Music Therapy Today

As more and more music therapy graduates have to create jobs for themselves and start programs from scratch, there is a need for music therapists to have skills in designing programs for a wide range of facilities and client groups. This paper empirically describes the design, development and co-ordination of a music therapy program in a Therapeutic Community (TC) for substance dependent adults in Melbourne, Australia. Substance abuse treatment and the ideals of the TC model will be discussed, as will the elements of the music therapy program and how it works within this model. A case vignette will be presented as a means of exploring one client’s journey through all aspects of music therapy in the TC. Non-structured Initial Assessment of Psychiatric Client in Music Therapy 23