Post Graduate Diploma in DMT (PGDDMT)
In collaboration with the Center for Lifelong Learning, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai), Kolkata Sanved is running its post graduate diploma in Dance Movement Therapy. Through this program, 400 graduated practitioners have been created pan India, since 2013. We have also had a number of international students, from countries including the UK, USA, Argentina, Austria and others, who have qualified themselves through this course.
Mainstreaming and institutionalizing Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). We provide advanced academic training that fuses theory, practice, and reflection to meet real mental-health needs.
We aim to-
- Professionalize DMT education
- Build a skilled practitioner pipeline
- Strengthen field credibility
The sector lacks adequately trained practitioners and robust professional discourse on creative wellbeing. Knowledge creation and research on the topic are much-needed.
Key problems which we aim to address-
- Practitioner shortage
- Limited critical dialogue and recognition
Graduates exit as competent, employable DMT professionals ready to serve diverse communities.
Our program will create-
- Lifelong learning and research culture
- Credibility for creative wellbeing therapy
- Pool of skilled DMT practitioners
Education that directly serves health and social outcomes.
Domains:
- Social Development
- Mental Health
- Creative Arts
- Education
- SDGs: 4 & 17
Students and human-service professionals across regions.
Locations
- West Bengal
- Maharashtra
Groups:
- Students
- Art-based practitioners
- Dancers
- Mental-health professionals
- CSO workers
The talent base and legitimacy of DMT will expand across systems.
Our program will result in-
- New cohorts of DMT therapists
- DMT integrated into multiple sectors
- Continuous enrollment and field growth