Links to more about Melbourne Music Therapy

ABC Radio: The Conversation hour. Listen to Jason on The Conversation Hour discussing music and health.

 

Dr Jason Kenner and Dr Emma O’Brien talk with Richelle Hunt and Megan Burslem about music and health and the ABC’s Conversation Hour.

The Conversation Hour: Can Music Heal?

Podcasts: Listen to the three episodes of the Mental Health Professionals Network podcast series on music therapy.

 

Dr Jason Kenner and Dr Jennifer Bibb represented the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) discussion music therapy in mental health with Clinical Psychologist Professor Mark Creamer. Three episodes created by the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN).

A Conversation About… Mental Health and Music Therapy: An Introduction

A Conversation About… Mental Health and Music Therapy: Exploring a Session

A Conversation About… Mental Health and Music Therapy: Therapeutic Outcomes

Our partnership with the City of Boroondara and Belmore School as part of the Victorian governments School Mental Health Fund.

 

Read about Priscilla’s work at Belmore School where she has been running an excellent group program contributing to the social and development goals of students at the school. This excellent work is funded by the Victorian Government Schools Mental Health Fund, and is coordinated by the City of Boroondara.

Principle’s Report, Belmore School November 2022

Read Jason’s article for the BPD Advocate

 

Dr Jason Kenner describes his research on Borderline Personality Disorder and music therapy for the Autumn 2021 edition of the BPD advocate.

BPD Advocate Newsletter, Autumn 2021

See the Guitar Harp designed by Jason exhibited at Multivocal.

 

The guitar harp designed by Dr Jason Kenner and built by Daniel Hoban is on display at the Multivocal exhibition at the University of Melbourne.

Visit the Multivocal site

Jason’s PhD thesis exploring relational competencies in group improvisation.

 

Musico-relational competencies: Examining the convergence of musical and relational competencies in improvisational group music therapy for people with borderline personality disorder. Published 2020.

PhD Thesis

Jason’s article for the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

 

Perspectives on musical competence for people with borderline personality disorder in group music therapy. Published 02 March, 2020.

NJMT article

Jason’s interview with AMTA for the RMTs Change Lives series.

 

Dr Jason Kenner talks about music therapy and mental health.

Interview on YouTube

 

Find out about the guitar harp designed by Jason

 

Dr Jason Kenner designed a guitar-harp for people who lost the use of the left hand due to stroke and other forms of brain injury. It was featured on the ABC and SBS and described as a ‘one-handed guitar’.

ABC News story 1

ABC News story 2

ABC News story 3

SBS News story 1

SBS News Story 2

 

Jason’s interview on Radio National’s Breakfast program

 

When Dr Jason Kenner began his PhD research he was interviewed on ABS’s Radio National Breakfast program.

Radio National Interview

Jason’s interviews with Podcasters

 

Dr Jason Kenner talks about how he works as a music therapist.

Interview with Collective Music Therapy

Interview with The Travelling Music Therapist