Therapeutic Arts Institute

Prerequisite: Completion of above seminars or Level II GIM training with an AMI approved program.

Building on skills developed in the previous seminars, participants practice and refine GIM skills under supervision in private practice or clinical settings.

Seminars include:

Guiding through Music - Music as Guide

A four-day seminar focused on further development of guiding skills, processing sessions, managing BMGIM series, music selection, advanced issues in the dynamics of music, and GIM music programs.

Advanced Clinical Applications

A four-day seminar on advanced guiding skills, guiding in special situations, managing a variety of clinical populations, transference and countertransference in GIM, assessment for indications and contraindications for GIM.

The Spiritual and Transpersonal in GIM

A four-day seminar on transpersonal psychology concepts and practices, the transpersonal in GIM, spiritual issues in GIM, the dynamics of music in spiritual and transpersonal spaces, the interface of spiritual and psychological issues in therapy, advanced guiding skills.

Myth and Archetype in GIM

A four-day seminar on developing awareness of myth and archetype in GIM, working with myth and archetype in therapy, Jungian approach to myth and archetype, the dynamics of music in mythic and archetypal spaces, advanced guiding skills.

Celebrating Our Learning in GIM

A four-day integrative seminar in which trainees present written and oral case studies, music program analyses, and final projects.

Additional Learning Activities

Practice sessions, supervision, personal GIM series, assigned readings, written reports, analyses of music, case studies, and final project.

Professional Training in Music and Imagery

For music therapists, educators, and other professionals
Prerequisite: Completion of GIM Level I with an AMI approved training program.

These two seminars are designed to give music therapists, educators, and other professionals practical skills in devising and implementing music/imagery techniques tailored for each participant's specific client population and professional setting.

Seminars:

Connecting with the Inner World Through Music

An 8-day training in which participants learn to utilize music/imagery techniques. The focus is on stimulating and understand imagery responses to different genres of music and verbal processing of these experiences. Supervised hands-on experience is included both during and after the 8-day training.

Reflections and Connections

A 6-day training in which participants learn to apply music/imagery methods in a group setting. The focus is on understanding group dynamics and learning verbal processing in highly interactive "here and now" sessions. Supervised hands-on experience is included both during and after the 6-day training.

Schedules

LEVEL I BMGIM TRAINING
Graduate credit available for Level I

Personal Journey through Music and Imagery (40 CMTE's)
Fee: $575 plus room and board or hotel room and meals.

Where: Beijing, China
When: June 18 - 23, 2008
With:
Frances Smith Goldberg, MA, MFT, MT-BC, FAMI
Therese West, Ph.D, MT-BC, FAMI
Contact: Fran Goldberg email fgoldb1071@aol.com or +1 317-823-4799

Where: Utah State University
When: June 23 - 27, 2008

Where: Stockton, California
When: August 14 - 17, 2008

ADVANCED TRAINING
1-YEAR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN MUSIC AND IMAGERY
Certificate awarded upon completion of this training
Prerequisite: BMGIM Level I (see above)

6-Day Seminar (48 CMTE's) Connecting with the Inner World:
Using Music & Imagery Techniques with Individuals

Where: Stockton, California
When: October 21 - 26, 2008
With:
Frances Smith Goldberg, MA, MT-BC, MFT, FAMI
Therese West, Ph.D., MT-BC, FAMI

6-Day Seminar (48 CMTE's) Reflections & Connections:
Group Processing through Music and Imagery

Where: Chicago, Illinois
When: January 26 - 31, 2009
With: Frances Smith Goldberg, MA, MT-BC, MFT, FAMI
Cecilia Herzfeld-Stern

THE BONNY METHOD OF GUIDED IMAGERY AND MUSIC
Prerequisite: BMGIM Level I (see above)