Dr. Gabi Frank

Director of the M.A. in Music Therapy Proogram

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About

Dr. Gabi Frank is the Director of the Master’s Degree program in Music Therapy and a Senior lecturer at Ono Academic College. He works has been working as a music therapist and a qualified instructor in hospitals for twenty years and manages a private clinic where he provides therapy, counseling for parents and professional training. Dr. Frank has many years of experience working with children and adults in crisis situations brought on by physical trauma and illness. Since 2000 he has been teaching in various academic settings.

Education

2018 PhD

The Interpretation and Culture Studies Program, Bar Ilan University. Topic of the PhD: Dialogue as an ontological principle in the discourse of rights: a critical study of music therapy for hospitalized children

2014 MA

The Interpretation and Culture Studies Program, Bar Ilan University. The direct degree program for a doctorate (without a thesis).

1999 Diploma Studies

Music Therapy, David Yelin College of Education, Jerusalem.

B. Music Studies 1989

The Mannes College of Music, NYC, U.S.A

Teaching Areas

Introduction to Music Therapy, techniques, methods and theories in music therapy, music therapy in health systems, training in music therapy.

Research interests

Multicultural aspects in music therapy, dialogical philosophy in music therapy, music therapy in health systems

Selected Publications

Frank, G., & Gilboa, A. (2021). Three Aspects of Dialogue in Music Therapy: A Theoretical Treatise. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 31(2), 1-18.
Frank, G. (2005). David's Music: An Observation of Musical Interactions with a Schizophrenic. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 14(2), 179-185.