Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study

Abstract

Introduction: Ensuring the safety of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma is a paramount consideration in therapeutic practices, yet research specifically addressing this within music therapy is lacking. To bridge this gap, the authors aimed to use semi-structured interviews to investigate how experienced music therapists from diverse cultural backgrounds describe providing safety while working with children and adolescents who experienced trauma. Method: This research employed hermeneutic phenomenology to analyze the perspectives of 18 music therapists representing 11 countries. Their descriptions of cultivating safety and establishing secure environments were shared via onl..