Penelope A. Best

Deputy
DMT Professional Qualifications
UKCP Registered HIPC: United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy Humanistic & Integrative College
(retired status).
ADMP UK Reg. Private Practitioner / Clinical Supervisor (retired status).
DMT Training program attended
Hahmenan University Graduate School programme at Laban Centre for Movement and
Dance
Academic titles and professional experience
Honorary Life Fellow of Association of Dance Movement Therapy UK
Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Research Fellow: Creativity Centre – Open University, Milton Keynes and Exeter University
MCAT – Masters in Creative Arts Therapy, Hahneman Uni. Philadelphia and Laban Centre,
London
PGCE – Post graduate Certificate of Education (Primary), Institute Ed, London

Clinical work over 30 years within mental health, social care and educational settings and private practice as well as maintaining research, international conference presentations and publication, DMP programme leadership in UK and Europe across 20 years; MA DMP and Clinical Supervision training Roehampton Uni; Co-creator postgraduate trainings in Warsaw and Zagreb; Core skills tutor, MA DMT Rotterdam; International supervision and skills workshops.
Previous tutor/ co- leader DMP training Bucharest. Has experience of numerous convening posts within ADMP UK.
Chaired the inaugural meeting of EADMT in 2010, having been intensely involved in itsformation.
Continues as facilitator of reflexive practice and RCPM (Relational Creative Processes Model) internationally.
Currently Honorary Supervisor in Poland and consultant to Polish DMT Instytut.
Returned to feminist live art performance and facilitation over last 8 years.