Dr. Gabi Frank

Director of the M.A. in Music Therapy Proogram

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