Social Media, an Ethical Query: What are best practices as a dance/movement therapist?

Date & Time:

Sunday, November 12, 2023

8:30 AM- 11:30 AM

Location:

Denver Marriott Tech Center

4900 South Syracuse Street
Denver, CO, 80237, United States

Course Description:

In the last two decades, social media changed the way humans communicate with each other. This workshop seeks to explore how our community is developing ethical practices within social media to ensure the wellbeing of our clients and maintain adaptive relevance of our field within the digital space. Recently, members brought increased ethical awareness of social media use to the ADTA Standards and Ethics Committee. After close analysis of the Code of Ethics, the committee will share recommendations regarding best practices of social media use, highlighting personal versus professional use, advertising, and advocacy.

About the Instructors

Jennifer Whitley, MS BC-DMT LCAT CMA is a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT) and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who received her master’s degree, with honors, in Dance Therapy at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.  She is trained through the Ways of Seeing program at Dancing Dialogue, Certified as a Laban Movement Analyst from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies and completed training in the discipline of Authentic Movement at The New York Center for the Study of Authentic Movement with Joan Wittig. Jenn is also a Reiki Practitioner (Level II) and trained in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) through MSKCC. She has been a DMT at Dancing Dialogue since 2014 working with children, families, and adults incorporating all aspects her training into the Ways of Seeing psychotherapeutic multi-arts approach. She is certified provider of TeleMental Healthcare from the Telehealth Certification Institute. Jenn’s experience also includes medical DMT at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joining the Integrative Medicine Services (IMS) team in 2012, with a focus in pediatric oncology alongside Dr. Tortora. Her work at MSKCC also expands beyond pediatrics into staff wellness and providing virtual classes and workshops for adult patients through IMS. Additionally, she provides dance/movement therapy for children with neurodiverse conditions facilitating group DMT sessions in the public school setting since 2013.  She taught as interim instructor in The New School’s Creative Arts Therapy Certification Program, worked as DMT/Choreographer for Angelight Films, and presents workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. 

Hang Yin Candy Lo, MA, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CCLS

Douglas Cornman, MA, BC-DMT XaHara, A.M., MA, R-DMT, G-RMT, CPT

Meg Chang, EdD, BC-DMT, LCAT, NCC

Selena Coburn BC-DMT, LMHC, LCPC

Lauren Milburn, BC-DMT, LHMC, LPC

Neha Christopher, MS, LCAT, BC-DMT

Pamela Lerman, LCAT, LMHC

Registration:

https://www.adta.org/annual-conference