Music therapy for small children, with disabilities
Music therapy for small children, with disabilities

Summary/Abstract: Music as therapy is a mode of action, with well-structured and planned procedures. In working with young children, music has the merit of providing a generous space for intervention and manifestation, allowing the child a plethora of ways of expression. In the case of children with disabilities, therapeutic interventions made with the help of music are even more useful, especially if they use active methods targeting the child's attention and perception. This paper presents the aspects to be considered in the therapy of young children with disabilities, as well as a practical model of intervention planning applied in their group therapy. It presents the general framework of competencies that must be possessed by those who use music in therapy, along with the respective performance criteria. It explores the results of a series of eight sessions for groups of children with disabilities, distributed along three consecutive months. Starting from the complex of information related to psychological aspects, the authors systematically address the objectives of the intervention, at child and group level, the particularities of group work, space and musical instruments, ways of objectifying the effects after a series of sessions. The feedback from the session’s leader shows to what extent the methods used were used to achieve the group objectives.

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