In Nepal, there are many children and youngsters with disabilities. Either mentally or physically. When you have a disability in Nepal, this is seen as a mistake and that you have done something bad in your past life. Families are ashamed of their children and keep their children isolated from the outside world or they put them on the streets and in children homes.
Music has an important role in Nepal because there are only a few options for expression or to unite people . When you walk around in Kathmandu you will hear a lot of music around you; however, music is not used therapeutically and this could make a great contribution to the development of disabled and disadvantaged children and youngsters. Music therapy is needed for these children to process traumas and to develop skills but with the main goal to have fun and let the children be children again!
Besides it being beneficial for the children, we can guarantee that you will learn and grow as a therapist as well. The approach here is quite different than in western countries but experiencing this approach will broading your view and skills who will be useful in western countries too.
Besides music teachers we also work with art therapists and drama therapists. Ask us about the possibilities!
With your contribution as a music therapist these children and youngsters will be heard, seen and they have the opportunity to express themselves and to develop where they would not normally have the opportunity.
For this program it is required to be a qualified music therapist.
Your duties:
- Provide individual and group therapy
- Provide individual and group therapy
- Write reports
- Written treatment plans
- Teachers or employees about music
- Profiling of music therapy
- Organizing workshops and information sessions
- Write and archive your activities for our INSPIREactivitybook
- Supervision
