1. The National Association has established:
1.1 Statutes
1.2 Rules of Procedures
1.3 Ethical Code for DMT practitioners
1.4 Continuous Professional Development and training for DMT practitioners
2. Association minimum requirements for professional DMT practitioners include:
2.1 Training:
2.1.1 Completion of a coherent DMT training programme (minimum Second Cycle / Masters level or equivalent standard) (Definition of European educational terms at following website: www.ec.europa.eu)
2.1.2 Minimum programme length 2 years
2.1.3 Programme covers:
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- DMT skills (e.g. therapeutic uses of dance & movement interventions; relationship contracting and building; therapeutic leadership)
- DMT theory (e.g. human development; psychopathology; social & cultural contexts; group processes; mind/body approach)
- Movement observation skills (e.g. movement analysis system/s; movement profiling; creating DMT goals)
- Research skills and reflective practice (e.g. refining enquiry; collecting & critically analyzing evidence; presenting conclusions)
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2.2 DMT Internship:
2.2.1 DMT clinical practice / internship of minimum 160 face to face hours: DMT sessions (e.g. within psychiatry, education, social settings) and 715 hours professional duties (e.g. alongside other professionals, attending meetings, client reviews and writing records) within the internship.
2.2.2 Supervision -minimum 100 hours. (recommendation that these hours include experience of both individual and group supervision)
2.3 Personal therapy: is an official requirement by the national association to become a professional member or practice DMT.
3. Association procedures & criteria for:
3.1 registering professional practitioners who fulfill minimum EADMT requirements
3.2 recognizing professional trainings (see 2. above)