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Open Door Documentary SeriesPosted on: Thursday, 5 July 2012

The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre has been featured on the Open Door Documentary Series.

"The therapists at Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre use musical instruments and song in innovative ways to help children who have difficulties with communication. The children we follow have developed social and communication skills which have created new possibilities for them to participate in the world."

You can view the documentary online at the Open Door website.

http://opendoor.net.nz/watch/series-11

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Radio NZ: One In Five Feature (21 Feb 2010)Posted on: Thursday, 5 July 2012

"Selling the benefits of music therapy and positive aging"

The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre was featured in a "One In Five" documentary on Radio New Zealand National in February 2010.

"Last November, the folks at the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre hosted a gathering of therapists from various disciplines to hear about the benefits of music therapy. We hear from director Anne Bailey, and other event organisers and participants. The promotional event was a joint venture between AUT Communications students and the Centre.

And in a case of good news and bad news, we've Professor Alan Walker, who's optimistc about the prospects of an aging population. And a former hospital and health board administrator and current Invercargill Councillor who's ropable about recent reports that Southland DHB is cutting eldercare services."

You can listen to an online version of the programme via the Radio NZ website.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/oneinfive/20100221

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NZ appointment to WFMT Research and Ethics CommitteePosted on: Saturday, 29 October 2011

MThNZ President, Dr. Daphne Rickson has been appointed to the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) Research and Ethics Committee.

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Notes From Conference 2010Posted on: Friday, 5 August 2011

Notes from Conference has been created to celebrate and capture the breadth of work New Zealand Music Therapists were undertaking in 2010. It features many of the presentations from the Music Therapy New Zealand Conference held in Christchurch in 2010 and includes papers, poster presentations and workshops.

The conference theme of ‘Playing in tune – working collaboratively in music therapy’ echoes soundly in the following collection. It illustrates the creative and varied ways in which music therapists work in New Zealand, with a strong emphasis on working within teams systemically, clinically and on organisational levels.

The collection features the opening and major addresses given at conference. The first by Professor Garry Hornby from the College of Education, University of Canterbury and the second by Dr Daphne Rickson from NZSM, Music Therapy Department.

In most cases the collection includes a copy of the PowerPoint presentation shared by each presenter/s. In others, a narrative has been provided to give greater detail on the topic.

Notes from Conference will be of interest to a varied audience. Firstly as a useful reference for conference delegates to reflect on particular aspects of conference and also for other music therapists, health and education professionals and those wanting to learn more about the use of music therapy in New Zealand.

Notes from Conference has been collated by Karen Twyford on behalf of The Education , Training and Professional Practice Forum, MTHNZ.

Notes from Conference may be downloaded by clicking on this link:

Notes from Conference

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