Twelve hours
of introductory training includes
. . .
.
drumming
.
singing
.
group percussion / rhythm facilitation
principles
.
other percussion and melodic instrument
playing
.
stress reduction
.
physical fitness
.
self-expression
.
camaraderie and support
.
nurturing
.
spirituality
.
how to engage Joy Receivers at their
individual levels of functioning
.
how to provide a warm, compassionate,
caring environment for Joy Receivers
Three hours
of subsequent advanced training
includes two, one-on-one sessions
with a homebound Joy Receiver under
the guidance of a Joy Giver Supervisor
and a one-time observation of active
volunteer Joy Givers conducting
an actual session
with Joy Receivers at a community-based
older-adult facility.
Resounding
Joy welcomes requests to train Joy
Givers outside San Diego and California.
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a request to arrange Joy Giver training
in your community.
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A qualifying interview prefaces 12 hours of scientific
evidence-based volunteer Joy Giver instruction and hands-on
experience led by credentialed music
therapists. Joy Giver training assumes
that neither volunteer Joy Givers
nor Joy Receivers are musicians.
No one needs to be able to read
music, play an instrument, or possess
a trained voice.
After successful completion
of introductory training, Joy Givers
receive three more hours of advanced
training.
Once newly trained Joy Givers
accept assignment to Joy Receivers,
board-certified music therapists
provide mentorship until Joy Givers
are comfortable working without
supervision.
Thereafter, one evening per month,
active Joy Givers attend a supervision
class, where they learn new techniques
and strategies and share experiences
they’ve had with their Joy
Receivers. |