EUROPEAN MUSIC THERAPY REGISTER
Preamble and definition
History of the EMTR
EMTR commission
The registration committee
EMTR Management Structure
Process Model for EMTR Applications
Financial matters
Confidentiality
The Application Form
The application process
Appeals and Complaints
Preamble and definition
The European Music Therapy Confederation has an obligation to protect the interests of the profession and the public it serves, by ensuring that the profession functions at an appropriate level of training and practice. The EMTC is committed to creating compatibility and independence of professional practice in music therapy across Europe.
An immediate aim is to establish a European Register of Music Therapy. This will ensure that music therapists are trained to the EMTC standards and will promote the mobility of professional music therapists within Europe.
Definition of the Register
The register defines the qualifying standards of a trained graduate music therapist. It takes into account differences within music therapy practice in the European countries.
Minimum Standards European Music Therapist Register
Categories of membership are:
1. EMTR-MA
2. EMTR-BA
3. Supervisor EMTR
1. EMTR-MA
1.1 Master of Music Therapy qualification;
1.2 Two years of full time clinical experience (or equivalent);
1.3 Minimum of 200 hours of self-experience (e.g. ongoing Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Systemic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Music Therapy, Group Music Therapy, etc.). Self-experience and clinical supervision hours include those undertaken during training;
1.4 Minimum hours of clinical supervision: 200 hours of individual supervision, or: 100 hours of individual supervision and 150 hours of group supervision.
Transistion regulationa
For existing practitioners who cannot meet the full criteria for the EMTR-MA, but who have further post-qualification experience in depth:
1.5 Recognition of lifelong professional work in the field of music therapy granted by the EMTC Registration Committee;
1.6 Minimum of 10 years full-time clinical experience (or equivalent pro rata);
1.7 Minimum of 300 hours of self-experience (ongoing Psychotherapy, Music Therapy, Group Music Therapy, as stated in 1.3);
1.8 Minimum hours of clinical supervision: 200 hours of individual supervision, or: 100 hours of individual supervision and 150 hours of group supervision;
1.9 The Transitional regulations act as grandparent clause for a period of 3 years, starting with January 1st, 2011. The transition period will therefore be completed on December 31st, 2013.
2. EMTR-BA
2.1 Bachelor in Music Therapy
2.2 Two years of full time clinical experience;
2.3 Minimum of 60 hours of self-experience (ongoing Psychotherapy, Music Therapy, Group Music Therapy, etc, as stated in 1.3); Self-experience and clinical supervision hours include those undertaken during training.
2.4 Minimum of 60 hours of clinical supervision
3. Supervisor EMTR
3.1 Supervisors are EMTR-MA registered or recognized during the transitional period with a minimum of 5 years’ full time clinical experience in music therapy.
3.2 Additional 120 hours of clinical supervision (minimum) received
Please note: At no stage in this process can the EMTR Commission, the Administrator, or the Application Committee make any discussions about any application, outside this process.
History of the EMTR
The EMTR Bologna agreement (2005) charged the Commission with the task to make the EMTR operational. For this purpose, the EMTR Commission met every year at the General Assembly (GA). The Commission also met for 2 days in 2008 (Donegal, Ireland) and in 2010 (Bremen, Germany). The GA was informed of the progress of the Commission work, documents were sent to the GA members, and discussion and feedback were invited. A document showing the entire process of the EMTR Commission work (from 2003 and onwards) was also sent to the GA members.
In Bremen, the Commission finalized the operational administration of the EMTR. This included documents for Application Form, Website Management and structure, Funding/Costing, and the database of the Register.
EMTR COMMISSION
Dr Hanne Mette Ridder (chair)Denmark
Dr Adrienne Lerner (co-chair)France
Ferdinando Suvini (co-chair)Italy
Dr Elena FitzthumAustria
Dr Ranka RadulowicSerbia
Dr Esa Ala Ruona Finland
Sofie VandereykenBelgium
Rut WalliusSweden
Administrator
Ilse WolframGermany
Registration committee
Dr Julie SuttonUnited Kingdom
Prof Dr Jaakko ErkillaFinland
Prof Dr Jos De BackerBelguim
- The registration committee has knowledge of the national professional code of ethics relating to registration.
- The registration committee works from the professional code of ethics relating to EMTC.
- The registration committee has the ability to work within the parameters of the EMTR application process.
- The registration committee is non-political.
- The registration committee has an evaluative role.
EMTR Management Structure
EMTC General Assembly (GA)
EMTC Board
EMTC Commissions EMTR Commission Registration Committee
(i) The Registration Committee works within a very narrow parameter (as outlined in the Minimum Standards).
(ii) The Registration Committee works within the managerial framework/structure set up by the EMTR Commission.
(iii) The entire Application process has additional safeguards (Administrator steers the process as outlined; Commission signs off each application; Complaint and Appeals System in place; statement about confidentiality; the Registration Committee is selected via a series of qualities and experiences outlined beforehand and appointed by the EMTC Board).
(iv) The Registration Committee may be nominated by the EMTR Commission but it is approved by the EMTC Board before it can be active.
Process Model for EMTR Applications
Application form goes to EMTR Administrator. EMTR Administrator confirms the receipt and checks that all documents are present
YES: go to next stage
NO: contact applicant
Administrator sends documents (not application form) to country representative & relevant national association, with deadline
Country representative/national association approve documents. If documents not clear, country representative/national association suggest how to resolve this
If documents OK: Administrator sends documents & application to Registration Committee
If documents not OK: Applicant is advised how to revise documents
Registration Committee checks application. Accepts or rejects – sends decision to EMTR Commission Chair
Accepted: EMTR Commission chair signs certificate letter & certificate to applicant
Rejected: Letter to applicant. Advice information about appeal
Please note: At no stage in this process can the EMTR Commission, the Administrator, or the Application Committee make any discussions about any application, outside this process.
Financial matters
Application process: 100 Euros.
Registration (when registration is accepted): 200 Euros for 5 years.
Re-registration: 100 Euros/5 years.
Confidentiality
Each application is kept confidential until approval. Rejection is kept completely confidential. There will be no sharing of information during the application process. If anyone hears of any discussion outside the Registration Committee, a formal complaint (see the complaints procedure of EMTC) can be filed.
The Application Form
Download application form here, and save the document on your computer.
The application process
The Application Form is downloaded and completed, and documents and attachments are scanned in.
The Application Form with attachments is mailed to the administrator of the EMTR Commission,
Ilse Wolfram: application.emtr@emtc-eu.com
Deadlines for sending in applications are twice per year: September 15th and March 15th.
Appeals and Complaints
Under construction