25/07/2017 Uncategorized
This year, the Music Therapy Department of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) has entered its 10th year. It might have been a young age indeed, but it is important for us to look back upon what this department aspires for.
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This year, the Music Therapy Department of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) has entered its 10th year. It might have been a young age indeed, but it is important for us to look back upon what this department aspires for. Although there have only been a small number of students, this department has strived and gradually been accepted by the society. According to Monica Subioantoro, Coordinator of UPH Music Therapy, UPH is the first university in Indonesia who has Music Therapy Specialization in its Faculty of Arts. The course in this specialization will be a combination of both psychology and music.
?Aside from that, students will also be introduced to anatomy, physiology, and neurology, so that they will understand better about both physical and mental disorders. A music therapist has to be a reliable musician (one with good musical ability, who understands various styles of music and musical instruments, as well as those who can use music with flexibility), and a good counselor (who is able to build a great interpersonal relationship with clients, appraise client?s needs quickly and thoroughly, who is humble and is able to empathize),? Monica explained.
Music Therapy students are obliged to do music therapy practicum with children, teenagers, adults and elderly. To date, music therapy students have been practicing in public hospitals and children hospitals, mental hospitals, medical rehabilitation unit, the hospice for children with cancer and their parents, children development clinics, public school as well as special school, nursing home and juvenile prisons. At the end of the program, students will have to do a field practice (internship) in order to have a better understanding about client population and current settings, and also, so that they will be able to collaborate with other professions as well. At the end of their internship, students will have to prepare a scientific journal based on their work experience and a music therapy literature for their final assignments. All of these activities were done under the supervision of qualifies music therapists.
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