SWEDEN

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1974: Swedish Association for Music Therapy (Svenska förbundet för musikterapi) is founded.

1977: Swedish Association for Music Therapy starts the publication of the journal “Musikterapi”

1981: The first education on academic level in music therapy starts at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

1985: A basic education starts at Sjöviks folkhögskola

1990: Three year post graduate program starts at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

1994: Nordic Music therapy conference in Sweden

2001: MA Program at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

2004: Ph.D. Program at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

MUSIC THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Royal College of Music in Stockholm

Website: http://www.kmh.se

1. Four years post graduate part time training program
2. Doctoral Program (Ph.D.)

Functional Music Therapy

Musikterapiinstitutet
Website: http://www.fmt-metoden.se
Three years part time training program, private institution

College of Music in Ingesund
Website: http://www.imh.se
Three years part time training program.

THEORETICAL FOUNDATION

Music therapy on psychodynamic basis / Royal College of Music in Stockholm

The music therapy profile at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, which is based on a humanist view of music, is process-oriented and aims to integrate musical and therapeutic competence. The studies confer a knowledge of how music is used for purposes of health promotion and therapy. The programme includes theoretical studies, methodology, practical exercises and supervised work experience placement. It concludes with a Master’s essay in the subject field of Music Therapy. This, then, is a Master’s programme which also qualifies you as a music therapist.

The programme has a psychotherapeutic emphasis, which means that in connection with it the students themselves must undergo therapy.

Functional Music Therapy (FMT)

In functional music therapy certain musical codes and patterns are used to influence and improve function. The therapist never uses words. The FMT-model is based on developmental theories influenced by Piaget, Holle and Kylén. Hjelm (founder of the method) emphasizes that it is not a question of developmental psychology. The purpose is to restore and build up functions by developing the brain. Music therapy is defined as “means, not as goals”.

In the training program for the FMT-model is following included:

Theories (e-g. special education, neurology, handicap knowledge), specific methods in the model (e.g. total nonverbality, criterias), music (functional piano for the specific code –system of the model), praxis and thesis.

RECOGNITION

There are about 250 trained music therapists in Sweden.

JOURNALS

Musikterapi i Sverige

E-mail: www.musikterapi.se

MUSIC THERAPY ASSOCIATION

The Association for Music Therapy in Sweden (Förbundet för musikterapi i Sverige, FMS) was founded in 1999 (Formerly Swedish Music Therapy Association). The association represents Swedish music therapy as a whole and is an association working for cooperation between different forms of music therapy.

E-mail: info@musikterapi.se

WORKING AREAS FOR MUSIC THERAPISTS

2.Clinical- or psychiatric work: E.g. Hospital (e.g. palliative, cancer, childcare units), Psychiatric hospital, Geriatric ward, Private music therapy centres, Childcare institution, Psychiatric care for adults, children of youths.

3.Community-based work: E.g. Cultural engagement (culture and health), Youth clubs, Activity centre e.g. mentally handicapped, Projects, Human service system e.g. health stations

4.Consultants: E.g. Health care system, Administration, Education (high school, university), Counselling, County team, Autism centre, Observation center

RELEVANT LITERATURE (published in English)

Körlin, Dag 2002: An neuropsychological Theory of Traumatic Imagery in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) Guided Imagery and Music. Barcelona publishers, Gilsum NH

DELEGATE :
Rut Wallius, music therapist, Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
E-mail: wallius@chello.se