In 2008 a request was sent out to all the contacts which were on file for the European Network official representatives for each association. From this point onwards only those people who were designated as official representatives for an established DMT association would be sent further correspondence. The EADMT is an association of associations. It deals with associations rather than individual practitioners. Therefore it was essential to have official representations of associations.
From April 2010 when the inaugural meeting of the EADMT will take place in Munich, Germany, the previous European Network and Executive Board will cease to exist. It was decided that all efforts needed to go towards establishing the EADMT formally and therefore no further meetings of the old Network would be arranged. Hence there will be no gathering in conjunction with the ECArTE conference in September 2009, as there has been in the past. The work of developing connections between associations, supporting new associations, looking at standards and comparability of training and professional requirements will be taken up by the EADMT Board in the future.
It is hoped that this website will be used as a sources of information for all interested parties.
The process of application for association membership will begin in September when application forms and information will be send out to those nations who have already been involved in the development process through providing support and pump priming funds. If there is another DMT association which as yet has not been involved and feels they will be able to fulfil the Full membership criteria as listed on this website, then it would be important for them to organise 2 official representatives, and send this information from the President of their association to the email address on the website.
THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE EADMT WILL BE HELD IN MUNICH, GERMANY ( venue to be confirmed) on April 19th /20th ,2010. At this meeting the new Board will be voted in. Full member associations which have gone through the application process will have the right to vote at this meeting. However, as it is an open meeting, not only official representatives from those national associations which have applied are welcome. Representatives of other associations which have not yet applied are welcome, and also interested students and other individuals. This will be an important occasion in the development of the profession and we will welcome support and interest on the day.
Penelope Best , Chairperson , on behalf of the European DMT Network Executive Board (Heidrun Panhofer (Spain), Zuzanna Pedzich (Poland), Klara Cizkova (Czech Republic ), and Constitutional /Steering group, Vincenzo Puxeddo (Italy), Susanne Bender (Germany), Susan Scarth (UK), Tone Seailles (France)
The requirements for membership as an association for the different categories :
Professional Full Member
Basic Full Member
Associate Member
On September 18-19th, 2007 the European Network for the Professional Development of Dance Movement Therapy met in Tallinn, Estonia for its 10th gathering since the first meeting in 1995. There were 24 participants who represented 13 countries ( Netherlands, Spain, Germany, UK, Estonia, Latvia, Greece, Russia, Finland, Sweden, France, Poland and the Czech Republic). There were apologies from Italy, Austria and Norway.
Held in a beautiful convent run by welcoming Bridgettine Sisters, the meeting moved forward very swiftly to action a previously agreed mandate to establish an official European Association for DMT. The aim of the European Association is to establish and maintain professional standards of DMT practice across Europe and will have two major aspects : one regulatory and the other advisory.
The regulatory frame will establish minimum requirements for registered practitioners across Europe; formulate application procedures for national associations; and set guidelines for national associations to become full members (e.g. evidence of practitioner registration procedures, training accreditation processes, ethical codes and CPD ).
The advisory and developmental side would act very much in the manner of the European Network focussing upon research, website and publicity, exchange and support of trainings.
At the meeting effusive thanks were given to former Chair ,Annelies Schrijnen-van Gastel, for carrying the network since 1995. An Acting Management Board was then elected to facilitate the transition into the new European Association. The Board has 8 members with a spread of representation across 6 countries (Poland, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic).
The Board is as follows:
Chair/President : Penelope Best
Vice Chair/ Vice President: Heidrun Panhofer
Internal Affairs Secretary: Zuzanna Pedzich
External Affairs Secretary: Klara Cizkova
Constitutional /Financial Affairs: Vincenzo Puxeddo
Educational/Training Standards: Ina van Keulen
Research : Vicki Karkou
Website : Jana Spinarova Dusbabkova
The Constitutional and Finance steering/working group meets in Milan in October to evaluate potential European models and take forward relevant applications. There is much exciting work ahead and many willing participants.
24.09.07Letter of the Chair (April 2007) (PDF-File)
The European Network for the Professional Development of Dance Movement Therapy held its 9th Annual Meeting in Rethymnon, Crete, on the 12th and 13th September 2005.
The main purpose of this network is:
The meeting in Crete was attended by representatives of the national associations and educational programmes for Dance Movement Therapy in Finland, Germany,
Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom.
They discussed the following issues:
The meeting concluded with a decision to create a website for the European Network to facilitate communication and exchange for the further development of Dance Movement Therapy in Europe.
One possible route which the European Network for DMT considered was to encourage the profession to join the EAP (European Association of Psychotherapy). It looked at the criteria for this route (see below) , however, it was felt that it would be more productive for the profession to create its own identity.