japanese. Wittig is the subject of a film on dance/movement therapy, “Moving Stories – Portraits of Dance/Movement Therapy”. She has received an Outstanding Service Award and an Exceptional Service Award from the American Dance Therapy Association. She is currently serving as the Chairperson of the ADTA Standards and Ethics Committee. Wittig teaches and presents internationally, and has a private practice in New York City.

Format

Online webinar with interactive lectures, movement experiential, and Q&A. The course will consist of 4 sessions (Nov 7, Nov 28, Dec 19 2018 and Jan 10, 2019) of 2 hours each, taught live and recorded with English and Chinese subtitles. Each of the first three sessions will include exploration of material through movement experiential, as well as discussion of specific case material. Please come prepared with case material, and questions regarding ethical practice as it relates to case material.

Course Goals

1. To learn and understand the concept of ethical practice of dance/movement therapy.
2. To examine the impact of socio-cultural group identities, such as race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, migration status, religion and its implications to ethical practice.
3. To become familiar with the ADTA Code of Ethics as it relates to clinical practice.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate knowledge of Code of Ethics for a dance/movement therapist
2. Clearly formulate ethical decisions in specific cases
3. Critique aspects of ethical decisions in specific cases
4. Demonstrate how cultural identity interacts with ethical perspectives
5. Demonstrate respect for different ethical perspectives

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on the following:

1. Understanding of ADTA Code of Ethics
2. Understanding of group socio-cultural identities, and the relationship of such to ethical practice
3. Ability to participate in ethical decision-making process

Methods of Evaluation:

1.  Class participation (75%).  Students are expected to attend all sessions and to participate in experiential exercises and class discussions.
2. Written assignments (25%)

• Students will write a paper examining their own values and beliefs regarding dance/movement therapy, and their views on ethical practice (15%)
• Students will write a paper making ethical arguments in support of their position on a given case example

Readings

• ADTA Code of Ethics
• Chinese Psychological Society Code of Ethics for Counseling and Clinical Practice (for Chinese participants)
• Chang, M. (2009) – Cultural consciousness and the global context of dance/movement therapy in S. Chaiklin & H. Wengrower (Eds.), The art and science of dance/movement therapy: Life is dance.
• Hervey, L. (2007). Embodied ethical decision making. American Journal of Dance Therapy.
• Sue, D.W. & Sue, D., (6th edition) Chapter 5: Systemic Oppression: Trust, Mistrust, Credibility, and Worldviews. In Sue, D.W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.

Course plan

Session 1: Introduction

Joan Wittig, Nov 7, 2018

– Introduction to course, go over syllabus, expectations for participation.

– Why teach ethics? What is ethical practice? Why teach multicultural perspectives? What is multicultural perspective?

– Define terms: ethics, values, morals; cultural competence, race, ethnicity, culture, etc

– ADTA Code of Ethics section 1.0 Integrity within the Therapy Relationship:

• Fundamental Respect for the Client
• Informed Consent
• Confidentiality and Privacy
• Professional Role Boundaries
• Use of Touch
• Assessment
• Duty to Protect Client
• Financial Arrangements and Business Practices
• Documentation and Record Keeping
• Termination, Referral and Continuity of Care

Session 2: Immersion

Joan Wittig, Dec 19, 2018

– Discussion of embodied ethical approach – ladder of inference, awareness of thinking process and making it visible to others.

– ADTA Code of Ethics section 1.0 Integrity within the Therapy Relationship continued

– Section 2.0 Competences to Practice

• Education and Training
• Supervision and Consultation
• Self-Care

– Section 4.0 Professional Representations and Announcement of Services

– Section 8.0 Ethical Decision Making and Adherence to Professional Standards and Laws

Session 3: International Ethical Issues

International Panel Discussion, Jan 17, 2019

Discussion of ethical issues around the world: how do cultural concerns impact implementation of ethical practice? How does relevant ethical practice vary around the world?

Panel list: Joan Wittig (US), Amanda Yang (Taiwan), Dimitrios Zachos (Greece), Sabine Koch(Germany)，Dr. Tony Zhou (China/The Netherlands)

Session 4: Ethics and Multicultural Competence in Practice

Joan Wittig, Jan 25, 2019

– ADTA Code of Ethics section 2.3 Multicultural Competence

– Section 6.0 Advocacy and Promotion of Social Justice

– Understanding Cultural Identity

Register now  for all 4 sessions now and you can get Laban 17: Laban and Peace Mediation for free!