Membership of the DTAA

The DTAA welcomes applications for new members at all times.
Annual membership renewals are due on July 1 every year.
To become a member of the DTAA, or renew your membership, use our online membership system.

There are five categories of DTAA membership.

1. Student member

Concession price for people studying full time only, or part-time students with no other income.

2. General member

Any person with an interest in dance-movement therapy.

3. Overseas member

Membership fee covers cost of journal and postage only (no GST included)

4. Associate member

A member who has completed an appropriate amount of dance-movement therapy training, but not reached the level of requirements for Professional Membership. Some Associate members may be in the process of working towards professional status, whilst others may opt to continue to work under other titles, using dance-movement therapy or therapeutic dance within the context of their work.
Download Application for Associate Membership (Word doc)

5. Professional member

A member whose completion of the requirements for professional membership status (including minimum standards of dance-movement therapy training and other requirements specific to the category of application) has been accepted by DTAA's Professional Membership Committee.

Application for Professional Membership (download Word doc)

After you have read this document, if you need further information re Professional Membership, please contact Anna Ganz on 03 9470 2673 or anna@dtaa.org.au

 

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'Professional Membership: The Advantages', Denis Kelynack, DTAA Past-President

I would urge all those currently working as dance-movement therapists, or who have the intention of working in the field, to obtain information about working towards and applying for Professional Membership. There are advantages both for the individual, and for the future of Dance-Movement Therapy in Australia.

For the individual:

• being awarded this level of membership is a valuable and substantial professional credential and significant achievement. It is only granted after achieving stringent criteria set by the Professional Membership Committee;
• Professional Members can supervise Associate Members aiming at a higher level of membership;
• the right to use the letters Prof. Member DTAA after the therapist’s name is earned.

Through the DTAA being a member organization of PACFA, Professional members can also:

• use the letters "PACFA M.A." (Member Association) after their names;
• use the PACFA logo on their letterhead;
• have the right to be listed on the National PACFA Register.

For the future of dance-movement therapy in Australia, we need to:

• Strengthen of the organization by having more members achieve this status.
• Establish a place for dance-movement therapists within the context of a therapeutic team in institutional settings. Having this level of membership of one’s professional association is probably the only way of doing this.
• In private settings, it is just as important and valuable professionally.
• Overall, considering taking this step forward is the best possible means of strengthening the Dance-Movement Therapy profession and your own personal professional credentials.

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DTAA Membership form.
We strongly encourage you to use our online membership system which speeds up the process and reduces demands on our volunteers. But for those people who are unable to use the on-line membership system, a hard copy version is available here.