Can Therapy in Education be Dangerous?

Dr Daphne Rickson, PhD (Music), MMusTher, MHealSc(MenH), LTCL, RMTh, is a Senior Lecturer on the Master of Music Therapy programme at Te Koki, the New Zealand School of Music.  She has practiced music therapy with a range of client populations but specialises in work with children and adolescents in schools. Daphne is particularly interested in how music therapists might practice in inclusive education settings, and as consultants to schools. She is currently working on a text, with Dr Katrina McFerran of Melbourne University, which focuses on the potential for music therapists to develop collaborative partnerships with key players in education settings with the aim of establishing sustainable musical school communities. Daphne is currently the lead researcher in a participatory action research team which includes music therapy colleagues and young people with intellectual disabilities who are transitioning from school.