MTL - Danish Association of Music Therapists

History
The Danish Society for Music Therapy (DFMT) was founded in 1969 and included among others the practitioners Claus Bang, Synnøve Friis, Grethe Lund, and Søren Müllhausen. In 1982 a four year training program was established at Aalborg University, and in 1995 the training program was extended to at five year training leading to a master's degree. The program was among others build up by Inge Nygaard Pedersen, Benedikte Scheiby, Estrid Heerup and Lars Ole Bonde. In 1998 the first music therapy professorship in Denmark was established and chaired by dr. Tony Wigram, who further has develop the PhD Research School at Aalborg University. In 1992 music therapists with a university degree founded the professional association Danish Association of Music Therapists (MTL) as a separate part of the academic national trade union DM. In 1998 the Danish GIM society was founded as an open society for people with interest in receptive music psychotherapy. In 2006 Inge Nygaard Pedersen was appointed the second music therapy professor in Denmark.

Music therapy at Aalborg University
Aalborg University offers a five year, full-time MA degree course in music therapy, and is linked to the Music Therapy Clinic at Aalborg Psychiatric Hospital that is established as a centre for treatment and research.
The MA program qualifies students to practice music therapy at a clinical and scientific level. Students are trained to work within multi-disciplinary teams in institutions in Denmark or abroad. The program gives equal weight to academic study, personal development, musical training, scientific research methodology and clinical skills. The program was founded on a broad psycho-dynamic and humanistic basis encouraging an integrative approach.

Elements in training programme
- Musical skills: Musical and clinical approach to vocal, instrumental and keyboard improvisation. Musical repertoire.
- Self experience: Individual and group training in the therapy process. Clinical experience at different institutions.
- Theoretical skills: Music psychology, general psychology, theory of science, theory of music therapy.

The 5th year includes a one semester, full time clinical trainee period, followed by one semester's supervision of Masters' theses.

The international PhD Research School and the research milieu at Aalborg University have developed since 1992. The Research School contributes with important articles and dissertations to the Danish as well as the international research literature. Courses and seminars are offered regularly at Aalborg University. The goal of the Research School is to train researchers with sufficient clinical, theoretical and musical knowledge to assure scientific rigour as well as a genuine musical aesthetic dimension.

Contact:
Musikterapi
Institut for Kommunikation
Aalborg Universitet
Kroghstræde 6
9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark
Phone: +45 96 35 91 19
Homepage: www.musikterapi.aau.dk

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Danish Association of Music Therapists (MTL)
Danish Association of Music Therapists (MTL) has existed in its present form since 1992. MTL members are students and graduated music therapists, as well as unemployed and retired music therapists.
The board of MTL includes 5-6 members, representing different regions of Denmark. MTL is a professional association and includes only music therapists with a university degree from Aalborg University. The aim of MTL is to take care of the interests of professional music therapists in Denmark, shaping the policies and ethics of the profession. In May 2007 the number of members is 97. MTL is a member of EMTC.
The activities of MTL covers:
o An annual two-day meeting for all members
o MTL board meetings
o Network-groups: local subgroups meet to discuss aspects of their work
o A national conference every three years
o The publication of the journal "Dansk Musikterapi"
o An updated website with background information about music therapy as well as news and job advertisements
o MTL is a member of the EMTC

Contact:
Danish Association of Music Therapists (MTL)
Att/ Hanne Mette Ridder
Dannevang 11, 8520 Lystrup, Denmark
Email: mtl@musikterapi.org
Homepage: www.musikterapi.org

Danish Society for Music Therapy (DFMT)
The Danish Society for Music Therapy (DFMT) was founded in 1969 and closed down in 2007. DFMT established music therapy in Denmark and worked closely together with the professional music therapists in MTL.

Selskab for GIM-Psykoterapi
The Danish Society for GIM psychotherapy was founded in 1998. The homepage provides information on the GIM model and on courses in GIM therapy.

