Music Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections

Dr Elizabeth Coombes is a researcher, clinician and educator in the field of music therapy. Her interests include working with displaced people, developing research protocols and bringing music therapy to the wider public and professional community. She lives in Cardiff.
Samuel Gracida is a music therapy clinician, author, and entrepreneur with a global footprint, having worked in various countries across multiple cultural contexts. He has served in the International Association for Music and Medicine and currently focuses on working with displaced populations and older adults. He lives in Heidelberg.
Emma Maclean is a music therapy practitioner and educator as well as an arts psychotherapies lead in community mental health. She is interested in co-research with persons who attend mental health services, particularly around collaboration and agreeing and reviewing meaningful outcomes. She lives in Edinburgh.