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Wheeler, Barbara: WMFT Proceedings of the Education Symposium
In PSYCHOLOGY, the following tendencies are undertaken, with
different levels of deepness, in the different courses: General
psychology, Psychology of development, psychopathology,
psychotherapeutic techniques (being psychoanalysis, Gestalt,
Social Psychology and the humanistic trends, as the theories
mostly mentioned.)
In the MEDICAL AREAS, there is an approximation to the study of
Anatomy and Physiology, Neurology , Neuropsychology and
Psychiatric pathology.
In relation to MUSIC THERAPY specifically, we talk about: Origins,
Theory and techniques and Research.
All the students go through SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE, with
different amounts of demands and timetables.
In some courses, not in all of them, subjects such as
Communicational Theories, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy,
Theology, Ethics and Interdisciplinarity are undertaken.
In general terms, the MODELS mentioned in the 9 th . Congress have not
been part of the contents of regular courses, excepting Benenzon’s , which
is obviously the best known in the region. In the last years, though, there
has been an opening towards other models, and recognized professionals
such as Kenneth Bruscia , Joseph Moreno, Edith Lecourt, Kenneth Aigen,
Noah Shapiro, Barbara Hesser, Cherryl Dileo, Gianluigi Di Franco, and John
Carpente have been invited to attend different events, especially in
Argentina and Brazil, and have taught and shared their work with Latin-
American professionals.
Methods such as the Nordoff-Robbins or the GIM are not developed in
depth, since we count with no professionals adequately trained in these
areas, and in the official level, there isn’t any major post-graduate
education for Music Therapists.Lía Rejane Mendes, from Brazil is
completing her training in GIM here in the U.S.
During this last period of time, the production of theory has been
increased. Quite a few books on Music Therapeutic clinical practice and
theory have been published in Brazil as well as in Argentina. Well
known Music Therapists such as Lía Rejane Mendes and Antonio Milleco,
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