PDS 2013 Thursday 12 and Friday 13 September 2013. Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville. Thursday 12 September 2013 Time Auditorium (Ground floor) Seminar Room (Fifth floor) Staff Room (Fifth floor) 9.00am Introduction and welcome by Lucy O Grady and Meagan Hunt, Coconvenors PDS 2013 9.30-10.30 Plenary Session Professor Raymond McDonald, University of Edinburgh. Musical identities and improvisation. An interactive workshop. MORNING TEA 11.00am - 12.30 Panel: How can music therapists contribute to social change? A discussion/debate with audience involvement about how music therapy can contribute to the macrosystems of health and to social change. Making new friends: Neuroscience and music therapy. This workshop is presented by three geeky colleagues (a neuropsychologist and two music therapists) who get really excited about music and the brain. The outcome of this fun and interactive Music therapists working with musicians in the recording studio: The example of Aardvark. A discussion, with hands-on elements, about how the process of recording music with young people not only engages the young people but connects musicians
Associate Professor Kat McFerran Panel experts: Gillian Howell: Musician, facilitator, educator; Associate Professor Kat McFerran: University of Melbourne; and Kim Dunphy: Dance Therapist. workshop is an opportunity to re-engage with some fundamental neuro-anatomy and neuro-musical processes to see how they apply to your clinical practice. We will use case examples from a variety of clinical populations and knowledge from the field of neuroscience to build neuroscaffolding for music therapy. Come prepared to sing and dance until your brain is content. Ellen Gentle: Clinical Neuropsychologist RCH Melbourne; Janeen Bower: Music Therapist, Neurorehabilitation, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne; Helen Shoemark: Music Therapist and Researcher, Neonatal Unit, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne. with music therapists. Presenters: Monique Brumby: Musician, Singer/songwriter, performer, facilitator; Meagan Hunt: Music Therapist, Adolescent Unit, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne and Aardvark Worldwide. 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 3.00pm ipad, therefore iam. How to use the ipad for increasing connections in the therapist/participant relationship. An interactive workshop where you can share your favourite ipad apps for working with clients. Please bring your ipad with you. Freya Dalgleish: Music Therapist; and LUNCH How to create a community choir. Learn the practical skills needed to set up a choir and keep it running Learn why choirs are so good for health Sue Johnson: Highly accomplished musician, composer, musical director and educator. Sue is also a member of Australia s
Tanya McKenna: Music Therapist, The renowned a capella group Coco s Lunch. Soundhouse, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 3.00pm AFTERNOON TEA 3.30pm 5.00pm Music therapy student supervision - growing and sustaining the profession now and into the future. This workshop combines panel discussions and short presentations to address topics including: understanding students experience of placement; supervising international students; and assessing students for their stage of training. In addition, workshop participants will be encouraged to share their experiences of supervision and contribute ideas for the growth and sustainability of placement opportunities. Come along and share your ideas, renew or validate your enthusiasm for supervision, and feel more confident to supervise students in the future. Jason Kenner: Coordinator of Clinical Training, The University of Melbourne; Grace Thompson: Coordinator of Blended Learning, The University of Melbourne; and Alam Lem: Course Advisor, University of Western Sydney. Body percussion. Slap, tap, scratch, brush, stomp and pat More than just clapping a rhythm, body percussion is the original Band in a Box with a huge array of creative possibilities. In this session participants will build a body percussion vocabulary of sounds and moves and create a simple sequence with ideas gleaned from tap dance and hoofing, flamenco, and the MASSIVE hip-hop choir. The ideas shared will be transferable to a range of group music-making situations. You don't have to be a confident dancer, but come along prepared to move! Gillian Howell: Musician, dynamic facilitator, educator. Gillian is an expert in leading creative music projects that get participants actively performing and composing in a fun, inclusive and highly engaging way.
Friday 13 September 2013 Time Auditorium Seminar Rooms Staff Room 9.00am Ethics in music therapy practice. Consider the ethics of consent in music therapy. Professor Lyn Gillam will expertly facilitate a group discussion on this topic, focussing on consent to engage in music therapy and also consent to use material produced in sessions. Music, gender and health. An informative and experiential session on how to harness the interaction of gender with your clinical work so that your participants health/therapeutic outcomes are maximised. Music and the body. 11.00am 12.30pm Associate Professor Lyn Gillam, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital. Lyn is an ethicist with particular interests in clinical ethics, research ethics and ethics education. She is a dynamic discussion facilitator. Panel: Music, mindfulness and flow. A discussion/debate, with workshop elements for audience, about how principles of mindfulness and flow can be used with music to achieve health Lucy O Grady, Music Therapist Panel experts: Professor Raymond McDonald., Natalie Jack: Music Therapist; Forensic Psychiatry, Thomas Embling Hospital; John Hedigan: Music Therapist, Austin Hospital; Priscilla Pek: Music Therapist, Monash Medical Centre and Music Matters Project, University of Melbourne. MORNING TEA Sustainable music therapy projects: With international and local examples. How to create and think about sustainable practices in music therapy projects. Learn from a case set in Bangladesh and a case from Indigenous Australia Lucy Bolger: Music Therapist Learn about the myriad ways in which music can enhance physical health. Choose to focus in particular on either music-listening for relaxation, using music to enhance physical exercise/entrainment, and voice as embodied music. General: Imogen Clark, Music Therapist, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, University of Melbourne. Relaxation: Rachel Martin, Music Therapist, private practice Voice: Emma O Brien, Music Therapist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
12.30pm 1.30pm University of Edinburgh; Associate Professor Felicity Baker, University of Melbourne; and Anja Tatane, Music Therapist. 1.30pm 2.30 National Council: updates and new information, including new CPD pm process, update on Time to Shine, and more. 2.30pm 3.30pm The health in music and health. 3.30pm What is health when we link it to music? Learn about different approaches to thinking about health and practical ways of enhancing health in your work. Carmen Cheong, Music Therapist 4.00pm 4.30pm Round up and close LUNCH Would be good to be gone by 2.45pm AFTERNOON TEA Building therapeutic strength with therapists from other arts modalities. Experience the extra health potentials when music interacts with other art forms. Let a music therapist, an arts therapist and dance therapist take you on a creative journey. Presenters: Jason Kenner Music Therapist, University of Melbourne; Pam Hellema - Art Therapist; and Elizabeth McKenzie - Dance Therapist