Musicares II

Advanced Level Training
Accredited by the European Association for Music and Imagery

Musicares is a pioneering training programme designed to harness the transformative power of music therapy for professionals seeking to enhance their practice and promote well-being. Our program is divided into two comprehensive levels: Musicares I - Basic & Musicares II - Advanced

Building on the foundational skills acquired at the Basic level, the Advanced level delves deeper into specialised techniques and applications of receptive music therapy. This level is designed for those who have completed the Basic training and wish to further refine their expertise and expand their capabilities. Participants will explore advanced methods for integrating music therapy into clinical supervision, therapeutic settings, and group work. The Advanced level focuses on enhancing professional proficiency and ensuring the safe and effective application of music therapy techniques for diverse populations, including those with heightened vulnerabilities.

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Musicares empowers professionals with the knowledge and skills to utilize music as a powerful tool for healing and personal growth, fostering a more holistic approach to mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

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Course Details

Musicares Advanced level 2 describes all MI applications that correspond to a re-educative level of working (symptom-oriented) and more in-depth psychotherapeutic work and complex music selections.

Total Duration: 3 days organised in a long weekend

    • Containers and music taxonomy (cont.)

    • Advanced MI: re-educative levels of working

    • Repetitive music listening

    • Induction/focus/intention (musical or symptom/problem-oriented)

    • Guiding interventions as a complementary tool at the processing of the experience

    • Elaboration of different analysis models (e.g. summary of Bonny's analysis on musical elements

    • Grocke's SMMA analysis, etc). Emphasis on Bruscia's 4-step analysis

    • Related theory

    • Tips for work with different populations Psychosomatic/ Trauma/ Cancer/psycho-socio-education/palliative care, etc.  and contraindications

    • Experiential dyads/group work

    • Introduction to the full GIM format/GIM demo session

    • Clinical scenarios

    • Group consultation

    • Long weekend seminar ( 3 days)-covering all aspects of theoretical teaching and experiential work as described above.

    • Start practicing MI (supportive and advanced) with the populations of interest/according to work setting.

    • Personal MI sessions, supervision sessions, and consultation sessions can take place anytime, up to 6 months after the seminar.

    • 25 practicing sessions with clients (groups and individuals). These may include some supportive MI sessions in a process, but the emphasis must be on advanced/more complex of the 25 music and /or repetitive music listening.

    • 5 of these sessions must be supervised

    • 3 personal advanced MI sessions

    • A musical analysis on a chosen piece of music according to the 4-step analysis method (Bruscia)

    • Compilation of advanced MI music list

    • A short, written case-study of 6 MI sessions with the same client

    • A minimum of 1 consultation about 50'long (advice on non-clinical material, practical/professional issues, etc)

  • All mental health professionals who practice psychotherapy may apply for Advanced MI training level 2, as well as professionals who work in psycho/socio/educational settings (psychiatric nurses, social workers, etc). Occasionally the trainers may consider participation of other health professionals or people from the psycho/education or coaching fields, depending on working / life experience and positive affinity to music and the use of MI methods. Individual criteria may apply according to the above.  Background in music studies is not a prerequisite but a good relationship/affinity to music is desired.

    • Successful completion of all coursework within a maximum of 6 months. Participants who fail to meet this requirement will be asked to repeat the course.

    • Completion of number of MI practice sessions. 

    • Completion of all supervision and consultation meetings.

    • Completion of a MI playlists according to the area/field of practice.

    • Music analysis of at least one music piece using the 4-step analysis method.

    • Present sufficient case-study material.

  • Upon completion of all requirements, the trainees receive a certificate of completion of this level of training and can apply to the European Association for Music and Imagery to become “EAMI accredited MI practitioner in Musicares”. The Musicares Advanced training corresponds to Level 2 (intermediate) of the traditional GIM training. Professionals who qualify for the full GIM method (according to EAMI standards) may proceed to further training (level 3 Advanced/GIM training of 120 more hours).

  • When the dates for the next course become available, Interested candidates can apply online through the Sonora website. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and selected candidates may be invited for an interview or step ahead in the training course.

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