FAMILY, CHILDREN, MUSIC THERAPY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

*The program will be finalized

Friday, July 30
PLENARY SESSION, MASTERCLASSES

10.00-11.00	Registration in the lobby of the assembly hall
11.00-11.15	Musical greeting
11.15-11.30	OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE in the assembly hall (room 413) Greeting from the Rector of Liepaja University, prof. Dace Markus Greeting from the Head of Liepāja City Education Department Kristīne Niedre-Lathere Greeting from the Dean of Faculty of Pedagogy and Social Work of Liepaja University, prof. Linda Pavītola Greeting from the leader of the study program “Health Care” of Liepaja University, lecturer Santa Striguna
11.30-14.10	PLENARY SESSION in the assembly hall (room 413) Honorary presidium: · Dr. h.c. of Liepaja University Reiner Haus · Vice President of the European Music Therapy Confederation, Dr. Alice Pehk
	Music therapy in Europe. Alice Pehk, PhD, Vice President of the European Music Therapy Confederation, Head of the Music Therapy Program at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
	The beginnings and continuation of music therapy in Latvia. Reiner Haus, Honorary Doctor of Liepaja University.
	Art therapist in a multi-professional rehabilitation team. Signe Tomsone, Assoc. Prof., Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation, Rīga Stradiņš University
	The Professional development way for a music therapist in Latvia. Mirdza Paipare, docent of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Social Work of Liepaja University, director of Professional master’s program “Music Therapy”.
	Back to sources: historical review. Kristīne Mārtinsone, Prof., Head of the Department of Health Psychology and Pedagogy, Rīga Stradiņš University
	From the first program accreditation till today. LolitaVilka, Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Welfare and Social Work, Rīga Stradiņš University
	15 years of the Association of Latvian Music Therapy. Jānis Rotšteins, chairman of the board, Association of Latvian Music Therapy.
	Lithuanian Music Therapy Association in cooperation with Latvia. Vilmante Aleksiene, Prof., director of “Music Therapy” joint program of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Vilnius University.
14.10-15.00	Lunch break
	MASTER CLASS room 121 on site, in the assembly hall online	MASTER CLASS room 229
15.00-16.30	On site leader: Reiner Haus, Dr. rer. medic. director Music Therapy Unit University Witten-Herdecke Children Hospital Datteln; Lecturer for music therapy at Protestant Univ. of applied Science Bochum/Germany, rehabilitation scientist Psychotherapeutic substantiation of music therapy methods for patients with chronical pain	Online leader: Ranka Radulovic, MD, PhD, psychiatrist, music therapist, supervisor, the founder of Association of Music Therapists of Serbia and director of Hatorum - Music Therapy Centre. Online application of group musical choice method during pandemic Covid-19
16.30-16.45	Break	Break
16.45-18.15	On site leader: Inga Oliņa, development leader of the "Parents' education program" of the Foundation "Plecs", parents' coach. Trust Based Relational Intervention method or Midsomer without Murders	Online leader: Kirsi Tuomi, Music therapist, a Theraplay therapist, supervisor, lecturer, a PhD candidate in the University of Jyväskylä Enhancing and strengthening the parent-child bond through music, play and mentalization-based approaches
18.15-18.30	Break
18.30-19.00	BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION “Mūzikas terapija II Pētniecība, Pieredze, Prakse, Atmiņas. Zinātnisko rakstu krājums” (Music Therapy II. Research. Experience. Praxis. Memories. Collection of Academic Papers) Academic Editor Mirdza Paipare “Rokasgrāmata ne tikai mūzikas terapeitiem. Monogrāfija” (Handbook Not Only for Music Therapists. A Monograph) Author Mirdza Paipare Congratulatory speeches
19.30	EVENING OF SHARING MEMORIES AT “NAMĪNS”

Saturday, July 31
SYMPOSIUM, WORK IN SECTIONS, DISCUSSIONS

8.30-9.00	Registration in the lobby of the assembly hall
9.00-9.05 9.05-9.20	OPENING OF SYMPOSIUM in the assembly hall (room 413) Musical greeting Greeting from Līga Āboliņa, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare Greeting from Kristīna Šaripo, the senior social worker of Liepaja city Council Social Department Greeting from Elīna Tolmačova, leader of Environment, health and public involvement department, Liepaja City Council
9.20-10.40	Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Lolita Vilka, doctoral student Dace Stieģele
	Providing comprehensive support for children with disabilities. Līga Āboliņa, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare
	Interdisciplinary view of music therapy. LolitaVilka, Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Welfare and Social Work, Rīga Stradiņš University
	Psychological health of children during the pandemic. Nils Sakss Konstantinovs
	Work with refugee families: experience of a music therapist. Reiner Haus, Dr. h.c. of Liepaja University
10.40-11.00	Break
11.00-12.00	Moderators: Prof. Dina Bethere, lecturer Santa Striguna
	Demand and supply of therapy in the education of children with special needs. Dina Bethere, Prof., Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, University of Liepaja
	The experience of cooperation between Social service of Liepaja city and music therapists. Kristīna Šaripo, the senior social worker of Liepaja city Council Social Department
	Music therapy at SOS village. Ineta Heinsberga, certified art therapist in music therapy, certified supervisor, certified psychotherapy specialist
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-16.40	Moderators: Katie Roth, representative of Latvia at the European Music Therapy Confederation, lecturer Līga Enģele
	Work experience of a music therapist in Serbia. Ranka Radulovic, psychiatrist, music therapist, supervisor, the founder of Association of Music Therapists of Serbia
	Work experience of a music therapist in Germany. Inese Pastare, music therapist and social educatore in the social integration project "Youth Counseling and Assistance" in Frankfurt am Main
	Work experience of a music therapist in England. Joy Gravestock, senior lecturer at the University of Western England.
	Supporting the development of relationships between classroom practitioners and children with complex needs in Belarus through music therapy consultation: Potential spaces. Lisa Margetts (England), clinical music therapist and researcher in the organization “Autism Wessex”, Research Fellow, University of Roehampton, London
	Neuropsychological foundation of methods of music therapy in the area of children neurology. Reiner Haus (Germany), Dr. h.c. of Liepaja University
14.40-15.20	Break
	Initiatives and obstacles for music therapy in Lithuanian schools. Loreta Kačiusyte Skramtai (Lithuania), leader of Lithuanian Music Therapy Association
	Work experience of a music therapist in Finland. Kirsi Tuomi, Music therapist, a Theraplay therapist, supervisor, lecturer, a PhD candidate in the University of Jyväskylä
	Work experience of a music therapist in Italy. Agnese Boitmane, music therapist, piano teacher at Montessori School Veneto Orientale
	Work experience of a music therapist in Sweden. Anna Petraškeviča, music teacher, primary school teacher at Waldorf school “Hagaskolan” in Stockholm, self-employed in the area of special education
16.40-18.00	CONCLUSION/DISCUSSIONS