Ronald M. Borczon, MT-BC
Classical Guitar and Music Therapy
| Ronald
M.
Borczon, MT-BC, founded
the music therapy department at Cal State Northridge in 1984. After more than
20 years, he remains director of the program, one of only three in the
State
of California. He also instructs classical guitar at the university. Mr. Borczon holds a M.M. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a B.M. in Music Therapy and a B.A.,with an emphasis on performance, from Florida State University. He also is an alumnus from the Aspen School of Music. His teachers include Bruce Holzman, Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, and Robert Guthrie. |
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With clinical experience in music therapy spanning some twenty-five years and encompassing numerous populations including psychiatric, developmental disability and substance abuse, Ron Borczon has presented numerous papers at national and regional conferences, as well as given many public service presentations. In 1994, he received the Presidential Award from the President of the National Association for Music Therapy. This prestigious honor was given in recognition of Music Therapy work done following the 1994 Northridge, California. Earthquake. In 1995, Borczon conducted a special workshop on Music Therapy and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for therapists in Oklahoma City after the Oklahoma City bombing. While in Oklahoma, Borczon worked not only with the therapists who were treating family members and survivors, but he also worked directly with a survivor from the bombing. In 1998, he was awarded a grant from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to investigate the effectiveness of two different approaches of music therapy on expressive communication with autistic children, and in 1999, Borczon was awarded the "Betty Isern Howery Award," the highest distinction given in the Western Region Association for contributions to the field of Music Therapy. Ron Borczon was asked to help in the planning of music therapy interventions for the students of Columbine High School in the aftermath of the Columbine tragedy and the Santee High School shootings. He also did work in south Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. In 2006 he was given the Award of Merit from the American Music Therapy Association, the highest award given by the Association for accomplishments in music therapy.
He is still active as a clinician working not only in the Music Therapy Wellness clinic at CSUN, but also at Milestones Ranch in Malibu. www.milestonesranchmalibu.com If you are interested in the professional continuing education courses, or the music therapy program please send email to:  rborczon@csun.edu |