RFM Volume 42 n°1

Dear readers, dear fellow music therapists, In this issue of our Review, the Editorial Board takes the decision to publish only two articles, which are linked by a similar dynamic, namely the birth and rise of music therapy in Europe. Readers will discover the arrangements put in place by European music therapists with the aim, since the second half of the 20th century, of bringing together professionals in order to move towards government recognition of the profession. Some countries have managed to obtain this recognition, others, such as France, still fail to do so. The length of François Xavier Vrait’s writing is justified by the very long duration of the process of creating the European Confederation of Music Therapy. The author has carried out a meticulous survey of the various stakeholders involved from the origin of the Confederation to the present day. Abir Wannada’s comprehensive article also describes the difficult steps taken by English art therapists to obtain recognition of their profession by the State. These two exciting texts are rich enough to be booked an entire issue of our Review. We wish everyone the pleasure of walking with the authors. Dr Nicole Duperret-Gonzalez President of the French Association of Music Therapy