Systemic Listening Therapy training

Listening Therapy training

Hörtherapie Ausbildung. Der Weg zum Experten

The path to becoming an expert
Systemic Listening Therapy is the latest stage of development in listening therapy, which was developed by the French ENT specialist Dr. Alfred Tomatis.

This in-depth training is for professionals who want to expand their repertoire.

The training teaches the basics of hearing as well as listening therapy in the context of various disciplines such as neurology, neuropsychology, pedagogy, psychology, phonology, energy medicine, spirituality, etc.
It demonstrates the range of its therapeutic application in the most diverse problem areas.
It enables the safe use of listening therapy with clients through personal experience as well as practical exercises.

Teachers, therapists, trainers and alternative practitioners can use this training to integrate Listening Therapy into their professional practice.

The goals of the training

The fundamental aim of Systemic Listening Therapy, according to Dr. A. Tomatis, is to stimulate and optimize a ‘resonant listening readiness’. It is an attitude in the physical and psychological sense in which we are in a state of resonance with our environment and ourselves.

In other words, the awakening of a trust in social interaction through the act of listening to one another. With Systemic Listening Therapy participants learn to actively and specifically stimulate and optimize this willingness to listen.

Participants learn the theoretical basics of the physical and psychological structures involved in hearing.
Participants learn how the listening therapy equipment works and how to operate it. This include the digital electronic ear and the audiometer.
Participants learn how to competently and confidently support children and adults during the listening therapy process.
They learn to structure a therapeutic process in which the client’s personality and creative potential can unfold.
It is important to understand a therapeutic approach that promotes internal resourcing and supports salutogenesis (how health develops and the processes behind it.)
Participants experience the benefits of listening therapy personally, through their own listening therapy journey.
In the basic course, participants acquire the necessary skills to work competently in a listening therapy facility.
In the advanced course, participants acquire the qualifications to work with listening therapy independently.

The implementation of our training

Durchführung unser Ausbildung zur Systemischen Hörtherapie

Our Systemic Listening Therapy training is multifaceted and provides the students with all that is needed to learn and acquire pedagogical and therapeutic skills.

E-learning is primarily a multimedia tool for acquiring knowledge.
Personal experience makes theoretical knowledge tangible in one’s own life.
The practical seminars help with linking the social and theoretical aspects of what has been learned and experienced.
The term paper, based on a client case study, is presented to the study group, to demonstrate one’s knowledge and understanding of the material.
The supervision sessions provide support in carrying out systemic listening therapy with one’s own clients.
The monthly video chat “AI-Live” provides a forum to stay connected and discuss current issues.

Dipl. Psych. Franz Müller

Dr. Dirk Beckedorf

Contents of the training

The training is comprised with as many as six topic-specific modules. Depending on your interests and the area in which you wish to use Systemic Listening Therapy, you can complete as many of these as you wish.

Module I provides an insight into the world of hearing, its phylogenesis, the anatomical and physiological requirements and their significance for human development.
Module II deals with the basics of acoustics and psychoacoustics and creates an understanding of the device used in therapy, namely the Digital Electronic Ear. In addition, listening therapy is categorized neurobiologically and the holistic approach to therapy is explained.
Module III is the area of sensorimotor integration. It is aimed at people who work in the professional field of occupational therapy, sensorimotor therapy or physiotherapy.
Module IV focuses on linguistic development and linguistic self-expression. It is aimed at professions and people such as speech therapists, actors, speakers, singers, etc.
Module V is dedicated to the area of childhood development and the development of a secure relationship and attachment experience. It is specially designed for professions and people who work with children. It is also a prerequisite for being able to competently use and accompany the mother’s voice and the prenatal aspect of highly filtered Mozart music in adults, for example.
Module VI focuses on adults. It is for professions and people who want to work in the field of counseling and psychotherapy for adults. Module VI can only be booked with Module V!

The basic courses (modules I-II) are mandatory for all subsequent modules.

The advanced courses (modules III-VI) are aimed at a variety of professions and professional disciplines. The modules can be completed individually with a corresponding qualification.

By completing all four modules of the advanced course, participants will have acquired the basic qualification to competently support children and adults in their respective developmental processes in all areas of Systemic Listening Therapy.

Those who complete all modules will experience the depth and breadth of Systemic Listening Therapy according to Dr. A. Tomatis, both in terms of understanding and application.

For further questions, please see the FAQ or contact us.

Costs of the training

Cost overview
The cost of participation is € 150 per seminar day.

The duration of the basic e-learning course is set at 4 days per course with 32 teaching units of 45 minutes each, based on teaching experience.

The examination for the basic course takes place at the end of the 2nd practical seminar, in special cases also after the 1st practical seminar.

Modul I	Costs
Basic course 1: The ear, hearing and its diagnostics	600,00 €
Practical seminar 1 (5 days)	750,00 €
Modul II
Basic course 2: Acoustics and the “electronic ear” as a therapy device	600,00 €
Practical seminar 1 (5 days) with examination	750,00 €

The time required for the advanced e-learning courses is the same as for the basic course.

Modul III	Costs
Advanced course 1: Auditory-sensory-motor integration	600,00 €
Practical seminar for the respective module (5 days) with examination	750,00 €
Modul IV
Advanced course 2: Audio-Psycho-Phonological Integration	600,00 €
Practical seminar for the respective module (5 days) with examination	750,00 €

Modul V
Advanced course 3: From resonance to bonding	600,00 €
Practical seminar for the respective module (5 days) with examination	750,00 €

Module V can only be booked together with Module III+IV for working with children! However, only one written term paper is required.

Modul VI	Costs
Advanced course 4: Existential aspects of listening therapy with adults	600,00 €
Practical seminar for the respective module (5 days) with examination	750,00 €

Module VI can only be booked together with Module V!

The costs for the unpaid internship will be discussed with the respective practices and ranges between 120 – 150 € per day.
The costs for one’s personal listening therapy experience are agreed upon individually with the listening therapy institute depending where one wishes to listen.

Supervision costs are agreed upon with the supervisor.

Training dates

E-learning can be started at any time after signing the training contract.

The associated one-week practical seminars take place in spring (March) and fall (October), unless otherwise agreed.

The next practical seminar will take place from February 24 – February 28, 2025. Topics include “In-depth introduction to the mode of action of the digital electronic ear” and “The special significance of Mozart’s music in hearing therapy”.

The AI-Live video chat takes place monthly. Next date: 03.04.2025, 20:15 Uhr.

Personal experiencing of the listening therapy should be started at the beginning of the training.

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