Cultural considerations in GIM practice, training, and research

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Abstract

Cultural issues intruded unexpectedly and dramatically into my training GIM sessions, as an Australian national living in the New York region. In due course, this set me to thinking about cultural awareness and competency as an important aspect of professional practice in GIM. Among my experiences of pleasant childhood imagery within a GIM session, I reported seeing a black swan" and my GIM therapist gasped, quite audibly! Luckily, I had the presence of mind to briefly explain about black swans in Australia.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGuided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond
EditorsDenise E. Grocke
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherBarcelona Publishers
Pages633-649
Number of pages17
Edition2nd
ISBN (Electronic)9781945411410
ISBN (Print)9781945411403
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • culture
  • music
  • music therapy
  • medical care

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