Course number: 1003021

Dates
Monday, November 29, Tuesday, November 30, and Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (no evening programs)

Waiting list
This course is fully booked. When you subscribe for this course you will be put on the waiting list. You will receive an invitation for the next course 'Basic Body Awareness Therapy' as soon as the next course is scheduled.

What is Basic Body Awareness Therapy?
B BAT is an evidence-based physiotherapy method aiming to mobilize a person’s resources for health by guiding him to be present in the here-and-now, while experiencing simple everyday movements in lying, sitting, standing and walking. Touch, massage, relational exercises and use of the voice are also included. Integrating balance, free breathing and awareness into daily movements is central to this process.

By increasing body awareness and improving the movement quality it is possible to use oneself more effectively, have more contact with body and feelings, set boundaries, have more confidence relating to others and cope more easily with the demands of everyday life.

B BAT is not only suitable for people suffering from musculo-skeletal problems, eating disorders, violence, physical and/or psychological problems, but also for stress management, health promotion and personal development. It can be used in individual and group therapy. It represents a person-centred approach. The strength of B BAT is that the experience and the involvement of the person is paramount for treatment progress.

B BAT is originally based on the French movement-educator Jacques Dropsy’s movement system. It is inspired from Western and Eastern movement traditions, integrating elements from modern dance and acting. B BAT has been developed in Physiotherapy during the last 30 years by the International Teachers Group of Basic Body Awareness Therapy. At an international level, Bergen University College, Norway, offers a two year part-time course for English speaking students to qualify to become a B BAT-therapist (60 ECTS).

B BAT includes assessment tools, the Body Awareness Rating Scale (BARS) and the Body Awareness Scale (BAS), interview skills and a structured rehabilitation model. It offers therapeutic elements for use in individual and group therapy, and a movement vocabulary.

Practical information
We will work practical in sessions for more than 2 hours, twice per day. Bring clothes for the movement session, so that you can move and breath freely. It is wise to bring a pair of socks, and a warm sweater. Shoes are not needed for the movement sessions. During the days, attending the course, arrange your free-time, to rest and digest the content in between. This will support your learning.

Educational goal
This course provides an introduction in Basic Body Awareness Therapy (B BAT), a methodology developed in Norway and educated at the University of Bergen, which has the improvement of body awareness as a main focus.
After this course the participant knows the basic principles and procedures of Basic Body Awareness Therapy, and has experienced the effects of it on oneself.

Target group
This course is designed for physiotherapists, posture therapists, and other interested allied health professionals

Teaching method
Lectures, demonstrations, and experiential exercises

Lecturer
Prof. Liv Helvik Skjærven, Ph.D.

Course location
Hotel & Congrescentrum Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands

Costs
Euro 660,- including coffee, tea, lunches, and course materials

Number of participants
Minimum: 20, maximum: 24

Certificate
At the end of the course a certificate is handed out to the participants who attended the full course.

Relevant links

• Registration form NPi courses
• Route description to Hotel & Congrescentrum Papendal