European Perspective Interview Series 2

Abstract

This second set of interviews follows on from the previous issue. It focuses on further exploring some aspects of music therapy in the UK and in other countries that were raised in the last interview. In this case, we are concentrating on Finland, the host country for the 2004 European Congress. Two Finnish music therapists are interviewed: Jaakko Erkkilä and Esa Ala-Ruona. Jaakko runs the music therapy masters training course at the University of Jyväskylä and he is Vice President of the European Confederation of Music Therapy. Esa trains music therapists and also works within the area of psychiatry as a clinician, supervisor and researcher. He is the chairperson of the Finnish Society for Music Therapy. The UK perspective is given by Judith Nockolds, the Chair of the Association of Professional Music Therapists. Judith works as a clinician with children, young people and adults with a wide range of needs. She is also involved in training and has a private supervision practice.