Inspiring Video to Reflect On

This past week I attended a movie viewing at the university. The movie was entitled "Girl Rising" and was being viewed in honour of Gender and Sexual Awareness Week at Lesley University.
After receiving the email about the event I thought the film sounded interesting but I would be at my internship site all day so I was not sure if I would have the energy to go. All day I debated going and finally decided to go while on my way home.

I am so glad I did. This is a film that will stay with me forever. The girls whose stories were told were inspiring and allowed me to be reminded of how lucky I am to have this opportunity of studying DMT. It was what I needed this week.

Reflecting back on the film now I am trying to relate the content to my Power, Privilege and Oppression class from last term. How does culture affect a community's views on education? How can we as practitioners be sensitive to a client's culture and the resistance they may be coming up against while seeking an education, while supporting them through this fight?

Check out the website below for information on the project and film.

http://girlrising.com/

School for the Blind

This week we started at a school for the blind for my theories class. Last week we had a tour of the facility and this week we began running our groups.

This is my first experience working with children and DMT and I think it will expand my knowledge of myself as a practitioner and as a mover. The school is fantastic and I have already learned about CHARGE syndrome which is a new disability for me to read up on.

I am brushing up on my sign language although this experience will solidify my ability to communicate relying solely on my body and its movements. Most of the children have multiple disabilities including but not limited to cerebral palsy, CHARGE syndrome, blindness and deafness. For some their only way of communicating is through movement and each child has their own unique language for us to learn.

Fran Levy

One of the required readings for my Supervision course this term is the book entitled "Dance and Other Expressive Therapies: When Words Are Not Enough" edited by Fran Levy. This book has been fascinating to read so far with the chapters being short enough not to overwhelm but still giving enough information and case studies to keep my interest.

The chapters are each devoted to DMT with a specific population such as battered women, anxiety and chemical addiction to only name a few. I think this will be a book that I return to time and time again when I work with a client from these populations.

Business Cards

Yay! Finally got my business cards in the mail today for networking and I think they turned out great. I ordered them through vistaprint.com.