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Music Therapy Community Clinic
The Music Therapy Community Clinic (MTCC) is a Non-Profit Organisation that provides Music Therapy services to underprivileged and previously disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa.Music is a social resource, a way to heal and strengthen communities as well as individuals. Our vision is to use active music-making to have an impact on the psychosocial fabric of the communities in which we work.
The MTCC's Guiding Principles are:
• to be invited by the community to practise Music Therapy on their premises. We do not plan to own premises but rather to remain as a ‘travelling’ service;• beneficiaries will obtain a free service as they are unable to pay for Music Therapy;
• we will maintain high professional standards with regard to Music Therapy ethics and practice.
History
The MTCC was founded in September 2002 and registered as a Non-Profit Organisation in November 2003. Two Music Therapists started on a part-time, voluntary basis, offering Music Therapy sessions to school children in Heideveld, Cape Town. The community was very supportive of the early work, which led to the establishment of an official Music Therapy Programme. Since then, the organisation has grown and now runs five projects.1) Heideveld Music Therapy Project (Trauma and violence)
2) Siyaphila Project (HIV& AIDS)
3) Music for Life Project which is incorporated into all projects (After-school music groups for children)
4) Music for Health Project (Hospital settings)
5) Community Music Training Project
The MTCC has established partnerships with the following organisations: Educo Africa and CHAT (Community Health and Arts Trust). The MTCC is also represented at the following community forums: Heideveld Safe Room Committee, Heideveld LAC (Local Action Committee) and the Athlone Youth Forum.