Music Therapy is an emerging field in South Africa, regulated by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MusicWorks Interventions are grounded in Music Therapy theory and principles, and offer a vital service \u2013 as a means of strengthening children subject to trauma and neglect; supporting their social, cognitive and emotional development; and ultimately impacting the psychosocial fabric of their larger communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThrough instrumental improvisation, singing, musical storytelling, song writing or movement to music, we create safe spaces for engagement, creativity, care and healing.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The results of our work has strengthened our belief that music offers alternatives:<\/h5>\n\n\n\nTo young children who have been silenced by abuse and neglect, music groups provide a safe space where they can rediscover playfulness and creativity – where their voices matter.<\/li> To children who have experienced unspeakable trauma, music may become a medium through which they can express the inexpressible and begin to create more hopeful stories for their lives.<\/li> To teenage girls who are grappling with the many injustices in their world, song writing becomes a way of overcoming voicelessness.<\/li> To teenage boys, living in a community where gangs are always looking to recruit, marimba bands and drumming circles offer a different sense of identity and belonging.<\/li> To children with debilitating illness who are locked in a world of their own, music offers a way to make contact with the world – to communicate.<\/li> To all young people and children, music-making enables an escape from social isolation, towards a greater sense of community and possibility for their lives.<\/li> To caregivers, educational and community workers, music programme training offers tools and skills to enhance the emotional and social development of the children in their care.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
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