COMMISSION

GLOBAL CRISES INTERVENTION

Vision Statement

The Global Crises Intervention Commission seeks to support the needs of music therapists affected by or responding to crises—both natural and human-made—across the world that result in trauma stress. The Commission facilitates communication, coordination of services, and training among music therapists and maintains a collection of materials and information to use during current or on-going disasters or traumatic situations.

Goals

1. •To maintain on the WFMT website a list of projects and contacts related to natural and human-made disasters or other on-going traumatic events according to type and WFMT region. Use the list to network people working with similar events;
   

2. •To maintain lists of music therapy contacts and other professionals involved in trauma research, disaster work, and other trauma-related work;
   

3. •To maintain a bibliography related to trauma stress, crisis intervention, and music therapy;
   

4. •To establish a social networking presence for the Global Crises Intervention Commission that is associated with the WFMT, initially to moderate discussions among music therapists responding to or affected by disasters or trauma-related event;
   

5. •To establish a disaster relief fund within the WFMT;
   

6. •To develop written materials that may help music therapists respond to disasters and other traumatic events;
   

7. •To aid the communication, coordination of services, and training of music therapists responding to the needs of people affected by disasters.
   

Projects

1. 1.Listen and learn about strengths and needs from music therapists engaged in on-going disaster or trauma-related projects across the world by making contacts and introducing the members of the committee. Timeline: December 31, 2011.
   

2. 2.Compile a list of on-going or past projects after reviewing previous documents and articles. Timeline: September 30, 2011.
   

3. 3.Contact people via email to introduce the committee and inquire about status of projects. Timeline: November 30, 2011.
   

4. 4.Create a form for reporting work of disaster or trauma-related projects. Timeline: November 30, 2011.
   

5. 5.Obtain clearance to publish a list of the projects and contact information. Timeline: January 31, 2012.
   

6. 6.Review previous documents to obtain a list of music therapy professionals a) who are “experts” in the field and b) who would be key “country/area contacts” if a future disaster occurs. Timeline: January 31, 2012.
   

7. 7.Determine how to set up the social networking space so that it is connected to the WFMT and connected with the commission. Timeline: September 30, 2011.
   

8. 8.Set-up the site or discussion line. Assign each committee member a couple of months during which that person will monitor the discussions. Create a social networking space within a to-be-determined-site. Timeline: October 31, 2011.
   

9. 9.Write procedures for requesting financial assistance from a WFMT disaster relief fund. Timeline: January 31, 2012.