Postgraduate Credentialing

Additional Organizations that Offer Credentialing and Certification

There are several organizations that are affiliated with the field of somatic psychology that the Somatic Counseling Psychology program prepares students for. These include:

ADTA

The Dance/Movement Therapy concentration of the Somatic Counseling Psychology program is designed in accordance with the training guidelines of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) and has been an ADTA-approved program since 1987. The concentration fulfills the requirements for the ADTA’s certification as a Dance Therapist Registered (DTR).

ISMETA

It is possible for a student graduating from the Somatic Counseling Psychology Department to use core and elective classes to fulfill the requirements for the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association’s (ISMETA) certification as a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT) and/or Registered Somatic Movement Educator (RSME).

USABP

As students of the Body Psychotherapy concentration, you are highly encouraged to become affiliated with the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP).

SBGI

The Santa Barbara Graduate Institute (SBGI) offers advanced placement in their Clinical Psychology, Somatic Psychology and Pre and Peri-Natal Psychology doctoral programs upon completion of an MA degree from the Somatic Counseling Psychology Department at Naropa University. This advanced placement would eliminate one year of course work from a three-year PhD program.