Body Movement Observation & Assessment

Catalog description

In this course, students begin to look at how the mind is expressed through the body. A range of observation and assessment models specific to somatic counseling is introduced, including kinesiological, morphological, developmental, energetic, segmented, process-oriented, and archetypal frameworks. Within the context of clinical application, this course focuses on movement observation and assessment as a collaborative endeavor between counselor and mover/client. The impact of sociocultural locations and identities as well as power dynamics are considered as they relate to observing and assessing movement.