Join Tamia Yates, Jailynn Lake, and Sabrina Lindsey in a discussion about diversity within the practice of music therapy. Tune in to learn about working with populations and backgrounds different from your own, the benefits of cultural sensitivity, working as a music therapist internationally, and strategies to promote diversity and inclusion in future interventions.
References:
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Forrest, L. (2014). Your song, my song, our song: Developing music therapy programs for a culturally diverse community in home-based paediatric palliative care. Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 25, 15-27. <https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=472536281523683;res=IELHEA> ISSN: 1036-9457.
Grimmer, M. S., & Schwantes, M. (2018). Cross-cultural music therapy: Reflections of american music therapists working internationally. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 61, 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2017.07.001
Keith, D. R. (2017). Study-abroad in music therapy: Cultural immersion as form of self-experience. Music Therapy Perspectives, 35(2), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miw014
Toppozada, M. R. (1995). Multicultural training for music therapists: An examination of current issues based on a national survey of professional music therapists. Journal of Music Therapy, 32(2), 65-90. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/32.2.65
Yehuda, N. (2013). 'I am not at home with my client's music... I felt guilty about disliking it': On 'musical authenticity' in music therapy. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 22(2), 149-170. https://doi-org.echo.louisville.edu/10.1080/08098131.2012.697483
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