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Music Therapy Foundation Course

Start date:

October 2024

Places:

Places are awarded on a "first paid first serve" basis due to demand

Cost / delivery:

£1,375 / 20 weeks, online or on-campus

(18 x two hour Wednesday evening classes plus two Saturdays)

19 Oct 2024 - 22 March 2024

Introduction

A programme of experiential workshops will be led by the course facilitator. One full-day Induction (Saturday) and introductory workshop to begin the course to be held until October 2022 with weekly evening classes to follow; finishing with a full Plenary Day to close in March 2023.

Participants will be encouraged to keep a personal diary of the course, with particular emphasis on their psychological process in and via the experiential sessions.

Reading will be suggested, whilst hand-out essential reading will be provided that anticipates the following week’s seminar topic.

Did you know?

The course will provide an overview of music therapy practice in the UK and follow the psychodynamic model as taught on the Roehampton University MA training.

Application deadline: X October 2024, 1pm

Course structure

Classes will comprise interactive seminars on various aspects of practice and theory (1 – 1&1/4 hours), including video material, followed by workshop/experiential sessions.

The workshop segment will introduce the elements of clinical improvisation, whilst the experiential portion will provide a direct experience of group music therapy, the balance between these two elements shifting to the experiential as the course progresses.

Details

Outcomes Timetables Suggested reading

Outcomes

You will need to complete 70% of the course and the assessment process in order to receive an electronic attendance certificate.

Please note that completion of the Music Therapy Foundation course does not guarantee a place on the MA Music Therapy programme at Roehampton University.

On-campus timetable

Please note this timetable is subject to change.

Date	Time	Title
Opening Day Introduction to the course
21 October	10am-4.30pm	Personal introductions and overview of the course. An initial look at some definitions of music therapy with some video illustrations of music therapists’ range of work. Introduction of BOUNDARIES and the idea of a journey Introducing the idea of PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Introducing the REFLECTIVE JOURNAL Experiential improvisations to explore these topics
Workshop 1 – 3 Getting to know each other
25 October	7pm - 9pm	Developing the therapist 1. Personal qualities imagination, intuition, intellect Self-reflective stance Observation and listening skills Introducing the Reflective journal
1 November	7pm - 9pm	2. The subjective experience of sound, silence and music. Meaning and self-expression in music, with an emphasis on improvisation and free play.
8 November	7pm - 9pm	Developing the musician The therapist’s toolkit. How we use our own music in our work. 3. Creative use of percussion drawing on musical elements, timbre, texture, etc. Composing for groups Improvisation and 'attuning' Analysing music metaphorically
Workshop 4 – 9 Key concepts: building relationships, using ourselves, developing trust Introducing the theoretical basis of psychodynamic music therapy
15 November	7pm - 9pm	4. The unconscious
22 November	7pm - 9pm	5. Secure base, (Bowlby)
29 November	7pm - 9pm	6. Reflections on the mother- infant model Communicating without words – further exploration of the first relationship (Bion) Affect Attunement (Stern)
6 December	7pm - 9pm	7. Words, music and free play(Winnicott)
13 December	7pm - 9pm	8. Containment.
10 January	7pm - 9pm	9. Transference and Counter-transference
Workshop 10 – 18 Client groups, Clinical settings and Group Work
17 January	7pm - 9pm	10. Learning Disabilities. The significance of Secondary Impairment.
24 January	7pm - 9pm	11. Working with children with LD
31st January	7pm - 9pm	12. Working with Adults with LD
7 February	7pm - 9pm	13. Autism across the age groups.
14 February	7pm - 9pm	14. Mental health in adolescents
21 February	7pm - 9pm	15. Mental Health in adults
28 February	7pm - 9pm	16. Related Clinical Fields: Palliative Care, Head Injury etc.
6 March	7pm - 9pm	17. Principles of Groupwork
16 March	7pm - 9pm	18. Groups in different settings
Closing Day Endings – saying goodbye
18 March	10am-4.30pm	Revisiting development of the therapist The role of personal development in the life of a therapist: personal therapy, supervision, CPD and self-help. The professional/personal selves of the music therapist. Taking Risks, New Directions Reflections from personal journals. Looking Ahead Overview of the trainings in the UK: theoretical differences. Preparing an application for MA Summing Up Group work Pieces /Performances An opportunity for final questions and discussion Feedback & Reflections

Online timetable

This timetable is provisional - dates and times may be subject to change.

Date	Time	Title
Opening Day Introduction to the course
21 October	10am-4.30pm	Personal introductions and overview of the course. An initial look at some definitions of music therapy with some video illustrations of music therapists’ range of work. Introduction of BOUNDARIES and the idea of a journey Introducing the idea of PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Introducing the REFLECTIVE JOURNAL Experiential improvisations to explore these topics
Workshop 1 – 3 Getting to know each other
25 October	7pm - 9pm	Developing the therapist 1. Personal qualities imagination, intuition, intellect Self-reflective stance Observation and listening skills Introducing the Reflective journal
1 November	7pm - 9pm	2. The subjective experience of sound, silence and music. Meaning and self-expression in music, with an emphasis on improvisation and free play.
8 November	7pm - 9pm	Developing the musician The therapist’s toolkit. How we use our own music in our work. 3. Creative use of percussion drawing on musical elements, timbre, texture, etc. Composing for groups Improvisation and 'attuning' Analysing music metaphorically
Workshop 4 – 9 Key concepts: building relationships, using ourselves, developing trust Introducing the theoretical basis of psychodynamic music therapy
15 November	7pm - 9pm	4. The unconscious
22 November	7pm - 9pm	5. Secure base, (Bowlby)
29 November	7pm - 9pm	6. Reflections on the mother- infant model Communicating without words – further exploration of the first relationship (Bion) Affect Attunement (Stern)
6 December	7pm - 9pm	7. Words, music and free play(Winnicott)
13 December	7pm - 9pm	8. Containment.
10 January	7pm - 9pm	9. Transference and Counter-transference
Workshop 10 – 18 Client groups, Clinical settings and Group Work
17 January	7pm - 9pm	10. Learning Disabilities. The significance of Secondary Impairment.
24 January	7pm - 9pm	11. Working with children with LD
31 January	7pm - 9pm	12. Working with Adults with LD
7 February	7pm - 9pm	13. Autism across the age groups.
14 February	7pm - 9pm	14. Mental health in adolescents
21 February	7pm - 9pm	15. Mental Health in adults
28 February	7pm - 9pm	16. Related Clinical Fields: Palliative Care, Head Injury etc.
6 March	7pm - 9pm	17. Principles of Groupwork
16 March	7pm - 9pm	18. Groups in different settings
Closing Day Endings – saying goodbye
18 March	10am-4.30pm	Revisiting development of the therapist The role of personal development in the life of a therapist: personal therapy, supervision, CPD and self-help. The professional/personal selves of the music therapist. Taking Risks, New Directions Reflections from personal journals. Looking Ahead Overview of the trainings in the UK: theoretical differences. Preparing an application for MA Summing Up Group work Pieces /Performances An opportunity for final questions and discussion Feedback & Reflections