The rhythm
of life continues in this workshop. Anyone is welcome to take Music for
the Soul 2 - even those who have not taken Music for the Soul 1.
In this workshop, participants will experience the power of specially-selected music in evoking imagery, that will then be expressed in art and haiku poetry. The poetry will be read to music created by group members and recorded. The program will start and end with drumming, and the integration of storytelling and rhythm will be demonstrated. Throughout the process, participants will receive guidance on maximizing the experience.
Participants should bring a pillow or mat for lying on.
This workshop is for anyone who seeks recharge and renewal. No musical aptitude is necessary. It is a one-of-a-kind experience that will be tailored to the needs of the participants.
Date: Sunday, May 23
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Instructors:
Ron Borczon, MM, MT-BC is a music therapist and professional classical guitarist. He founded the music therapy department at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 1984, where he also teaches classical guitar. The CSUN Music Therapy Wellness Clinic provides individually designed music activities for children and adults with disabilities and special challenges, including autism; developmental delay; physical, mental, and emotional disorders; substance abuse; and learning disabilities. Mr. Borczon is past president of the Western Region American Music Therapy Association. In 1998, he was awarded a grant to investigate the effectiveness of two different approaches of music therapy on expressive communication with autistic children. He has developed and delivered music therapy interventions for survivors and families of traumatic events: the Columbine and Santee High School massacres, Hurricane Katrina, the Northridge earthquake, and the Oklahoma City bombing. In 1994, Mr. Borczon received the Presidential Award from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). In 1999, he was awarded the Betty Isern Howery Award, the highest honor given by the Western Region AMTA. In 2006, he received the Award of Merit from the AMTA, the highest award given by the Association for accomplishments in music therapy. Mr. Borczon has recorded two CDs on Centaur Records and his instructional video, “Guitar Today,” is available in Spanish and English. He is also the author of two books: Music Therapy: Group Vignettes and Music Therapy: A Fieldwork Primer. Mr. Borczon is still an active clinician at the CSUN Music Therapy Wellness Clinic as well as at Milestones Ranch in Malibu.
Helen G. Dolas, MS, MT-BC has a BA in Music Therapy and an MS in Special Education from California State University, Long Beach. In 1982, Ms. Dolas founded Arts & Services for Disabled, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has provided quality creative arts education and therapy, driven by a “Love before Learning” philosophy, to over 4,000 individuals with disabilities. In this capacity, she supervises and trains approximately 65 employees and 600 community volunteers. As one of the largest employers of music therapists in the region, Ms. Dolas has been the Clinical Training Director of her American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)-approved music therapy internship program since 1984. As an adjunct professor at Chapman University, she has established several new music therapy clinical training sites: at a private school for youth with autism, at a center that serves traumatized at-risk youth, and at UC Irvine Medical Center's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ms. Dolas is currently partnering with two other music therapists to establish the International Foundation for the Healing Arts to promote the development of music therapy services. In 2008 and 2009, Ms. Dolas was invited by Her Highness Sheikah Mozah of Doha Qatar in the Middle East as one of 15 US delegates to participate in the Third Annual International Forum of Children with Special Needs. Ms. Dolas has received numerous awards including a National Model Program Award at the US Senate from the National Coalition of Creative Art Therapies (2002), the Betty Isern Howrey Award - the highest award in the Western Region AMTA (2006), and the National Professional Practice Award from the AMTA (2007).
Location: Cultural Education Center for the Arts, 3827 W. Rosecrans Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250. 310.970.9945.
Free Parking: in the adjacent lot on the west side of the building, behind the gate. Stack parking is acceptable if the lot is full.
Directions: Caution: Google Maps and Mapquest instructions are misleading! From West Los Angeles, take the 405 Freeway south to the Rosecrans exit. Go east on Rosecrans for about five very long blocks. [Even though you are going east on Rosecrans, the street signs will say "W. Rosecrans".] Stay on Rosecrans; you will cross Hawthorne Blvd. and then keep going 4 1/2 blocks until you get to the Cultural Education Center for the Arts - a low profile white building that only has a small sign in the window. It's easy to miss. If you have gotten to Kornblum Ave. or Yukon Ave., you have gone too far and need to turn around. Call 310.970.9945 if you are lost.
What to Bring: A pillow or mat to lie on. Drum kits will be available on site at discounted rates for workshop participants, so you may wish to bring some extra money with you (cash, checks, credit cards are all acceptable). You may also wish to bring a snack and beverage as well, since there are no convenient food sources nearby.
Fees:
Preregistration Rates Without CMTEs or CEUs:
$60
Preregistration Rates With CMTEs or CEUs for MFT, LCSW, or RNs:
$80
Those who take the risk of dropping in without preregistration will need to pay an additional $5 at the door.
