12 Resources for Cultural Competency in Music Therapy
Music has the power to transcend cultural boundaries and connect people from all walks of life. Having access to multicultural resources is important for developing cultural competency as music therapists.
In this blog, we have curated a list of valuable resources for multicultural music therapy. These resources include books and articles that explore diverse musical traditions, address cultural competency in therapy sessions, and offer practical strategies for incorporating multicultural approaches into our practice.
We invite you to explore these resources in your journey of creating a therapeutic environment that is truly inclusive and representative of the diverse communities we serve.
Books
1. Cultural Intersections in Music Therapy: Music, Health, and the Person.
Edited by: Annette Whitehead-Pleaux and Xueli Tan
https://barcelonapublishers.com/multicultural-intersections-music-health-the-person
2. Music Therapy in a Multicultural Context: A Handbook for Music Therapy Students and Professionals
Edited by: Melita Belgrave and Seung-A Kim
https://us.jkp.com/products/music-therapy-in-a-multicultural-context
3. Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice
Edited by Derald Wing Sue, David Sue, Helen A. Neville, and Laura Smith
4. Experiencing Race as a Music Therapist: Personal Narratives
Susan Hadley
https://barcelonapublishers.com/experiencing-race-a-music-therapist-personal-narratives
5. Culture-Centered Music Therapy
Brynjulf Stige
https://barcelonapublishers.com/culture-centered-music-therapy
6. Sociocultural Identities in Music Therapy
Edited by Susan Hadley
https://barcelonapublishers.com/Sociocultural_Identitites_In_Music_Therapy
Articles
7. Multicultural Music Therapy : An Exploration
Emily Rose Mahoney
https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2278/2033
8. Musical Multicultural Competency in Music Therapy: The First Step
Susan Hadley and Marisol S. Norris
https://academic.oup.com/mtp/article-abstract/34/2/129/2583061
9. Multicultural Music Competence in Music Therapy
Laurel Young
https://academic.oup.com/mtp/article/34/2/127/2583075
10. Multicultural Music Therapy: A Review of Literature
Kristen M. Chase
https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/21.2.84
11. Multicultural Experiential Learning: An Approach to Learning, Developing, and Maintaining Multicultural Skills
Jessica Donley
https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2533
12. Sounds in the World: Multicultural Influences in Music Therapy in Clinical Practice and Training
Noah Shapiro
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