American Music Therapy Association

This intensive 4-day seminar introduces theory and clinical applications of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and other music and imagery techniques. Participants gain intensive personal experience with GIM, along with hands-on experiential exercises, demonstrations, and clinical examples. In addition, simple music imagery techniques are introduced.

Course includes a brief history of GIM, definitions of GIM in contrast to Music Imagery (MI), Bonny’s theory including the Cut Log Diagram, transpersonal therapy, Wheeler’s levels of music psychotherapy, elements of the GIM session and clinical applications. Altered states of consciousness, types of imagery, guiding, the role of music in GIM/MI and music programs in GIM will be discussed.  Music analysis, levels of therapy in music and music imagery approaches, indications, contraindications, standards of practice and ethics, credentialing and GIM training will be included.  Students will learn simple guiding techniques, practice in closely supervised dyads throughout the training, receive feedback & evaluation from trainers and observe processing techniques which include mandala drawings. 

Objectives:

• 1.  Learn basic theory & clinical applications   of The Bonny Method of GIM.   I.B.13.a)c)d), D 1.8. II.A.ah)ao)aw),3.c)d)f), 4.e)
• 2.  Learn the basic elements of the Bonny  Method through experience, demonstration and clinical examples. I. B.13.a)c)d), D.1.6.d),15. II. A.1.b)e)g),5.a)b)g)r)t)z).B. 2.3.
• 3.  Learn simple music imagery techniques  that are immediately useable.  I.B.13.c)d) D.6.a)d).15.II.
• bd), 5.a)b)g)j)r)z). B.2.3.

Schedule:

Monday Nov. 7: Training 8:00am – 12:00pm, lunch 12:00 to 2:30, Training 2:30 to 6pm.
Tues. & Wed. Nov. 8-9:  Same as above except for Tues: Training 7:30-9pm
Thurs. Nov. 10: Training 8:00 to 12:00, Lunch 12 to 2pm, Training 2 to 4pm. 
Detailed schedule in folder