Students will study and work experientially with observation, breath, movement, and sound in psychotherapy and in personal growth. A further development of both theoretical understanding and practical techniques for working in various clinical settings. Course emphasizes integration of somatic and other clinical approaches. Students discuss their own therapeutic style in class and in a final paper which integrates their work throughout the Somatics program. Students explore the sensory and emotional experiences of the body in the rapid and competitive kinds of movement typical of sports.
Course expands the notion of body-image to include the possibilities of such movement.
Emphasizes the familial and social factors which inhibit capacities for strength, resilience, self defense in dangerous situations. Examines psychological and social barriers to using the body in the non-goal oriented ways that are characteristic of play. Epidemiology for Health Professionals Examines the theories and practices of epidemiology and their application to the understanding of disease and prevention. This course provides a theoretical grounding for collaborative, participatory processes in health program design. It includes approaches to the assessment of the health needs of individuals, communities or groups are assessed, strategies for program design and planning, and implementation of health programs.