Stabilization Music Therapy Model and Process: 512 China Sichuan Earthquake Crisis Interventions, Part 2 of 2

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Abstract

Music and Medicine 3(2) 89-94 a The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1943862110378109 http://mmd.sagepub.com

As a music therapist participating for the Sichuan 512 (May 12) earthquake crisis intervention program in China, the author worked during June 2009 at a transitional resettlement site at the earthquake zone in Sichuan, China; living at the site with the survivors and working for almost a month. The models and processes which were applied are considered pilot research descriptions and findings, and include (1) ‘‘Community Orientation’’: mobilizing social resource for music-oriented locals, (2) ‘‘Hybrid Sub-community Orientation’’: the recovery of confidence for those showing withdrawal behavior, and (3) ‘‘Purely Small Groups’’: involving the therapist organizing survivors into 5 groups: children, teenagers, adults, seniors, and working staff. The report has been provisioned into 2 parts. Part 2 covers the therapy process and treatment results. Relevant background information on earthquakes, the literature review, therapy models, and the rationale are included in Part 1, also published in this issue of the journal.