Students will spend one hour of class time each week focusing on developing self-awareness through engaging in musical experiences. Students will work with expressive improvisation and ensemble playing to explore intrapsychic and interpersonal responses to music. The student will work as a music therapy intern for a total of 900 hours in community agency settings in accordance with AMTA regulations. The field placement includes participation in team treatment meetings, documentation, clinical supervision, and inservice education. Students will receive music therapy supervision in the Professional Seminar class and from a minimum of three site visits by the Music Therapy Intern Coordinator from Naropa.
Students write a major research paper on a topic which contributes to the field of music therapy.
The primary focus of this course is to facilitate the development a personal philosophy of music therapy. Students will also discuss finding and creating employment as music therapists. Students will spend one hour of class time each week focusing on developing self-awareness through engaging in musical experiences. Students will work with expressive improvisation and ensemble playing to explore intrapsychic and interpersonal responses to music. The internship is an integral part of the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology program.