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Sabbatella, Patricia: The process of Evaluation in Music Therapy
The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese to facilitate the
datagathering of colleagues in Portugal and Brazil.
3. Target Audience and Participants
In order to limit the population of the study the criterion used in selecting
the participating countries was the inclusion of those countries members of
the Latin American Committee of Music Therapy: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay,
Columbia, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. It was decided to
include Spain and Portugal to offer an overall view of Music Therapy Clinical
Practice in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking languages.
The data gathering process was begun with the collaboration of Music
Therapy Associations in the participants countries, delegates of the Comité
Latinoamericano de Musicoterapia, Commission on Etichs and Research of
the World Federation of Music Therapy, University of Cadiz. The
questionnaires were distributed through normal mail and email. The
respondents of the questionnaire were certificate music therapist.
The research project was introduced at the V Foro Rioplatense de
Musicoterapia (Montevideo, August 1998) and at the II Encuentro
Latinoamericano de Musicoterapia (Rio de Janeiro, November 1998). The
questionnaire was sent by post and email during July - December 1998.
Follows up letter were sent in September and December 1998, and the
closing date was May 1999.
RESULTS
1. Demographic Data: Professional Issues
There were 119 respondents to the questionnaire: Argentine 74; Brazil 15;
Columbia 3; Chile 1; Peru 6; Uruguay 5; Portugal 2; Spain 13. There were
no responses from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. 89 respondents were
female (75.4%) and 29 (24.6%) male. The age-range of responses is between
21 and 66 years old. The 26-30 age group represents the highest
concentration of respondents with 32 (29.9%) and the 36-40 age group with
20 (18.8%). The average of respondents was 33.9 years. Data for
respondents' years of experience reveals that the 0-5 years category
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