Angela Shum has been a registered nurse for more than 10 years, working in health care setting across different countries and cities, including Hong Kong, Canada and USA. Her nursing clinical experience has been extensive in various settings, including hospital, nursing home and university. She has worked with clients in the area of oncology (bone marrow transplant), surgery, medicine (cardiology) as well as geriatric (Dementia/Alzheimer).

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After she earned her master degree in expressive therapy (specialize in music therapy and mental health counseling), she worked as a music /rehabilitation therapist at the Provincial/State hospitals in both Canada and USA. She has experiences working with clients having needs in dementia, forensic psychiatry, problem gambling/addictions, stroke/traumatic brain injury and developmental disabilities.  Presently, she is residing in Hong Kong with the passion of educating psychiatric nurses about music imagery, GIM & expressive arts therapy/ (FOAT) and promotes this approach in the health care setting and organizations.

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Professional Title/Credentials

• RN                    Registered Nurse(Hong Kong) 

• MT-BC              Music Therapy Board Certified (USA)

• MTA                 Music Therapy accredited (Canada)​​

• FAMI                Fellow of Association of Music & Imagery

• HPMT               Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy

                                                      

Professional Training

• Neurologic Music Therapy training, Colorado State University

• Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy

• Music & Imagery, Anna Maria College Institute for Music & Consciousness                               

• Guided Imagery of Music, Therapeutic Arts Institute

• Music Permanence Wellness

• UCLA Gambling Studies Program

• Focusing Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT ®)

• PIMI

                                            

Academic Qualifications

• Lesley University (MA, USA)   M.A. in Expressive Therapies

       (specializing in Music Therapy and Mental Health Counselling)

• University of Alberta  (BScN, Canada)  Bachelor of Science in Nursing     

                

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct clinical associateship/visiting lecturer, School of Nursing,  Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Nursing Instructor/ visiting lecturer, Hong Kong Polytechnic  University                  

• Visiting Lecturer, Hong Kong Community College

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Other Training/Qualifications

• Certified Laughter yoga leader

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她持有護士學士學位及表達藝術( 音樂治療 ) 碩士學位。她曾在香港, 加拿大及美國任職註冊護士及音樂治療師的工作, 並擁有超越20年的臨床經驗, 包括腫瘤科 (骨髓移植), 外科, 內科 (心臟科) 及老人科 (老退化症) 和中風, 腦創傷,賭博,犯罪精神科等等。她曾在香港理工大學任教護理臨床督導老師, 並且在香港理工大學和香港大學擔任碩士課程的客席音樂治療老師, 擁有豐富的臨床及教學經。她亦在本地非牟利機構內, 服務有各種成癮問題的公眾人士。她主力推廣音樂想像, 音樂想像療法, 聚焦表達藝術於本地醫療機構, 企業及非牟利機構, 並提供工作坊和培訓。

 

專業稱號/憑證

註冊護士 

美國音樂治療師

加拿大音樂治療師

善終緩和音樂治療師

音樂引導想像協會會員

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專業訓練/資格 

• 神經系統音樂治療法

• 善終緩和音樂治療法

• 音樂想像法 

• 音樂想像治療法

• 音樂表現健康法         

• 加州大學洛杉磯- 賭博輔導培訓 

• 聚焦導向藝術治療 

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學歷                                     

• 美國萊斯利大學

• 加拿大阿爾伯塔大學 

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教學經驗 

• 兼任臨床講師

• 護理系導師

• 護理客座講師

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其他資格 

• 大笑瑜伽    

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Books on Expressive Therapy

 

Levine, S and Levine, E (Eds.) (1999). Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy: Theoretical ad Clinical Perspectives. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

 

Malchiodi, C(Ed) (2005). Expressive Therapies. New York, London: Guildford Press

 

McNiff, Shaun (1992). Arts and Medicine: creating a Therapy of the imagination, Intro and Part Two, Dialoguing and Other methods, Shambhala, Boston, MA

 

Rogers, N. (1995). The Creative Connection: Expressive Arts as Healing. Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behaviour Book Inc.

 

 

Books on Music Therapy

 

Bruscia, K., & Grocke, D. (eds.). (2002) Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.

 

Bruscia, K. (1998).  The dynamics of music psychotherapy. Barcelona Publishers.

 

Davis, W., Gfeller, K. & Thaut, M. (2008) (3rd edition). Introduction to Music Therapy: theories and practices. Boston, Mass : McGraw-Hill.

 

Dileo, C. (1999). Music therapy & Medicine: Theoretical and clinical applications. American Music Therapy Association, Inc.

 

Goldberg, F. (1995).  The Bonny Method of Guided imagery and Music, Chapter 5 in The Art and Science of Music Therapy: a Handbook. Edited by Wigram, T., Saperston, B. & West, R. Hardwood Academic Publishers.

 

Grocke, D. & Wigram, T. (2007). Receptive Methods in Music Therapy: techniques and clinical applications for music therapy clinicians, educators and students. Jessica Kinsley Publishers: London & Philadelphia.

 

Thaut, M. (2005) Rhythm, music and brain. Taylor & Francis group.

 

 

Books on Focusing Oriented Expressive Arts  (FOAT ®)

 

Rappaport, L. (2009). Focusing-oriented art therapy: Accessing the body’s wisdom and creative intelligence. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

 

Rappaport, L. (Ed.) (2014). Mindfulness and the arts therapies: Theory and practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.