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Kolkata, West Bengal

Six month Certificate Course in Dance and Movement Therapy 2025

Date: 25 Mar 2025

Six-month certificate course in Dance and Movement Therapy

Applications are invited for a six-month Certificate Course in Dance and Movement Therapy for Special Needs to be conducted from April 2025 till September 2025 as a part-time programme with classes every Saturday/Sunday afternoon at Jadavpur University, Department of Education and SAMYA Foundation for Special Needs.

Course Outcome:

After completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

Understand the basic and advanced aspects of Dance and movement therapy applied to persons with disabilities.
Understand the basic concept of neurophysiology behind physical and mental development of a child.
Understand the needs of disabled individuals and their families and accordingly facilitate the process of DMT for them.

After successful completion of the course internship and intensive training during the course, a certified Dance and Movement Therapist should be able to conduct independent DMT sessions and help facilitate a person with developmental differences towards overcoming their physical and emotional challenges.

Eligibility Criteria:

Graduation in any subject from any discipline

Students who are pursuing graduation in any stream may also apply.
Parents and caregivers of persons with disabilities along with professionals (Physicians, Therapists, Special Educators, Teachers, and Nurses etc.) can apply.
Selection will be based on an online interview, marks in previous examinations appeared and work experience related to disability management, education, psychology and health sciences.

Course Fees:

There is no application fee.
Course fees: Rs. 25,960/- (Rs. 22,000/- + 18% GST)
The Course fees can also be paid in two equal instalments i.e., Rs. 11,000/- +18% GST for each instalment.
The entire course fees or the first instalment i.e., Rs. 12,980/- to be paid by the selected candidates, at the time of admission, through Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Registrar, Jadavpur University payable at Kolkata.
The second installment to be paid by 23.06.2025.
* No refund will be issued after one week of course commencement

Important Dates:

Application starts on: 22.03.2025
Application ends on: 04.04.2025
Interview: within 11.04.2025 (to be communicated to the applicants)
Provisional Selection list: within 16.04.2025
(To be published on the official websites of both Jadavpur University and SAMYA Foundation)
Submission of Admission Fees (through Demand Draft) and physical documents: within 23.04.2025, 4:30 pm at the Office of the Department of Education, Nazul Bhavan, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 32
Orientation & Commencement of class: 26.04.2025
Link for the online application - https://forms.gle/XJuxpQ9g1UGbWGvMA