Donald Wetherick holds a BMus (Hons) degree from Edinburgh University (1987) and an MPhil in Musicology from Cambridge University (1988). He qualified as a music therapist at the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre (Dip. MTh (N-R)) in 1992 and has been in full time music therapy practice for 13 years. He has worked with children with autism and communication difficulties, children with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioural problems, and adults with long term health problems, including HIV/AIDS.
He holds a Certificate in Counselling Skills and Attitudes (Westminster Pastoral Foundation 1997) and has attended the Seminar for Professionals in the Field of Autism at the Tavistock/Portman Clinic (1997). He works at the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre and since 1999 he has been a tutor on the Nordoff-Robbins Master of Music Therapy course. He has presented at the World Congress of Music Therapy (2002), and at the BSMT Annual Conference (2004), and has had these papers published. He also writes and reviews for LINK music education magazine. He is registered with the HPC, a registered supervisor with the APMT, and is also an approved HPC Visitor.
Diversity in Admissions to the MA Music Therapy Training at the Guildhall School 2015-24
Wetherick, D., & Sloboda, A. (2024). Diversity in Admissions to the MA Music Therapy Training at the Guildhall School 2015-24. 1. Poster session presented at British Association for Music Therapy Conference 2024, Leicester, United Kingdom. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380530224_Diversity_in_Admissions_to_the_MA_Music_Therapy_Training_at_the_Guildhall_School_2015-24
2024
View OutputWhat kind of musician is a Music Therapist? Music Therapy Musicianship as a Musical Pedagogy
Wetherick, D. (2024). What kind of musician is a Music Therapist? Music Therapy Musicianship as a Musical Pedagogy. 1. Poster session presented at British Association for Music Therapy Conference 2024, Leicester, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22434.64966
2024
View OutputGatekeeping and fence-making: Themes and discourses of musicianship in UK music therapy training
Wetherick, D. (2024). Gatekeeping and fence-making: Themes and discourses of musicianship in UK music therapy training. British Journal of Music Therapy, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/13594575241270466
2024
View OutputGroup music therapy with songwriting for adult patients with long-term depression (SYNCHRONY study): a feasibility and acceptability study of the intervention and parallel randomised controlled trial design with wait-list control and nested process evaluation
Carr, C., Millard, E., Dilgul, M., Bent, C., Wetherick, D., French, J., & Priebe, S. (2023). Group music therapy with songwriting for adult patients with long-term depression (SYNCHRONY study): a feasibility and acceptability study of the intervention and parallel randomised controlled trial design with wait-list control and nested process evaluation. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(75), Article 75. https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-023-01285-3
2023
View Output'Filling the void with melody': Therapists' reflections on group songwriting using Garageband in music therapy for adults with depression
Wetherick, D., Bent, C., & Carr, C. (2023). 'Filling the void with melody': Therapists' reflections on group songwriting using Garageband in music therapy for adults with depression. British Journal of Music Therapy, 37(2).
2023
View OutputAre UK music therapists talking past each other? A critical discourse analysis of three book reviews
Wetherick, D. (2019). Are UK music therapists talking past each other? A critical discourse analysis of three book reviews. British Journal of Music Therapy, 33(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/1359457519874443
2019
View OutputThe musical audition requirements of UK music therapy trainings
Wetherick, D. (2016). The musical audition requirements of UK music therapy trainings. Paper presented at Royal Musical Association Conference, London, United Kingdom.
2016
View OutputBook Review: The Music in Music Therapy: Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe – Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches
Wetherick, D. (2015). Book Review: The Music in Music Therapy: Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe – Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches. British Journal of Music Therapy, 29(2).
2015
View OutputMusic therapy and children with a language impairment: Some examples of musical communication in action
Wetherick, D. (2014). Music therapy and children with a language impairment: Some examples of musical communication in action. Psychology of Music, 42(6), 864-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735614547716
2014
View OutputBook Review: Hearing in Time: Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter (2nd Edition)
Wetherick, D. (2012). Book Review: Hearing in Time: Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter (2nd Edition). British Journal of Music Therapy, 26(2), 31-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/135945751202600206
2012
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