Contact:
Pernille Schwartz
Vangeledet 12, st.th., 2830 Virum, Denmark
Phone: +45 39 90 05 19
E-mail: musicoach@mail.dk
Homepage: www.gimterapi.dk

It is possible to take the full GIM training course in Denmark. Contact: Primary Trainer Torben Moe - tormoe@get2net.dk.

CLINICAL PRACTICE
A large group of Danish music therapists are employed in psychiatric hospitals or in social psychiatry. Other music therapy jobs are in specialized child care institutions, schools, nursing homes, day care centres, palliative care, neurological rehabilitation, institutions for grown ups with special needs, and in the Danish refugee council. A smaller number of music therapists have private practises.
Danish music therapists are qualified to work in multidisciplinary teams, their primary colleagues being doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social counsellors, special teachers, physio- and occupational therapists, nurses and speech therapists among others. In addition to clinical practice music therapists are qualified to do supervision and counselling. Music therapists have a salary set by the union.

LITERATURE

Journal
"Dansk Musikterapi" published by MTL
www.musikterapi.org/pages/tidsskrifterDMT.html
Email: dansk@musikterapi.org

Series
Årsskrift: Musikterapi i psykiatrien. Musikterapiklinikken. Aalborg Psykiatriske Sygehus, Aalborg Universitet, Den Psykiatriske Forskningsenhed I Nordjyllands Amt.
http://www.mip.aau.dk/udgivelser

One book (among the others)
Wigram, T., Pedersen, I.N., & Bonde, L.O. (2002). A comprehensive guide to music therapy. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

PhD dissertations from The Graduate School in Music Therapy
Institute for Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark

Mahns, Wolfgang (1998) Symbolbildungen in der analytischen Kindermusiktherapie. Eine qualitative Studie über die Bedeutung der musikalischen Improvisation in der Musiktherapie mit Schulkindern.

Aldridge, Gudrun (1998) Die Entwicklung einer Melodie im Kontext improvisatorischer Musiktherapie.

Moe, Torben (2001) Restituerende faktorer i gruppeterapi med psykiatriske patienter - baseret på en modifikation af Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

Hannibal, Niels J . (2001) Præverbal overføring i musikterapi - kvalitativ undersøgelse af overføringsprocesser i den musikalske interaktion

Elefant, Cochavit (2002) Enhancing Communication in Girls with Rett Syndrome through Songs in Music Therapy

Holck, Ulla (2002) "Kommunikalsk" sammenspil i musikterapi. Kvalitative videoanalyser af musikalske og gestiske interaktioner med børn med betydelige funktionsnedsættelser, herunder børn med autisme.

Aasgaard, Trygve (2002) Song Creations by Children with Cancer - Process and Meaning.

Ridder, Hanne Mette (2003) Singing Dialogue. Music therapy with persons in advanced stages of dementia. A case study research design.

Gold, Christian (2003) An analysis of long-term Music Therapy intervention with mentally ill Children and Adolescents in Austria.

Baker, Felicity (2004) The effects of song singing on improvements in affective intonation of people with traumatic brain injury.

Garred, Rudy (2004) An Inquiry into the Role of Music and of Words in Creative Music Therapy.

De Backer, Jos (2005) The transition from sensorial play to musical form by psychotic patients in a music therapeutic process.

Bonde, Lars Ole (2005) The Bonny Method of guided imagery and music (BMGIM) with cancer survivors. A psychosocial study with focus on the influence of BMGIM on mood and quality of life.

Kim, Jinah (2006) Joint attention and attunement in improvisational music therapy with autistic child.

Pedersen, Inge Nygaard (2007) Counter-transference in Music Therapy. A
Phenomenological Study on Counter-transference used as a clinical Concept by
Music Therapists working with Musical Improvisation in Adult Psychiatry

Miller, Helen Odell (2007) The Practice of Music Therapy for Adults with Mental Health Problems. The Relationship between Diagnosis and Clinical Method