If you are interested in CMTEs, or CEUs for RNs, please send an email to info@uclartsandhealing.net, so we can prepare additional paperwork for you.
If you are both a licensed mental health professional and board certified music therapist, the decision about one vs. the other has to do with how many units you need to maintain your certification or license and how easy it is for you to get the credits that you need from other classes.
Pre-registration required: Please note that there are separate registration sites for those who do not wish to have CMTEs or CEUs, and those who do.
Register at www.uclartsandhealing.net. In order to register, you need to login at the upper right hand corner of the screen with a login name and password. If you have not previously done so, you can create a login name and password by clicking on the words "Create Username/Password or Join E-Mail List" in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Payments can be made by credit card or check and must be received in order to guarantee enrollment. Online registration not only gets your name on the roster immediately but also lets us know that payment is forthcoming if you pay by check.
If the class is full, you will be given the option of joining a wait list before you pay anything during the registration process.
If you do not have access to the internet, you may send checks made payable to "Arts and Healing Initiative," and send it to 2626 33rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405-3111. Please make sure that the following information is included with your check: your name, email address (if you have one), phone number, and the name of the event for which you wish to register. We need to have a way to contact you regarding questions about your registration or changes to the program.
CEU information:
Provider name = Arts and Healing Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Provider number = 4468
This course meets the qualifications for 5 hours of continuing education credit for MFCCs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Continuing Education Units for RNs are provided
by Helen Kiger, Provider
No. CEP10957. Each class is approved for 2 contact hours of continuing
education credit for RNs as required by the CA Board of Registered
Nursing.
Refund Policy: In order to keep our programs affordable yet self-sustaining, we regret that we are unable to offer refunds on enrollment fees for the course; however, the fees would then be tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law because no services would have been received for them. Individuals who can only attend a portion of the program will receive an hour of continuing education credit per hour of participation for the same CEU fee.
CMTE information:
Music for the Soul is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The Western Region AMTA, #P-060, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
Learning objectives for CMTEs/CEUs:
1. Participants will learn how to facilitate imagery through specific choices of music.
2. Participants will learn how imagery can be expressed through art and poetry, and how to process the experience in small groups.
3. Participants will learn how to integrate poetry and music into individualized meditative recordings.
4. Participants will learn how storytelling can be enhanced by drumming.
5. Participants will be
able to state at least two ways in which these techniques in art,
poetry, and music can be useful in a nursing practice.
Course Outline: The entire program will be interactive and experiential.
12:00 - 12:50 pm: Introductory Musical Experience:
. Drumming and getting to know each other
. Review of learning from the previous workshop
1:00 - 2:30 pm: Imagery Experience
. Listening to music
. Expressing the aura of imagery in drawing a mandala
. Writing poetry inspired by music and art
2:50 - 3:45 pm: Breakout Sessions with Helen and Ron
. Group processing of the imagery, art-making, and writing experience
. Recording of poetry with live music provided by participants
3:55 - 5:00 pm: Wrap-up
• Drumming
• Group processing of the entire experience
• Demonstration of storytelling integrated with drumming
Sponsors:
UCLArts and Healing aims to facilitate the use of the arts as a healing
tool in the community via: 1) offering affordable experiential
learning opportunities to health professionals, educators, community
workers, caregivers, artists, and the general public, 2) designing and
evaluating programs that can be implemented broadly in educational and
health care settings, and 3) creating partnerships with academic
institutions, educational and health care institutions, community-based
organizations, schools, professional organizations, and private
industry. UCLArts and Healing is an outgrowth of affiliation between the Arts and Healing Initiative, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, the Salamander Fund, a nonprofit foundation, and Whole Child LA.
UCLArts and Healing is an organizational member of the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), which promotes education and research in complementary, alternative,
and integrative approaches to health and well-being. The CCIM
represents the UCLA academic integrative medicine community on a
national and international level.
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For More Information: Please submit questions regarding registration or the program via e-mail: info@uclartsandhealing.net or telephone: (310) 452-1439. E-mail inquiries may obtain a more rapid response.
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Refund Policy: In order to keep our programs affordable yet self-sustaining, we regret that we are unable to offer refunds on enrollment fees unless we are responsible for the error. We are, however, happy to offer credit for future programs when space is available. We hope that you will find comfort in knowing that your fees are going to
a worthy cause.
Reservation Policy: Reservations can be made for
free events. Individuals who have made reservations and who have arrived 15 minutes
before the event will be admitted first. After that time, everyone will have an
equal opportunity for admission.
Wait List Policy: Based on past experience, we expect
that a certain number of registrants will not be able to attend events. If registration
for an event is full, joining the wait list will give you a higher priority for
admittance at the door. If additional space for an event becomes available, individuals
on the wait list will be notified via email and given the opportunity to enroll
in the event before the additional spaces are advertised to the general public.