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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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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. |
Workshop 1 – 3 |
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25 October |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the therapist |
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 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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
||
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. |
Workshop 1 – 3 |
||
25 October |
7pm - 9pm |
Developing the therapist |
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 3. Creative use of percussion drawing on musical elements, timbre, texture, etc. |
Workshop 4 – 9 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 |
||
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 |
||
18 March |
10am-4.30pm |
Revisiting development of the therapist |
Suggested Reading
The suggested reading list is available here.
Price
£1,375
Application Deadline
6 October 2023, 1pm
Places
Places are awarded on a "first paid first serve" basis due to demand
Delivery
Online or on Campus
Duration
20 Weeks
(18 x two hour Wednesday evening classes plus two Saturdays)
Availability
Online Teaching
Date: 21/10/2023 > 23/03/2024
On Campus Teaching
Date: 21/10/2023 > 23/03/2024