Alisha M. Collins

Dance Therapist

Ms. Alisha M. Collins is a Dance Therapist in Irvington, NJ with special training and skill in the use of movement and dance to promote social, cognitive, and physical healing. As a Dance Therapist, Alisha M. Collins performs individual and group therapy sessions. Dance Therapy is psychotherapy that applies dance and movement to promote mental, emotional, physical health, and social integration. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dance Therapists include low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, autism, trauma, and Alzheimer's disease. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dance Therapists include assessments, dance instruction, and interventions during therapy sessions like mirroring and movement metaphors.

The dance therapist, sometimes called a movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movements as a medium of physical and psychological change. Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with physically disabled patients. A master's degree is required by the American Dance Therapy Association to award the credentials Dance Therapist Registered (DTR).

Dance Therapists in Irvington, NJ

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Social Worker

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

Social Workers in Irvington, NJ

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Case Manager / Care Coordinator

A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.

Case Manager Care Coordinators in Irvington, NJ

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