German Music Therapy Society
| German Music Therapy Society (DMtG) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Professional society , professional association |
| Chair: | Lutz Neugebauer |
| Establishment date: | 2008 |
| Number of members: | 1500 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | DMtG |
The Deutsche Musiktherapeutische Gesellschaft eV (DMtG) is a professional association for the promotion of music therapy and a professional association of music therapists in Germany.
history
It was created in 2008 from the merger of the German Society for Music Therapy e. V. (DGMT) (founded 1973) and the professional association of music therapists in Germany (BVM) (founded 1999). With around 1,500 members, it represents a large number of music therapists in Germany.
tasks and activities
The company is committed to the development of music therapy in practice, research and teaching. It advises and represents its members in professional law issues and in setting up music therapy centers. She advocates professional recognition of the music therapy profession.
She is editor of the quarterly magazine Musiktherapeutischen Umschau and the yearbook of music therapy.
Every two years it awards the Katja Loos Medal, with which people or institutions are honored who have made a special contribution to music therapy. The award is named after the German music therapist Gertrud Katja Loos . Previous winners include Hermann Rauhe , the Andreas Tobias Kind Foundation and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen .
Memberships
The DMtG is a member of the following organizations and associations
- Federal Working Group on Music Therapy
- European Music Therapy Confederation
- World Federation of Music Therapy
- German Music Council
- German Society for Music Psychology
- German Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband
- Action Alliance for Mental Health
Web link
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yearbook Music Therapy, Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden
- ↑ Katja Loos Medal
- ↑ Federal Working Group on Music Therapy
- ↑ European Music Therapy Confederation ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ World Federation of Music Therapy
- ^ Action alliance for mental health
