1. Participants will identify and describe the foundational structures and functions of the human body (including muscular, skeletal, and movement systems) and apply this knowledge to inform movement-based clinical assessment and intervention.
2. Participants will demonstrate understanding of core therapeutic skills—including attunement, empathic reflection, and mirroring—and explain their role in establishing and maintaining an effective therapeutic relationship within movement-based practice.
3. Participants will analyze and apply movement observation frameworks, integrating both qualitative and quantitative data, to assess and communicate intrapersonal and interpersonal movement patterns in clinical contexts.
4. Participants will evaluate the influence of cultural, social, and historical factors on movement behavior and apply culturally responsive approaches to movement assessment, interpretation, and intervention.
5. Participants will assess the impact of their own movement patterns, biases, and socio-cultural identities on the therapeutic relationship and demonstrate strategies to address power dynamics and enhance culturally attuned clinical practice.

Reflection Questions

How does Laban Movement Analysis enhance assessment and intervention?

How do your movement patterns, biases, and socio-cultural identities impact the therapeutic relationship?

Learning Outcomes

I can identify and describe the foundational structures and functions of the human body (including muscular, skeletal, and movement systems) and apply this knowledge to inform movement-based clinical assessment and intervention. *

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I can demonstrate understanding of core therapeutic skills—including attunement, empathic reflection, and mirroring—and explain their role in establishing and maintaining an effective therapeutic relationship within movement-based practice. *

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I learned to analyze and apply movement observation frameworks, integrating both qualitative and quantitative data, to assess and communicate intrapersonal and interpersonal movement patterns in clinical contexts. *

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I can evaluate the influence of cultural, social, and historical factors on movement behavior and apply culturally responsive approaches to movement assessment, interpretation, and intervention. *

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I understand the need for strategies to address power dynamics and enhance culturally attuned clinical practice through movement. *

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What are the key take-aways that you have from the weekend?

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Laban Movement Analysis 1

Learning Objectives for LMA 1