The Hanny Exiner Memorial Foundation (HEMF) was founded in 2001 owing to the vision of Hanny’s late husband, Bob, and the generosity and interest of their sons, Ron and Jess Exiner.
Initially, HEMF was a part of the Dance Therapy Association of Australasia structure, and then became an independent Incorporated Association in 2021. HEMF is a Not For Profit organisation.
For your interest, please read the PROGRESS REPORT and POSTER PRESENTATION submitted by Ann from her current research, titled: Embodied Identity - Making a Connection between Dementia Prevention and Dance Movement Therapy in Aotearoa, New Zealand. HEMF is very pleased to be supporting Ann in the initial phase of her research.
Click HERE to register for the upcoming workshop Mioi will facilitate about her research into foster caregiver's experiences of caring for children living with preverbal trauma.
Sunday August 23- 1:00-5:00 pm in Richmond, Victoria.
Foster research and quality of practice in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) in order to improve the health and wellbeing of the wider community.
Promote and support DMT research in Australasia through the provision of grants and other resources, for a wide range of research studies.
Support the growth of the DMT profession through working to increase its knowledge base and encourage evidence-based practice.
Nurture the development of research capacity in the DMT, Dance for Wellbeing (DW) and Therapeutic Dance (DT) community, through grants, awards and educational resources.
Raise awareness in the community of the value and uniqueness of dance as a therapeutic modality by disseminating research results via publications and other media.
Funding Research, Pilot studies and Projects which contribute to the knowledge base of DMT, TD and/or DW.
In recognition of great contributions to DMT, the HEMF Award is presented at the DTAA Annual General Meeting.
Experiential & educational events focused on the development of research capacity in DMT.
Foster the love of research by supporting our grant recipients in their work.