Duration
20 Weeks
(18 x two hour evening classes plus two Saturdays)
Price
£1175
Application Deadline
September 30th 5.00pm
Course Delivery
Online or on Campus
Payment
Places are awarded on a "first paid first serve" basis due to demand
Dates
22/10/2022 - 18/03/2023
Address
Whitelands College, University of Roehampton, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD
Course Details
Introduction
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.
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.
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.
Outcomes/What you will learn
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.
Timetable
|
Date |
Time |
Title |
|
Opening Day |
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|
22 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. |
|
Workshop 1 – 3 |
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|
26 October |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the therapist |
|
2 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. |
|
9 November |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the musician 3. Creative use of percussion drawing on musical elements, timbre, texture, etc. |
|
Workshop 4 – 9 Introducing the theoretical basis of psychodynamic music therapy |
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|
16 November |
7pm - 9pm |
4. The unconscious |
|
23 November |
7pm - 9pm |
5. Secure base, (Bowlby) |
|
30 November |
7pm - 9pm |
6. Reflections on the mother- infant model Communicating without words – further exploration of the first relationship (Bion) Affect Attunement (Stern) |
|
7 December |
7pm - 9pm |
7. Words, music and free play(Winnicott) |
|
14 December |
7pm - 9pm |
8. Containment. |
|
11 January |
7pm - 9pm |
9. Transference and Counter-transference |
|
Workshop 10 – 18 |
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|
18 January |
7pm - 9pm |
10. Learning Disabilities. The significance of Secondary Impairment. |
|
25 January |
7pm - 9pm |
11. Working with children with LD |
|
1 February |
7pm - 9pm |
12. Working with Adults with LD |
|
8 February |
7pm - 9pm |
13. Autism across the age groups. |
|
15 February |
7pm - 9pm |
14. Mental health in adolescents |
|
22 February |
7pm - 9pm |
15. Mental Health in adults |
|
1 March |
7pm - 9pm |
16. Related Clinical Fields: Palliative Care, Head Injury etc. |
|
8 March |
7pm - 9pm |
17. Principles of Groupwork |
|
15 March |
7pm - 9pm |
18. Groups in different settings |
|
Closing Day |
||
|
18 March |
10am-4.30pm |
Revisiting development of the therapist |
Timetable
This timetable is provisional - dates and times may be subject to change.
|
Date |
Time |
Title |
|
Opening Day |
||
|
22 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. |
|
Workshop 1 – 3 |
||
|
26 October |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the therapist |
|
2 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. |
|
9 November |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the musician 3. Creative use of percussion drawing on musical elements, timbre, texture, etc. |
|
Workshop 4 – 9 Introducing the theoretical basis of psychodynamic music therapy |
||
|
16 November |
7pm - 9pm |
4. The unconscious |
|
23 November |
7pm - 9pm |
5. Secure base, (Bowlby) |
|
30 November |
7pm - 9pm |
6. Reflections on the mother- infant model Communicating without words – further exploration of the first relationship (Bion) Affect Attunement (Stern) |
|
7 December |
7pm - 9pm |
7. Words, music and free play(Winnicott) |
|
14 December |
7pm - 9pm |
8. Containment. |
|
11 January |
7pm - 9pm |
9. Transference and Counter-transference |
|
Workshop 10 – 18 |
||
|
18 January |
7pm - 9pm |
10. Learning Disabilities. The significance of Secondary Impairment. |
|
25 January |
7pm - 9pm |
11. Working with children with LD |
|
1 February |
7pm - 9pm |
12. Working with Adults with LD |
|
8 February |
7pm - 9pm |
13. Autism across the age groups. |
|
15 February |
7pm - 9pm |
14. Mental health in adolescents |
|
22 February |
7pm - 9pm |
15. Mental Health in adults |
|
1 March |
7pm - 9pm |
16. Related Clinical Fields: Palliative Care, Head Injury etc. |
|
8 March |
7pm - 9pm |
17. Principles of Groupwork |
|
15 March |
7pm - 9pm |
18. Groups in different settings |
|
Closing Day |
||
|
18 March |
10am-4.30pm |
Revisiting development of the therapist |
Suggested Reading
The suggested reading list is available here.
Availability
Applications for the Arts & Play Therapies Foundation Courses have now closed. Please check the website in 2023.
Online Teaching
Date: 22/10/2022 - 18/10/2023
On Campus Teaching
Date: 22/10/2022 - 18/10/2023