July 6Spotlight Session 2
Music Therapy and Trauma Work
Moderator
Gene Ann Behrens
USA
Elizabethtown College
Presenters
Elizabeth Coombes
UK
The University of South Wales
Barbara A. Else
USA
American Music Therapy Association;
Development Laboratory
Mireya P. Gonzalez
Chile
Music Therapy Department COANIQUEM
Sanae Hori
Japan
Kobe College;
Koyo Conservatory of Music
Description
Never before has it been more important to become trauma-informed as music therapists. The incidence of disasters, wars, acts of violence, and abuse across the world continues to escalate each year; therapists are observing an increase in the comorbidity of trauma with other diagnoses; and research outcomes from the neurobiology of trauma literature are challenging therapists to change their perspectives and treatment approaches. Speakers will share concepts, protocol, research, and their experiences related to various stages of responding to trauma including disaster preparedness.