Can Music Therapy be an answer to the terrorist question? - A Singaporean Music Therapist’s Perspective
Author(s):
Wang Feng Ng
Publication Year:
2011
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy
Publisher
Editor(s):
Pages:
Volume:
11
Issue:
1
Abstract:
This essay explores the possibility of Music Therapy being one of the creative responses to the terrorist question within the Singapore context. A general background to the Music Therapy scene in Singapore, and a brief overview of Singapore’s multi-ethnic history and response to terrorist threats are presented. Singapore is a multi-religious society with various ethnic groups living together in her short independent history. In 2001, Singapore was the target of planned attacks by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members who were Singaporeans. (JI is one of several radical militant groups with close ties with Al-Qaeda.) The application of Music Therapy in countering terrorism is explored - in terms of increasing community resilience, responding in times of crisis, as well as incorporating Music Therapy in detainee rehabilitation. Challenges relating to the implementation of crisis intervention using Music Therapy, and its implications in detainee rehabilitation are briefly discussed.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Ng, Wang Feng. 2011. “Can Music Therapy Be an Answer to the Terrorist Question? - A Singaporean Music Therapist’s Perspective.” Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v11i1.564.