Time in Between
Music Therapy with Adolescent Girls in a Safehouse in Kingston, Jamaica
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https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v21i2.3064Palabras clave:
music therapy, Jamaica, trauma, resilience, mental health, culture, adolescent girls, developmental disabilities, sex trafficking, interdisciplinary workResumen
Tiempo intermedio: musicoterapia con adolescentes en un refugio en Kingston, JamaicaResumen
Molloy College, una universidad privada de artes liberales en Nueva York, fundada por las hermanas dominicas de Amityville, se asoció con PRN (Médicos, Residentes, Enfermeras) Relief International y las Hermanas Dominicas en Jamaica para organizar un viaje de servicio dos veces al año brindando atención primaria, patología del habla y el lenguaje, atención de salud psiquiátrica-mental y equipos médico-quirúrgicos en las zonas rurales y urbanas de Jamaica. Durante los viajes de una semana, el personal médico y los patólogos del habla se mueven en equipos de una clínica a otra, mientras que los profesionales de la salud mental, junto con las parteras y enfermeras psiquiátricas, trabajan exclusivamente con los residentes y el personal de Homestead Place of Safety en Stony Hill, St. Andrew en las afueras del norte de Kingston, Jamaica. La instalación operada por el estado, establecida como un hogar lejos del hogar, alberga a niñas de entre 12 y 18 años que experimentaron negligencia o abuso, victimización y agresión sexual, o aquellas que están en conflicto con la ley. Los servicios de musicoterapia se incluyeron como parte del equipo de salud mental por primera vez en octubre de 2016 y brindaron una salida para la autoexpresión, una oportunidad para fomentar la resiliencia, un sentido de comunidad fortalecido y una respuesta de apoyo al trauma. En los últimos años, el equipo de salud mental descubrió que las niñas participaban libremente en actividades creativas como el arte [terapia], y que la música era una parte integral de su cultura y rutina diaria. Por lo tanto, se recomendó la musicoterapia para ayudar a normalizar el proceso terapéutico, aumentar el compromiso y desarrollar una relación terapéutica.
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