Level III:

Advance GIM and

Career Specializations

Level III involves six advanced residential training modules, personal sessions, supervisions, practicum, readings, and music projects. It may be completed within two years. Students are assigned an advisor who serves as their mentor.

Pre-requisites and application are required for acceptance to level III.

MODULE I : The GIM Counseling Practice and Therapeutic Issues

A 4 1/2 day residential module which focuses upon the practice of GIM and working with clients. Advanced music programs are introduced. Content includes:

* The therapy session and setup
* Advanced skills for practice with individuals and groups
* Overview of clinical populations
* Recognizing psychopathology
* Assessing Music Program choice for client issues
* Psychodynamics of Music
* Creative Processing Techniques
* Contraindications for use of GIM
* Ethics and Standards of practice

MODULE II: Myth and Archetype

A 4 1/2 day residential module which views GIM through the lens of the mythic and archetypal realms of consciousness. Music as archetype is presented as companion to the archetypal psychology of Jung, Campbell, and Pearson. Content includes:

* Archetypes and GIM
* Advanced guiding techniques
* Music as Archetype
* The Individuation Process of Growth
* Pearson's Heroic Myth Index
* Mask Making and Ritual

MODULE III: Encounters with Spirituality and the Transpersonal

A 4 1/2 day residential which explores expanded states of awareness and the unique potential and place of music from this perspective. Transpersonal themes are explored as they emerge through GIM. Content includes:

* Transpersonal theories of Jung, Wilber, Grof and others
* Transpersonal and spiritual dimensions of being
* Music in the expanded state
* The mystical and the sacred
* Healing and GIM
* Rites of passage

MODULE IV: Music as Co-Therapist

A weekend seminar which gives an in-depth exploration of the unique function of music as the centerpoint of the Bonny Method and GIM process. Emphasis is placed upon the importance of the GIM guide's knowledge and understanding of the GIM music programs. Contents include:

Conscious Listening
Fundamental elements of music
Musical vocabulary, styles, and periods
Structure and analysis of musical compositions in GIM programs
How music functions as therapist and transformer
The relationship of music and the GIM guide

MODULES V AND VI: Supervision Weekends

Two weekend seminars which focus on strengthening proficiency in all aspects of the individual GIM therapy session. Close supervision is offered through observation and feedback sessions. Contents include:

* Skill development in pre-session interview
* Matching intention with music choice
* Advanced guiding interventions
* Physical Interventions
* Post session processing


 

Presentation Lengths:
4 modules and 2 Supervision Trainings

Materials:
Contact us for tuition costs. 336-207-7505