23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

- D P R 24 July 1977 n 616, which defines the state and
regional responsibilities concerning social services;
- L 21 December 1978 n 845, which regulates the
Professional
recognition;
Instruction Courses with regional
- D.P.R. 20 December 1979 n.761, regarding the
iuridical state of the local health authorities, a particular
important law as it define, in article 1 ("Roles of the
personnel" , regulatiQns that will have to be kept in mind
if one wants to place the Profession of the MTA inside
the USSL (operative organisms within the Italian health
service)"
II. Spheres of intervention of the music therapist
Not being able, as yet, to complete a statistical inquiry
into the spheres of intervention of those who in recent
1090
yeárs have operated in an autonomous way qualifying
their work as "music therapy", we have to rely on our
partial knowledge, which we consider however
indicative enough of the general situation in Italy.
It is Possible to highlight three categories which indicate
moth the operative spheres and the types of structures
in which one operates, and the methods mostly used.
These three categories are:
1. HEALTH SPHERE
2. SOCIO-WELFARE SPHERE
3. SCHOLASTIC SPHERE.
It seems important to underline also how the current
legislation relative to invalids and the handicapped
refers to these three specific areas