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Presentation of Community Music Therapy Forum

PREVENTIVE THERAPY DAY.
USAL Organization Chair of Music Therapy in the Prevention of USAL
October 17, 2003




Community Music Therapy Forum. Perspectives on this construction


Claudia Mendoza y Gabriela Siccardi

Dear Friends, appreciate this opportunity to extend this development. A scope of practice of music therapy is included in the social area.
Indeed, the route of this experience starts from the emergency itself from the events of 19 and 20 December 2001, but we know it emerges that he was already taking shape, forming, seeking ...
The experience came to the meeting and then was the choice of the name "community music therapy." Could have been another: social music therapy, music therapy anthropological, cultural music therapy, etnomusicoterapia, popular music therapy ,.... However, the word community was brought together the most suitable properties for this proposal.
Community is not given, or a separate conceptual idea of \u200b\u200bthe action. Community is a living community, build community, build community. From this definition, the music therapist intervenes, from its broad membership, from its own history and memory, since its interrelation with others, from their specific professional. Perhaps these interventions and experiences can be shared with cultural leaders, cultural promoters, anthropologists, sociologists, etc..

respect to the generation of this concept have not yet gone through a journey that can close a definition. If it was a whim or an invention, this term would not have resonated in the field of nursing. Today we hear proposals for music therapy in university and community partnerships. We

to the forum topic:
virtual forum arises in the context of Latin American Music Therapy Congress in April 2002 where a space plasma exchange and reflection called Music Therapy and Community. We presented
music therapy experiences in slums, in neighborhood assemblies, we were colleagues in the country and Brazil, but we can also remember that in 98 in Uruguay met under the theme music therapy and community.


We note that there is a constitution first time virtual forum that responds to the joint decision of all present continue discussing and sharing ideas and experiences.


Forum, from the Latin "forum", refers to the square where it was in Rome on public affairs, also place where the courts try the cases, case law, the legal profession and judiciary, in theater, upstage.

When invited to participate in the forum said: "With great enthusiasm we are inaugurating this Space Network and Community Music Therapy, I think that would be interesting, necessary and enjoyable to share between us, the challenge that we face a new field of action and research Music Therapy. In short, we are starting a network that can have its moments of real encounter, perhaps with meetings, or a day when we have goals and evaluate material, share their needs, proposals, articles, questions .... we will among all I send a greeting fraternoGabriela Siccardi

regard to objectives: one initial communication
we told them we set a double challenge:
one hand, the new field of action and research in Community Music Therapy: community action, health promotion proposals, the role of Matt as an agent of change in the community. .... entire building.
other hand, the possibility of communicating with people living far and near, and to network, as specific needs and will guide the search for a text a professional or specialty, as well as a proposed topic for discussion. Create new links and ties, a Community Music Therapy. We subscribe

27 members initiated the contact. then others were added around the country and abroad. STAGES



At this early stage the issues that were circulating were varied, driven by the imagery that each had in relation to that common area, invitations to concerts, workshops, festivals, solidarity, solidarity orders, political events, social and religious Community music therapy and specific (percussion workshop and reflection, and 25 May Fuba)
This mode only gave rise to the information but not to exchange and network assembly as invited at the beginning. Nor could discuss and think from a community practice music therapy.
Since moderation is suggested to start the dialogue about community building. But there is little echo of the invitation.
However, some members begin to come forward and tell their experiences in the field. Call this step: opening the dialogue.
international political context brings to the fore the issues relevant to the forum, such as solidarity, the No War, marches and demonstrations against the invasion of Iraq.

After 7 months on the road suggests an assessment moderation on the operation of the forum, topics of interest and manners.
to "listen" and modify styles, calls, virtual obstacles, etc. It is important to the return of the partners involved in this evaluation. It was like an echo of interest and function evaluation. (Transparencies)


In this last stage (25/03/2003) affects the status of future regulation of the practice of music therapy, that from the information provided by the moderator generate a space for discussion, opinion exchange , discussion, interest others to join (subscriptions doubles). Generated active proposals for action. Also you start thinking texts or proposals from colleagues, from the community field and preventive. There is a joint editorial effort at the invitation of the Chair of Usal. prevention.


Currently the forum is dynamic, has led the way for dialogue and relations has shifted towards independence although there are still problems to solve collective decisions.

Conclusions: We believe this network of 18 months, allows us to meet with our common interests and also put into play the differences (sometimes when you hear the silence), to accompany the practice difficult situations, with specific information sharing or not but according to the system is relevant to the disclosure. With the challenge and question, to do together, thinking, specific actions and community music therapy professional community. Fundamentally it is a place of openness to new developments, research, epistemology, and community building.

take this opportunity to those who wish to join can do so at: musicoterapia_comunitaria-subscribe@gruposyahoo.com.ar

Thanks to this house, especially Celia Maria Perez, Ricardo Rodriguez Patricia Pellizzari and the ability to continue to provide this space. Claudia Mendoza also with whom we make this look on our first steps.

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