Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT)
Defined by the American Dance Therapy Association as “the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being.”
Benefits:
● Improve self-esteem & body image
● Develop effective communication skills & relationships
● Expand movement vocabulary
● Gain insight into patterns of behavior
Learn More: American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) - https://www.adta.org/
Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) - Racial Healing Circles
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a comprehensive, multi-year national and community-based process to bring about transformational and sustainable change. Through TRHT, partners address the historic and contemporary effects of racism in their communities and
institutions. They work to replace the deeply held belief system that fuels racism with one that sees the inherent value of all people.
Through a series of discussions, utilizing the process described in the TRHT Implementation Guidebook, communities and organizations gain an understanding of the predominant factors and conditions that are blocking progress.
Participants then devise plans for transformation within five interrelated areas.
The two foundational areas all TRHT communities address are:
● Narrative change (truth-telling)
● Racial healing (trust & relationship building)
Communities also choose to pursue work around one or all of the following pillars:
● Separation (segregation, colonization, concentrated poverty)
● Law
● Economy
Visionary
Dr. Gail C. Christopher is the visionary for and architect of the WKKF-led Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) effort for America. TRHT is an adaptation of the globally recognized Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) model. TRHT evolved from the decade-long WKKF America Healing, racial equity, and racial healing initiative.
She is an award-winning change agent widely recognized for designing holistic strategies for social change. She is the former Senior Advisor and Vice President of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and past Executive Director of The Institute for Government Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Learn More: https://healourcommunities.org/
About Dr. Gail Christopher: https://drgailcchristopher.com/