MU 507

SEUS in MPT I

By learning the group analytic music therapy process, students explore a therapeutic and safe use of self and deepen their self-awareness and learn to recognize instances where the therapist's life experiences may enhance or compromise therapeutic effectiveness. Students also learn to structure and facilitate the therapeutic process, understand it's different phases, and establish and maintain an effective therapeutic relationship. They observe and practice verbal and music psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions, plan and practise group facilitation, and analyze musical and psychotherapeutic processes learning to understand and analyze its typical phases. Students learn to employ effective skills in observation of self, the client and the therapeutic process and practise therapy that is within their level of skill, knowledge, and judgement. They learn to focus and guide sessions, engage diverse clients according to their demonstrated level of commitment to therapy, facilitate client exploration of issues and patterns of behaviour, support client to explore a range of emotions, employ a variety of helping strategies, ensure timeliness of interventions, recognize the significance of both action and inaction, and identify contextual influences. The students learn to review clients’ therapeutic processes and assess their progress periodically, making appropriate adjustments. The course includes experiential elements, role-playing and workshops. It equips 1-year students for their clinical work and is closely linked and integrated with the 2-year students’ concurrent MU504 and their learning from practicum is further discussed and analyzed