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Introduction: Public interest in the benefits of music for people with dementia has rapidly increased in recent years. Music therapists working in dementia care often need to respond flexibly to the needs of their work environment: for example, teaching families and carers howto use music therapeutically to meet the psychosocial needs of people with dementia and using their music therapy skills more broadly when working in a large multi-disciplinary team. Although music therapy skill-sharing is not new in music therapy practice, there is a need to articulate our expanding roles as music therapists in dementia care as the number of people living with dementia continues to rise. Methods: Building on our previous roundtable discussion and our article on indirect music therapy practice, five dementia specialist researchers from four countries will present our local and international skill-sharing projects. We will expand our discussion on the longer-term challenges and benefits of indirect music therapy practice in dementia care from our individual cultural contexts, and from wider perspectives of the music therapy profession. Conclusion: Skill-sharing is complex and context-driven. Cultural, societal and economical expectations for music therapists usually determine how and what we can skill-share. It is also important to consider potential risks and limitations of skill-sharing without sufficient resources. Despite challenges, indirect music therapy practice is necessary so that people with dementia benefit directly from the informed and safe use of music provided by families and carers, which will in turn strengthen and further develop the ‘resonance’ of their reciprocal relationships.| Periode | 27 jun. 2019 |
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| Begivenhedstitel | European Music Therapy Conference: Fields of Resonance |
| Begivenhedstype | Konference |
| Konferencenummer | 11 |
| Placering | Aalborg, DanmarkVis på kort |
| Grad af anerkendelse | International |