Stabilization Music Therapy Model and Process: 512 China Sichuan Earthquake Crisis Interventions, Part 1 of 2

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Music and Medicine 3(2) 84-88 a The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1943862110378108 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, which include: (1) ‘‘Community Orientation’’: mobilizing social resources 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. In Part 1, background information on the disaster, the literature review, therapy models, and the rationale behind the therapy models and processes are covered. The therapy process and the treatment are included in Part 2. Both parts are published in the same issue of the journal.