ΝΕW GIM COURSES, UK: NEWPORT & LONDON

Introduction to The BONNY METHOD of GUIDED IMAGERY AND MUSIC (GIM) A receptive form of Music Psychotherapy         EUROPEAN BONNY METHOD OF GUIDED IMAGERY AND MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMME Accredited by the Association for Music & Imagery (USA)

Level I-Introductory (3 day intensive Seminar) Newport, Wales, UK: October 11th-13th (10.00 to 18.00pm) Venue: University of South Wales Caerleon Campus, Lodge Road, Caerleon, NP18 3QT  London, UK: October 17th-19th (10.00 to 18.00pm) Venue: The Psychosynthesis and Education Trust, 92-94 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TH www.gimtherapy.eu Scientific Director: Dag Körlin, MD, PhD, FAMI, Psychiatrist, Certified Psychotherapist Programme Coordinator: Evangelia Papanikolaou, MA, Msc, FAMI, Music Therapist Local Coordinator (UK) Annie Tyhurst B.Mus, LTCL, RMN, ADWCMD, FAMI, Music Therapist   PRIMARY TRAINERS OF THE PROGRAMME Dag Körlin Dag Körlin is a Swedish Psychiatrist, certified Psychotherapist, Primary Trainer and Supervisor of the GIM method, Director of the European Bonny Method GIM Training Programme.  He practices GIM and its adaptations within general psychiatry. He has specialised in adapting GIM for Complex Trauma (PTSD) and other stress-related disorders, and has published many journal articles and book chapters in this field.  He has also developed the Breath Grounding and Modulation (“Music Breathing”) method, used as an effective adaptation of GIM to patients with complex trauma, dissociation, and other stress disorders (Music Breathing – Breath Grounding and Modulation of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music: Theory, Method and Cases", AMI Journal, 2008).   Dag Körlin’s PhD research has been published in his book ‘Music Listening, Imagery and Creativity in Psychiatry:  Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and Creative Arts Therapies (CATs) in Stress Disorders’ (Lambert Scientific Publications, 2010) which is devoted to the role of GIM in the Creative Arts Therapies programme ‘Spectrum’ (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Dept. οf Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences).  Besides researching and writing on GIM, he lectures, teaches and is a consultant in outpatient psychiatry. Evangelia Papanikolaou Evangelia Papanikolaou is a Music Therapist, Systemic/Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Primary Trainer of the GIM method trained in the UK (Roehampton University) and at the Danish GIM Institute (Denmark). She is Adjunct Professor in Music Therapy at the Hellenic American University and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Thessaly.  She is Scientific Associate at “Obrela”-Multidisciplinary Society for Psychological Intervention and at the Dept. of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences (University of Athens, School of Medicine).  She is currently working with GIM with adolescents with eating disorders at the Unit of Adolescent Health (University of Athens) and has experience within a broad range of adults and adolescents with mental health conditions, mainly depression and psychosis. Evangelia has published several scientific papers and book chapters and is a member of the editorial board of the e-journal Approaches.  She is also the founding President of the Hellenic Association of Professional Music Therapists and Director of the Multidisciplinary Society for Music Therapy and Research. 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 actualisation. Through development and research, there is now scientific evidence for effectiveness in various clinical fields. GIM is a music-assisted form of psychotherapy that uses specifically sequenced music programmes to stimulate and sustain a dynamic unfolding of inner experiences through images, feelings, senses, thoughts or memories elicited by the music, thus offering many possibilities for changes in mood and physiological effects in the body. Imagery varies from multilayered images to unprocessed sensory, body, and affective memories. Symbolic images are the healing agents of BMGIM, and they reflect autobiographical, emotional, archetypal, and transpersonal processes of the mind. They represent both problematic and resource aspects of the psyche. The Imagery of inner resources is an integral part of BMGIM, and the process has positive existential outcomes in addition to symptom relief. These various realms of the psyche are opened up and integration becomes possible within the music experience and in the processing that follows afterwards. In this processing, art work, mandala painting and verbal integration are used. Eligibility for application The introductory seminar will lead to a full professional training course consisting of 24 days of training, organised in blocks of 3-5 day seminars, over a period of approximately 3 years (starting 2015). The length and amount of the following seminars will be adjusted according to practical considerations for students and trainers. Training also includes clinical practice, supervision and personal therapy with the GIM method. The professional training course of the European Bonny Method GIM Training Programme is approved and accredited by the international Association for Music and Imagery (AMI) based in the USA (http://www.ami-bonnymethod.org) and meets the educational standards of AMI and the European Network of GIM (ENGIM).  Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as Fellows of AMI and get recognition as registered GIM therapists. Additional information Musical knowledge/training is not a prerequisite but an affinity to music is desirable. Language of the training is English. Participants are limited to a small group. International applications are welcome Newport Fees Registration fees:  £430 Early registration discount:  £380 (with £80 deposit until September 12th)  London Fees Registration fees:  £450 Early registration discount:  £400 (with £100 deposit until September 12th) For further details and requests, please contact Annie Tyhurst: 01291 680291 For registration details/payment procedure, please contact musictherapy.news@gmail.com For further programme details, please visit the website: www.gimtherapy.eu