The 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference

The 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference will be held in Helsinki, Finland in April 2022

We are excited to announce the 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference, „Music Therapy – Adapting Approaches for Health”, will be held in Helsinki, Finland in April, 2022.

The conference is organised as part of International Music Therapy Week in collaboration with the University of Jyväskylä, the Finnish Society for Music Therapy, and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki.

The conference aims to highlight the adaptive and unique qualities, possibilities, and benefits of music therapy in our modern reality, while exploring the diverse roles of music therapy for health from preventative to rehabilitative health. While the practice of music therapy is often characterised by its adaptive qualities, contemporary research and subsequent developments in clinical practice are continually contributing to music therapists’ ability to adapt with new therapeutic tools, technologies, and methodological solutions. Regardless of global crises and changing environments, the fields of music therapy research and practice continue to grow, and we look forward to gathering together to share, learn, and celebrate these milestones.

Organisers of International Music Therapy Week have decided to postpone all events that were originally planned for June 2021. The decision to postpone, rather than move to an online platform, was not taken lightly. Being a collaborative effort, organisers needed to take into consideration current protocols, requirements, and wishes of each organisation and institution involved. The original program was planned with the intention of hosting an in-person event, and many program items were not transferrable to an online format.

International Music Therapy Week is sure to be an incredible week of events, and we are thrilled to welcome you to Helsinki in April, 2022! Stay tuned for more updates.

The 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference — Humanities and Social Sciences (jyu.fi)