Music as Therapy

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• 15

  SEP
  2010

  Posted at 14:14

  Romania: Training of Trainers Course

  Just back from a fantastic trip to Romania! Feeling very inspired after spending 2 days with 30 enthusiastic Local Partners all looking to build on their skills as potential trainers. The course was led by UK Music Therapist, Cathy Rowland and co-led by 2 Local Partners from the Special School No 1 in Oradea, Monica Szabo and Maia Indrie. As well as it being a brilliantly productive couple of days, the icing on the cake was the recognition of all our Local Partner’s skills by the Local Education Authority who observed the 2 day training programme and awarded a certificate to each participant. So impressed were they by the standard of training and that of our Local Partners, they announced that they will be recommending the training to be accredited a national level! This a huge step forward for us, our Local Partners and for music therapy in Romania in general. Fingers crossed my next update is positive news....

   

• 07

  SEP
  2010

  Posted at 13:30

  Additional Training

  News just in from Projects Co-ordinator, Jane Robbie, who is in Oradea at the moment:  Jane has been working with Music Therapist Cathy Rowland to deliver a two-day course training thirty of our Local Partners to become confident as music as therapy Trainers themselves.  The Local Authority which is responsible for the training of teachers employed in State Schools were interested to see what was involved and have been observing the course.  Jane wrote:  "They are so impressed with what they have seen that they're recommending [our course] for accreditation at a national level.  This means that longer term our Local Partners who are employed as teachers - and who took part in the course - will be recognised as nationally accredited trainers to teach others how to use music therapeutically."  All the Local Partners are amazed by this level of recognition and support from the inspectorate.  A significant coup!  Congratulations to everyone involved and our thanks to Casa Corpului Didactice, Oradea.

• 07

  SEP
  2010

  Posted at 13:25

  Project Rwanda

  We were excited to read the first installment of the team in Rwanda's time in Cyangugu, which Music Therapists Nicky Haire and Caroline Anderson have just been published in their blog.  Click here to follow their progress.