International Seminar - Music Therapy, Mental Resilience and Health
About the lectures ( for details about the lectures, click on the lecture name )
Carl Jung, Trauma and Music Therapy: Integrative Approaches in Psychedelic Psychotherapy. Mr. Niv Arbiv Dogo.
Niv Arbiv-Dogo is a certified music therapist, Jungian psychotherapist and psychedelic therapist, one of the pioneers in Israel in combining legal ketamine-based treatment in a private clinic. His approach combines analytical psychotherapy with spiritual approaches from Kabbalah, Hasidism and shamanism, from a perspective of healing as a multi-layered process – personal, collective and mystical .
The lecture will address the connection between music therapy and psychedelic psychotherapy, based on the principles of Jungian psychology, with an emphasis on the relationship between the ego and the self in the healing process. Integrative methods for working with trauma will be presented, emphasizing strengthening resilience through connecting to inner healing forces. Inner listening will be emphasized as a common and essential component of both approaches and as a key to mental change and the creation of meaning.
Relational needs in music therapy among trauma and post-traumatic victims. Lecturer: Prof. Moshe Ben Simon
Prof. Moshe Ben-Simon is a faculty member in the Department of Criminology at Bar-Ilan University. His professional background combines the fields of criminology and music therapy, and he focuses on interdisciplinary research that combines these approaches.
The lecture will present findings from a qualitative study conducted among 41 music therapists who worked with trauma victims in Israel. The findings highlight the unique contribution of music to meeting patients' relational needs - including the need for recognition, acceptance, emotional testimony, emotional response from the therapist, security, trust, and reaching out from the therapist.
Song as a therapeutic tool in mental health. Lecturer: Mr. Zavik Elisha Neuman
Zavik Elisha Neuman is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, music therapist and certified EMDR therapist. He is the director of the Arts Therapists Sector at the Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center, heads the 'Music for the Soul' project of the Ministry of Health and the 'Rimon' Music School, and also serves as the head of the Mental Health Committee at Y.H.T.
The lecture will present the methods of implementing music therapy among mental health patients, incorporating filmed vignettes from therapy sessions held at the Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center.
Roundtable: Music Therapy After the Seven of October. Dr. Gabi Frank, Prof. Moshe Ben Simon, Mr. Zavik Elisha Neuman, Mr. Niv Arbiv Dogo.
About the workshops (for details about the workshops, click on the workshop name)
Poetry as a Healing Tool: Strengthening the Mental Resilience of Hospitalized Children Through Songwriting Ms. Noga Geva
Ms. Noga Geva is a musician and creator, certified in music therapy and a lecturer in the field of early childhood music and songwriting in therapy. Noga is the creator of the children's song albums: "I Have Everything," "Jump to the Sky," "On the Way to the Aunt" and "My Moment" - mindfulness songs for children. The workshop will combine practical practice and open discussion and provide tools for therapeutic work through songwriting with hospitalized children.
The Music of the Moment: Instrumental Improvisation in Dealing with Uncertainty Dr. Ronit Aharoni
Dr. Ronit Aharoni is certified in music therapy and psychotherapy. She also engages in professional training and facilitating music improvisation groups, with an emphasis on personal development and empowerment . The workshop gives participants the opportunity to experiment and delve into the world of musical improvisation, and invites them to discover their creative powers, and to develop flexibility, listening, openness, courage, faith, and other qualities, as supportive resources and growth-enhancing ones.
Music Therapy and Mindfulness: A Clinical Intervention for Mental Resilience Dr. Michal Duch
Dr. Michal Tzur Duch is certified in music therapy and focused psychotherapy, an expert in the field of trauma, depression, anxiety and rehabilitation. She directs the Rehabilitation Center for IDF Disabled Persons with Head Injuries in Jaffa, in the service of the Ministry of Defense and the Department of Psychology, Research Authority, Bar-Ilan University. Michal teaches in the Master's degree program in music therapy at the Ono Academic Center. The workshop will demonstrate and teach techniques for integrating mindfulness into music therapy, with the aim of achieving emotional clarity and a better quality of life for people in emotional crisis and depression .
The Journey Within: A musical workshop to strengthen mental resilience and process traumatic experiences inspired by psychedelic therapy. Lecturer: Mr. Niv Arbiv Dogo
The workshop offers a musical journey that simulates the stages of psychedelic therapy – preparation, experience and integration – as a tool for inner work. Through personal practice, group work and guided dialogue, participants will experience non-verbal healing processes, inspired by music therapy and Jungian psychology, to strengthen mental resilience and emotional processing .