- Guest presenters have included:
- Sharon Brown, RN, MSN, Asst. VP, RWJUH Hamilton
- Pam Jones, RN, Integrative Therapy Nurse, RWJUH Hamilton
- Leslie Stickley, RN, HCMHT, Associate Director, Bedside Harp
- Ray Pool, BMus, CMHT-HN, HCHT, Harmony Instructor
- Kay Mengers, MFA, Assistant Director, Bedside Harp
- Deidre Curci, CHT, Founding Director, The Blessed Foundation
- John Marcantonio, MA, MDiv., Patient Relations Manager, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, Rahway, NJ
- Kim Chandler Vaccaro, Ed. D., Asst. Professor of Dance, Rider University
certification program for adults
Module I: To Soothe the Savage Breast
- Theories of vibrational medicine
- Using your voice in healing (toning)
- The power and effectiveness of the harp in the medical setting
- Using the church modes in medical settings
- Improvising
- Using the scale to understand melody and harmony
- Sounding out tunes by ear and finding patterns
- Building a working repertoire
| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| Bucks Co. Community College Bensalem, PA |
Spring: Thursday through Sunday, April 19 to 22, 2012 Summer Intensive: Monday July 9th through Thursday July 12, 2012 |
Module II: Glimpses Within
- Understanding ourselves especially in the context of our work
- Facing our fears
- Techniques for Sacred Listening
- Finding the right words
- Healing the Healer Essentials
- Music and repertoire development
| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| Bucks Co. Community College Bensalem, PA |
Spring: Thursday through Sunday, May 17-20, 2012 Summer Intensive: Monday July 16 through Thursday July 19, 2012 |
Module III: Working with the Depressed, the Seriously Ill, and the Dying
- Develop tools for working with depressed, seriously ill, and dying patients as well as their families
- Lessons learned from the dying
- Ethics of playing harp at the bedside
- Medical facility protocols, procedures and regulations
- Choosing music for the depressed, the seriously ill and the dying
| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| Bucks Co. Community College Bensalem, PA |
Spring: Wednesday through Sunday, June 20-24, 2012 Summer Intensive: Monday July 30 through Friday August 3, 2012 |
Module IV: Creating Work for Yourself / Creating Yourself for Work
- Tools to help you create the job of your dreams
- Developing your own musical arrangements
- Developing your own musical style
- Vibroacoustic harp therapy
- Repertoire development
- Developing your own unique professional image
From 2009 forward, there will be only one Module IV presentation for both Fall and Spring groups.
| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| Bucks Co. Community College Bensalem, PA |
Thursday through Sunday, September 13-16, 2012 |
Online Course: "Conversations on Ethics for Musicians in Allied Health Professions"
Online course offered through Bucks County Community College, taught by Edie Elkan, explores the ethical dilemmas inherent in the field of harp therapy. Using the text, The Ethics of Touch,by Ben E. Benjamin, Ph.D. and Cherie Sohnen-Moe, students will learn key terms, read codes of ethics for other fields, understand the concepts of self-accountability, values, ethical dilemmas and core psycholgoical concepts. Areas to be highlighted are: Boundaries, Dynamics of Effective Communication, Dual Relationships, and Business Ethics. This course is open to all artists who work in the healthcare arena and required for Bedside Harp’s harp therapists working toward their first level of certification. Bucks County Community College Course # WSMCE 4020-C30, 13 weeks, September 2011.
Module V: Internship
Students will begin their internships immediately following the presentation of Module I, playing first in common areas in our host hospitals, and then, after Module III, in patient rooms in our host hospitals which we see as our incubators. At these hospitals, students will receive the benefit of hands-on supervision, mentorship, support and training by our Mastery level graduates. If 80% of their internships are completed at any one of our host hospitals, graduates will receive the designation of Hospital-Certified. If 50% of their internships are completed at any one of our host hospitals, graduates will receive the designation of Hospital-Intensive. Hospital-Certified and Hospital-Intensive designations are co-conferred by the host hospital and Bedside Harp. If less than 50% of their internships are completed at our host hospital, students will graduate with the certification of Certified Harp Therapist or Certified Master of Harp Therapy conferred by Bedside Harp.
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