Neil Jourdan
- Primary and Intermediate Children and Adolescent:
Intellectual and Physical Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Challenging Behaviour,
Communication Disorders, Sensory Impairment - Supervision
- Training
Music is a language we all understand and a conduit to healing, health and wellness. I feel blessed to be able to do this work on a daily basis.
I am originally from South Africa where I worked with young children and teenagers in private practice as well as in special education and mainstream schools; community organisations and through social outreach projects.
Since immigrating to New Zealand in August 2009 I have worked full-time as a music therapist within special needs education. I currently work at a special needs school in Porirua, Wellington.
In addition I chair the New Zealand Music Therapy Registration board as well as provide supervision for both Music Therapy students and practicing Music Therapists.
My hobby is the building of Shamanic inspired frame drums as I am passionate about drumming and percussion, it’s used both recreationally, spiritually as well as therapeutically.
Langlois Hunt, E. (2020). Developing a sense of belonging: A case study on the use of peer inclusion to support a child with selective mutism. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy 18, 141-158
Hunt, E. J. (2019). What strategies did I use, as a music therapy student, to promote child-led cooperative play in an inclusive education setting? (Unpublished thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8246
NZ Registered Music Therapist Master of Music Therapy, NZSM, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019 Certificate in Teaching, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), UK, 2005 PhD in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 2000 Certificate in Counselling Skills, Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Body (CPCAB), UK, 1999 BA (Hons) in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 1995