BA, Queens College, BS, Western New England College, MS, Sarah Lawrence College. Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT). In addition to being a guest faculty member, Nicole works in Manhattan, Westchester, and Connecticut, treating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Nicole’s experience also includes working at summer camps, nursing homes, recreation centers, and detention facilities. She’s served on the board of the ADTA’s NY Chapter since 2017. Nicole’s work is rooted in autonomy, providing her clients with agency within therapeutic sessions, and individual expression, using the clients’ strengths to create change and connection. SLC, 2022-
Graduate Courses 2024-2025
MS Dance/Movement Therapy
Professional Orientation and Ethics
Graduate Seminar—Fall
7060
Students will learn the fundamental tenets underlying professional ethics and ethical decision-making in the practice of dance/movement therapy. We will identify and explore ethical concepts, standards, and guidelines that will inform your clinical judgment and make you aware and mindful of the ways in which your personal ethics relate to your role as a professional dance/movement therapist. In addition to course readings, we will study the ADTA Code of Ethics and Standards of Ethical Practice and the New York State Education Department requirements and standards for licensure in creative arts therapy, including training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
Faculty
Psychopathology
Graduate Seminar—Spring
7025
This course is designed to provide students with a base of knowledge in psychopathology and to familiarize students with current conceptions and empirical findings in psychopathology research. Beginning with the question of how abnormality is defined, we will explore contemporary perspectives on psychopathology and focus more specifically on psychological disorders, their development and treatment, and controversies within the field. Additionally, this course will focus on the physiologic and motoric manifestations of illness, the role of dance/movement therapy in treatment, and challenges particular to dance/movement therapy intervention. This course will use the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5. Reading of the current manual will include discussion of recent changes and the impact on diagnostic understanding and treatment formulation.