NDIS participants are welcome.
Want your child to thrive in a fun and supportive group setting?
Our group music therapy sessions provide a nurturing environment for children to develop social skills, build confidence, express themselves through music.
How does it work?
An assessment will be conducted prior to commencing music therapy sessions. Every music therapy session will present a variety of activities to aim at enhancing the therapeutic goals established at the assessment tailored to the individual’s needs.
A variety of resources and instruments will be used in music creation and as the music making continues there could possibly be collaborative compositions and performances presented. The sessions will be client-centered with direction and most importantly it should be fun and enjoyable.
Location
Voices of Heaven™ provides a mobile therapy service in Sydney Hills Norwest area with a face-to-face location (by appointment) in Norwest. We conveniently attend your home, school or community for therapy sessions and focus on implementing therapy strategies in your everyday settings. Additional travel fees apply, click here for more info.
Voices of Heaven™ also offers music therapy via telehealth.
Assessment
During the initial assessment session, we engage the client in musical activities designed with therapeutic intent. We then collaborate with you and, where appropriate, others involved in the client’s care (e.g. family members, carers, educators, or other therapists) to understand the individual’s goals, strengths, and support needs.
We also gather the relevant information required by funding bodies such as the NDIS, and complete a formal assessment report outlining our observations, proposed goals, and recommendations for ongoing therapy.
In most cases, the assessment is completed in a single session. However, if the therapist determines that additional time is needed to better understand the client’s needs and inform therapy planning, a second or third session may be scheduled. The assessment process will not exceed three sessions.
Online Referral and Service Agreement
Before commencing therapy sessions, you (or for participants under 18, a parent/carer/representative) will be asked to complete an online referral form and return a signed service agreement. The online referral and service agreement outlines important information about the music therapy program such as:
• The duration, frequency and location of your sessions
• The total cost of the music therapy program and how the sessions will be paid for
• Expectations of the music therapy service including the goals of therapy to work towards
• Cancellation policies of a session or ceasing music therapy
Sessions
The sessions include a variety of creative activities specifically designed to help achieve therapeutic goals.
Recommendations for therapeutic activities that can optimise therapy between sessions can be provided.
Reports
Progress notes are kept after each session to document the progression towards the therapeutic goals.
At the end of the music therapy program or prior to the scheduled plan reassessment with the NDIA, a comprehensive progress report (booked under progress report) is written detailing the music therapy supports that have been provided, outcomes achieved, and any recommendations for further therapy.
Working as a Team
In order to provide an inclusive music therapy service, we work closely with the client’s support team (where possible) including parents/carers, teachers, support workers, other therapists and health professionals to ensure that the music therapy program aligns with the overall health and well-being goals.
Group Music Therapy for Children in the Hills District
Group Music Therapy Sessions
Group sessions are one hour in duration and can be taken as an addition to the individual sessions or by itself to give the client(s) a collective music creating experience. Within a group session there are a variety of activities that cannot otherwise be achieved in an individual session and the clients work collaboratively as part of a group and will be sharing ideas and each individual input is encouraged.
Currently offered within schools, day programs, and community centres with existing participant groups, allowing for a consistent and supportive group experience.
What do you use for your Music Therapy?
Voices of Heaven™ uses a variety of instruments to enhance creativity, expression, fun playing collaborative experience. See below a few resources we use during our Music Therapy sessions.
There are endless creative ways of exploring music; kalimba mood music, note recognition games, ukuleles, soundbellows, and more.
Keen to know more about our Group Music Therapy sessions? Contact us today!