Music Therapy in a Multicultural Context

Melita Belgrave, Ph.D., MT-BC and Seung-A Kim, Ph.D., LCAT, MT-BC have both been music therapists for over 20 years, and have in the past co-chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the American Music Therapy Association. Melita Belgrave has worked with clients throughout Texas, Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Arizona, and has presented at regional, national, and international conferences. Seung-A Kim works with clients with cultural adjustment difficulties at a variety of clinical settings. She has developed a music therapy programme for Korean immigrant families in New York, and has supervised music therapy interns from diverse cultures.

• 1. Culturally Informed Music Therapy (CIMT)Seung-A Kim, PhD, LCAT, MT-BCJonathan Recheird as a Music Therapy StudentLanguage Considerations in Conducting Music Therapy with Children and Young Adults of Korean Descent2. Repatriated Power: Critical Autoethnographic Freedom & Appropriative Practices in MusicTherapyMarisol S. Norris, PhD, MT-BC Angélica Pinna-Perez, Ph.D., LCAT, LICSW, REAT, RDT3. Building Rapport Across Cultures: Musical and Non-musical Techniques Kamica King, MA, MT-BC4. LGBTQ+ Music TherapyBeth Robinson, MT-BCLeah Oswanski, MA, LPC, MT-BC5. Exploring Aging Through a Multicultural LensMelita Belgrave, PhD, MT-BC6. Dance and Movement Across CulturesNatasha Thomas, PhD, MT-BC7. Cultural Humility in Clinical Music Therapy SupervisionMaria Gonsalves Schimpf, MA, MT-BC

There has never been a more important time to consider multicultural perspectives within the practice and discipline of music therapy. The interconnectedness of the world is abundantly clear, as is our task of paying respect to diversity rather than tolerating it. This book provides a beacon for action, grounded in practice examples, with questions and prompts to reflect on why we do what we do with diverse people in different contexts.