Introduction to The Bonny Method of GUIDED IMAGERY & MUSIC (GIM)

A form of Receptive Music Therapy

Leading to a Professional Training Course, by the European Guided Imagery & Music Training Programme

Accredited by the Association for Music & Imagery (USA)

NEW INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR (3 days)

London, UK: 16th-18th May, 2014

www.gimtherapy.eu

Scientific Director: Dag Körlin, MD, PhD, FAMI, psychiatrist-certified psychotherapist

Program coordinator: Evangelia Papanikolaou, MA, Msc, FAMI, Music therapist

Local coordinator (Cyprus): Christiana Koutsoupidou, MA, MT-BC, NMT

PRIMARY TRAINERS OF THE PROGRAM

Evangelia Papanikolaou, music therapist/psychodynamic music psychotherapist, supervisor and GIM therapist, adjunct professor (Hellenic American University), Scientific Associate (Unit of Adolescent Health, University of Athens School of Medicine)

Dag Körlin, clinical psychiatrist, certified psychotherapist, supervisor and GIM therapist, specialised in GIM and trauma (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm), director of the European Bonny Method GIM Training Program 

What is the Bonny Method of “Guided Imagery and Music”

The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) belongs to the holistic and psychodynamic traditions of psychotherapy, and was originally conceived for self exploration and actualization. Through development and research, there is now scientific evidence for effectiveness in various clinical fields.  GIM is a music-assisted psychotherapy approach and the most renowned receptive music therapy method worldwide. It is a creative process where imagery is evoked during music listening.  Music stimulates and sustains a dynamic unfolding of inner experiences, through images, feelings, senses, thoughts or memories, thus offering many possibilities for changes in mood and physiological effects in the body. Imagery varies from multilayered images to unprocessed sensory, bodily, and affective memories. Images are healing agents of BMGIM, and symbolic images integrate autobiographical, emotional, archetypal, and transpersonal processes of the mind. They represent both problematic and resource aspects of the psyche. Imagery of inner resources is an integral part of BMGIM, and the process has positive existential outcomes in addition to symptom relief.

Eligibility for application

This introductory seminar is open to anybody interested in the GIM method, without any particular skills required. However, the full training program is directed towards mental health professionals (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, music/art therapists, etc) with an interest to incorporate receptive music therapy techniques as basic or complementary tools in their clinical practice.  It is designed for professionals with clinical experience with adults or adolescents with a wide range of psychological or psychiatric conditions as well as from allied fields like oncology, palliative care, perinatal psychology, family therapy, quality of life, self-growth, team building, etc.  Participants from other professional backgrounds, (e.g. musicians, educators) who wish to complete the full training program, will be accepted under certain conditions and the admission is upon the discretion of the primary trainers, following evaluation.

Introductory seminar in Guided Imagery & Music 

Course objectives

 General:  This course will introduce students to the Bonny Method of GIM and will satisfy the requirements for the Association for Music and Imagery and the European Network of GIM introductory training course. 

 Instructional:  Theoretical and experiential learning will be woven throughout the three days.  Students will:

1.                Be introduced to the historical influences on GIM

2.                Understand  the therapeutic effects of music and imagery in clinical practice

3.                Become familiar with the fundamental introductory music programs of this method 

4.                Be introduced to simple relaxation and guiding techniques

5.                Be introduced to clinical applications and modifications appropriate for different clinical                        settings 

6.                Discuss ethical considerations and contra-indications

7.                Experience several practice sessions in the role of therapist and client. 

The Full training program in GIM

For engaged participants, this introductory course will lead to a full professional training course consisting of 24 days of training, organised in blocks of six 4- day seminars over a period of approximately 3 years.  This introduction course is compulsory for those who wish to continue to full accreditation. The professional training course of the European Bonny Method GIM Training Program is approved by the international Association for Music and Imagery (AMI) based in the USA (http://www.ami-bonnymethod.org) and is in line with the educational standards of AMI and the European Network of GIM (ENGIM).  Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as Fellows of AMI and ENGIM and get recognition as registered GIM therapists.   

For a full description of the method and details about the trainers, program structure, requirements, and associate partners, please visit our website www.gimtherapy.eu

¡               Musical knowledge/training is not a prerequisite but an affinity to music is desirable

¡               Language of the training is English and participants are limited to a small group

¡               International applications are welcome

                                                                                                                                                 

For registration details/payment procedure and further program details for CYPRUS or UNITED KINGDOM, please contact musictherapy.news@gmail.com