Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., will share his work, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), at a symposium hosted by Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, July 24-30. RMT has been successful in improving emotional functioning, reading and writing, motor difficulties, including Parkinson’s disease, and behaviors associated with ADHD and autism since the 1980s.
Blomberg will hold four sessions, all located in Room 200 in White Hall on the Kent Campus:
Presentation and Reception
Wednesday, July 23
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Rhythmic Movement Training: Level One
Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lecture and experiential learning: 15 hours
Explore natural movement patterns and their role in helping the brain to mature and inhibit/integrate the primitive reflexes. This session focuses on ADHD/ADD, and provides a foundation for other RMT sessions.
Rhythmic Movement Training and Diet in Autism and ADD/ADHD
Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lecture and experiential learning: 15 hours
Topics discussed by Blomberg will include autism, the alimentary canal and the brain, dietary treatment in autism, RMT in autism and integration of specific primitive reflexes.
Rhythmic Movement Training for OTs, PTs, Chiropractors and Massage Therapists: Level One
Tuesday, July 29, and Wednesday, July 30
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
This session is designed for those working in health and wellness fields.
For more information or to register for one or more sessions by Friday, May 30, contact Lisbeth Justice, Ph.D., at 330-673-5839 orlkjusti@kent.edu.
For more information about RMT, visit www.blombergrmt.com.