A fundamental step in creating
a representative body for sound therapy in the UK involves creating
a Register of all practitioners & teachers (who may or may not
be professionally qualified) who consider they use sound in some
way as a therapeutic medium or tool. Currently, we have no way of
knowing how many people work in our profession in the UK as no such
Register exists.
We wish to hear from all of
you. The aim is to create an inclusive listing, encompassing all
levels of experience and qualifications. So if you use any form
of sound or music within your therapeutic work; whether you present
workshops of an experiential nature; whether you're a practitioner
with no formal training; whether you run a training school offering
courses and/or qualifications to others - we would like to hear
from you.
Along with a Register, we wish
to establish a membership-based Association which will function
as a representative body for those who wish to join. Part of the
Association's role will be to form a working party to propose professional
guidelines for a code of ethics, standards of practice, standards
for education & training & continuing professional development
- areas of responsibility that members will have the opportunity
to comment on, propose amendments to and ultimately vote on as a
set of standards by which we agree to practice.
We intend to use this website
as a forum for keeping everyone informed of any progress and developments
along the way. If you have time and skills you would like to volunteer
and can be actively involved in such a working party process we
would like to hear from you.
Such an Association could be
very helpful in educating the public about what sound therapy is
and the benefits it can provide; maintaining & developing professional
standards; administering a members' Register and generally promoting
the value of sound therapy within the field of complementary therapy.
Without you an Association
for Sound Therapy will not happen. Registering your interest is
the first step.
