To improve your chances of success on application, we recommended that you become more familiar with the dance movement or drama therapy disciplines through:

• Undertaking professional development activities as offered by professional associations ANZACATA and DTAA (Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australasia);
• Reading about the modality;
• Seeing a therapist in action or participating as a client yourself;
• Doing work (volunteer or paid) in a human service role, where you gain experience working with people, perhaps those unlike yourself;
• Developing skills and experience in improvised movement or drama by attending classes or workshops.

* Some of these suggestions might be difficult to access but finding alternatives such as online videos of practice by qualified professionals, and reading relevant literature are still viable options.

For further information please visit these official sites:

• Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australasia (DTAA)
• Australia, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)
• The North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA)
• The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth)

*There are also number of YouTube videos and TED talks on either drama or dance movement therapy disciplines in different professional settings across the world.