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Our Services In Action

PRIMARY AGE

Our Services In Action

PRIMARY AGE

MTW adopts an inclusive approach and where appropriate parents and carers are invited to share sessions with their children. We seek to work closely with surrounding multi-agency teams and onsite staff. We provide clear outcomes and objectives and provide both long and short term programmes of intervention. Where possible we provide support and training to those around each child.

Music Therapy is an ideal medium for children unable to access verbal counselling and who need a safe environment to express their emotions. Children do not need a musical background in order to access music therapy.

Benefits of music therapy interventions include:

enhancement of social skills
developing resilience and confidence
improving access to the classroom environment through processing underlying issues and developing transferable skills
a flexible service suited to each child’s situation and requirements
a reason for reluctant attenders to come to school
support with processing trauma,
specific work such as bereavement and attachment
support in school transfer and transition
a service for those who are unable to access CAMHS
communication with those who are unable or unwilling to verbally express themselves
clear aims and outcome measurement

In schools

We often work with pupils exhibiting social, emotional and mental health issues or other additional needs
We provide clear and effective support for those receiving pupil premium
We work with statutory and private foster placement, children's homes
We provide pre and post adoption support
We work with those likely to be excluded

For further information and to find out how we can help contact us.

"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

OFSTED inspection report, Trinity Specialist College

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"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

Dr Teresa Madurai, Clinical Psychologist, University of Birmingham

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“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

Daughter of an elderly MTW client with dementia

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“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

Rigby Hall School, Bromsgrove

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“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

Dame Ellen Pinsent School Birmingham

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“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

Eleanor Tingle, MTW Chief Exec

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"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

Martha, a cancer patient describing her experience of Music Therapy

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"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

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