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THE ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM INTRODUCES NEW STRATEGIES

Feb 3, 2020

Her Highness Sheikha Jameela bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Director General of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS), has praised employees’ efforts within Music Therapy Program, which SCHS has been organizing in collaboration with Iowa University in South Korea since 2013.  The program aims at developing students with disabilities social, motor, and language skills and achieve the best results.

She said at the graduation ceremony of the fifth batch of SCHS cadres within the program, “We direct our sincerest thanks to the brothers in Iowa University for their constant cooperation and faith in the capabilities of SCHS workers.  We are going to work together in order for SCHS specialists to gain the international license in this field.  This would result in the advancement of their capabilities and achieve the best results for students with disabilities”.

SCHS makes efforts to grant the sustainability of Music Therapy Program by training its workers to become qualified to apply the strategies of music therapy in developing students’ capabilities, and at the same time achieving progress in other areas.  Therefore, SCHS strives to consolidate the relationships of cooperation with local, regional, and international bodies at all times.

On Monday, February 3, 2020, SCHS concluded the annual music therapy workshop, which SCHS organized in collaboration with Iowa University at Sharjah Archaeology Museum.  Workers from the sixth batch along with workers from previous batches participated in the workshop.

Professor Hyang Ju Chung from the University of Iowa has pointed out that SCHS workers received training on new strategies and techniques of music therapy during the workshop.  She mentioned that the cooperation with SCHS began in 2013, and every year new batch receives training.

She said, “It is outstanding that every year SCHS specialists show enthusiasm to learn new strategies.  By our follow-up, we discovered that they look for more information after finishing training in order to develop their skills and work with students”.

Ms. Khadijah Ahmed Bamakhramah, the General Supervisor of Music Therapy Program, has confirmed that the number of specialists who participated in the new workshop has reached 91.  The goal was always to develop their skills in music therapy so they can apply these skills in the training of students with disabilities according to the best practices worldwide.

She added, “SCHS cares to become the best center in music therapy in the region because it has qualified workers with great efficiency.  In addition, SCHS works to grant the sustainability of the program in order to reach the best results and advance the services offered to students with disabilities”.