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Angela Harrison
Regional Liaison for Europe
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Having just returned home from Oslo, I am still turning over in my mind the great experiences of the past week and can report that the 9th European Music Therapy Congress was a culturally varied, thought-provoking and enjoyable event. The scope of music therapists seems to be ever expanding! For me, it was especially good to connect with colleagues I had previously only e-mailed and to meet in person those whose faces had become so familiar from website photos. Many congratulations to the Norwegian Music Therapy Association and the European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC)!
In my role as European Liaison for the WFMT, it was particularly interesting to attend and contribute to the roundtable sessions of the Councils of the EMTC and the WFMT. The EMTC delegation presented the rationale for the European MT Register and the WFMT presentation highlighted the resources on our website (www.wfmt.info) and the ‘FAQ’ which are answered by Council members.
Whilst the roles of our organizations (EMTC and WFMT) can be seen as complementary, we are both dedicated to upholding and promoting the highest professional standards in music therapy training, research and practice. It is good to share these aims and to represent professional associations and their members as well as supporting those therapists who are working hard to achieve recognition and establishment of music therapy in their own country.
In much of Europe, economic turmoil is impacting music therapists by increasing the need for services whilst reducing the resources available to provide them. There is all the more reason to seek out opportunities to network with other therapists and to hear about the latest training standards, groundbreaking research and clinical innovation. The World Congress next year in Vienna/Krems, Austria will attract presenters and delegates from around the world, so do join us if you possibly can!
Find more details at http://www.musictherapy2014.org/
Angela HarrisonEuropean Regional Liaison
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