COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Behavioral Sciences Guidance and Counseling Graduate School

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

Counseling Theories and Practices II (GC 504)

Case Study
October 15, 2011

Submitted to:

Dr. Caridad Barrameda

Submitted by:

Miss Jenny Lou V. Novida

What is Music Therapy?

 Music Therapy is the clinical use of music and all of its facetsphysical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritualto help clients to improve or maintain their health.

The Bonny Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

The Proponent Helen Lindquist Bonny, Ph.D

a classical violinist, music therapist, researcher and scholar

she was born in Rockford, IL, March 31, 1921, to Ethel and G.E.E. Lindquist.

she studied with E. Thayer Gaston at the University of Kansas in the early 1960s, where she received her Bachelors degree in Music Education with a major in Music Therapy

she continued on to receive a Masters degree in Music Education with emphasis in research

her pioneering work with severely disturbed patients at Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in Baltimore eventually led her to enroll in the doctoral program at UnionGraduate Schoolat Yellow Stone, Ohio

after completing her Ph. D in the late 1960s, she continued on researching about the effects of music on imagination

in the early 1970s, Dr. Bonny developed the Guided Imagery and Music as a natural progression of her work

in 1973, she co-authored a book entitled Music and Your Mind: Listening with a New Conciousness

by the later 1980s the Bonny Foundation was formed to further support the training of professionals in GIM

in 1986 she supported the establishment of The Association for Music and Imagery (AMI)

AMI sets training standards, certifies practitioners in GIM, and has members in over 25 countries around the world

in 1999, she was honored for her life work and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music at the World Congress of Music Therapy

she died on May 25, 2010 at the age of 89 after being hospiced

Theoretical Perspective

the roots of GIM are Jungian and Transpersonal approaches

Carl Jung called images living truth images give a face to emotions and tend to personalize them

View of Human Nature

Holistic, humanistic, transpersonal allowing for the emergence of all aspects of human experience psychological, emotional, physical, social, spritual and collective unconscious.

Source of Maladaptive Behavior  Disturbing imgery left in the unconscious.

Roles and Functions of the Therapist  serves as facilitator who gather information and support the client in finding a question

 formulate intention to choose the best music that best matches the purpose of the journey

Goals of the Therapist improve health of mind-body-spirit help in coping with self-management strengthening character and constructive behavior piercing through negative thoughts and emotions stimulate creativity and sensitivity

Major Counseling Techniques Pre-Session  each session begins with a discussion about a possible goal for the session Relaxation  putting the traveler in altered state of consciousness Music and Guide  music is seen as an auditory co-therapist and partner of the guide  the following are the frequently asked questions during this stage of the therapy:   Where are you right now? What are you drawn to?  What do you feel?

Closure and Integration  the traveler is prepared to get ready to end the journey and come back to the here and now Post Session  processing the session  allows the traveler to find out messages/insights of the session

Application can be used for adults and children applied as a problem-solving therapy for a wide range of personal themes has been found effective for clients seeking with:   anxieties, grief, loss relationship issues   stress and burn-out

Critical Analysis Strength  uncovers strong emotions

Weakness  not applicable or recommended with cases of serious mental disorders

References: http://www.ami-bonnymethod.org/index.asp http://books.google.com/books?q=Guided+imagery+and+music www.wikipedia.com http://www.mtpro.com.hk/pdf/201005%20Helen%20Bonny%20Obituary.pdf http://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_music-therapy.htm