In Creative Therapy two therapists trained in music therapy or drama therapy work together to support the children to use the space creatively with music, movement and play objects as a way to help engage the child, allow for individual expression, and to encourage them to communicate and interact with others. The therapists try to understand the child’s needs through the way they respond to the music, people and the setting. By doing this, the therapists seek to develop a safe, trusting relationship with the child and facilitate their being able to engage with others through creative play.

In working with parents/carers and their children utilizing music,movement and play, the two therapists model ways of interacting and interpreting the children's responses reflectively, supporting the parents/carers in vocally acknowledging what their child is doing and facilitating ways for the parents/carers to interact with their child in a rewarding and meaningful way.

Music is an inborn quality and is not dependent on musical training. All human beings are musical and can respond to music, irrespective of age or ability. Music therapists are skilled musicians who have been trained to use improvisation to draw others into shared music making, engaging a person's innate creativity and working with emotional, physical, social and developmental difficulties. Music can be used to create a mutual emotional landscape to be together in.

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