[Adta] Registered Somatic Movement Therapist?

[Sherry Goodill]

12-1-07

Dear Lora,

I will offer a very short summary here:  The credential RSMT is 
conferred through ISMETA.

ISMETA is a consortium of organizations, training programs and 
individuals who work in somatic education, movement, and body work. Some 
RSMTs have roots in LMA, as LIMS is a member organization of ISMETA. 
There is also a RSME (E for Educator) designation conferred by ISMETA.
As I understand it, the main difference between DMT and the work of 
practitioners with the RSMT is the element of mental health and 
psychotherapy. As you know, DMT education involves extensive study of 
psychology and the development of psychotherapy skills and competencies. 
That is not uniformly the case in somatic movement therapy professional 
preparation. The work does overlap with regards to many aspects of 
movement, and sometimes with dance. I recommend that you check out the 
ISMETA website for more information:  www.ismeta.org

Hope this helps!

Yours,

Sherry

Sherry Goodill, Ph.D., ADTR, NCC, LPC
Vice President
ADTA





Lora Wilson wrote:

>Hello everyone. Hope the holiday season is starting smoothly for all.
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>I have a question about another profession (related?) and hoping some of you might have some insight.  Do any of you have first hand knowledge about the field of Somatic Movement Therapy and how it may or may not relate to D/MT?
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>Someone with the title RSMT has recently expressed interest in a D/MT position and I must confess I don't know the history of this field or how it connects to us if at all.  Are there any D/MTs out there who also have this credential or know someone who does and can elucidate about similarities, differences, etc? My first instinct as to difference would be an absence of actual "dance" in their practice....
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>I look forward to your replies and to my education on the topic!
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>Thanks and peaceful blessings to you!
>Lora Wilson, MA, DTR
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