6th International Symposium on Music Therapy and Adolescents in Melbourne, 2019
by Dr. Andreas Wölfl
What a phenomenal success the 'Music, Adolescents and Trauma Symposium' chaired by Dr. Katrina McFerran at The University of Melbourne was! International speakers came from Norway, Italy, Finland and Germany! The Symposium formed part of the 45th National AMTA Conference.
The 6th International Symposium "Music Therapy and Adolescents" in Melbourne on November 29 was focused on Music, Adolescents and Trauma. The speakers presented and discussed different approaches in the music therapeutic work with traumatized young people. Many Thanks to Katrina McFerran, the University of Melbourne and the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) for inviting and organizing the symposium as a part of the National Music Therapy Conference 2019.
Dr Katrina MeFerran (Australia), Dr Viggo Krüger (Norway), Asami Koike (Australia), Rachel Comte (Australia), Giulia Fedrigo (Italy), Jae Eun Song (Australia), Dr Suvi Saarikallio (Finland), Kate Aitchison (Australia), Dr Andreas Wölfl (Germany), Dr Carmen Cheong-Clinch (Australia), Ingeborg Nebulung (Norway), Cindy Lai (Australia) and also many thanks to Kieran Atkins who provided reflections from a young person's perspective in the Q&A.
