Ways of Seeing International Training Program
Ways of Seeing International Training Program
Two-year advanced training with Dr. Suzi Tortora!
For over 35 years, Dr. Suzi Tortora has taught and practiced worldwide, supporting professionals who want to integrate movement, attachment, and emotional development into their work with infants, children, and families.
Ways of Seeing offers you the opportunity to train directly with Dr. Tortora while joining an international community of colleagues dedicated to embodied, relationship-based care.
This unique program equips you to:
Master nonverbal communication + understand the expressiveness of infants, children, and families
Use embodied experiences to nurture secure attachment relationships
Sharpen observation skills to notice subtle cues in individual and group interactions
Integrate movement-based activities that foster social, emotional, motor, and cognitive growth
Apply nonverbal assessment tools designed for clinical and educational settings
Strengthen regulation strategies by linking body states to emotional states with mindfulness practices
About The Program
Ways of Seeing is an advanced, webinar-based training program that equips professionals to integrate movement, attachment, and emotional development into their clinical and educational work with infants, children, and families.
Topics Covered:
Attachment and bonding
Early trauma
Anxiety and postpartum depression
Adoption
ADHD and attention difficulties
Developmental challenges, sensory processing, communication delays
Early medical illness
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
This training is for professionals working with children and families, including dance/movement therapists, psychotherapists and counselors, allied mental health professionals, educators and early childhood specialists, occupational and physical therapists.
Testimonials
Frequently Asked Questions
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Length: 2 years (4 semesters)
Format: Webinar-based, with 1.5-hour live sessions held twice per month
Learning Experiences:
Lecture and discussion
Video demonstrations and group analysis
Dyadic, small group, and whole group experiential learning
Worksheets and observational tools
Student case study presentations
Reflective practices for personal and professional growth
Additional Support: Small group collaboration and optional individual supervision (via Zoom, additional fee)
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Year 1: Foundations of the Ways of Seeing Method
Observational tools: IBL, BDW, DNF, MSI
Mirroring, attunement, breath, and body awareness
Nonverbal communication across the lifespan
Embodied countertransference
Infant mental health theory and research
Case studies: developmental delays, sensory processing, ADHD, communication delay, ASD, birth trauma, parent–child dysfunction
Year 2: Advanced Applications with Infants, Young Children, and Families
D.A.N.C.E. nonverbal assessment tool
Parent–infant dyad co-regulation
Individual parent style analysis
Guest lecturers in Infant Mental Health (IMH)
Case studies: attachment disorders, learning difficulties, trauma, early medical illness
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Yes, credits are available for both continuing education and alternate route dance/movement therapy certification.
120 hours CE for ADTA (R-DMT, BC-DMT)
8 Alternate Route credits for ADTA certification
60 CE credits (in-person, NY state: LCSW, LMSW, LCAT, LMHC)
(Check with your credentialing body to confirm applicability.)
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Online — join from anywhere in the world!
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A $60 non-refundable application fee is required to submit an application.
Program Fee: $1,200 per semester ($4,800 for the entire 4 semester program).