High professional standards set for music therapy

WHILE we applaud HCA Hospice Care’s effort to provide holistic patient-centred care, its music programme for paediatric palliative care is not considered true music therapy (“Star Pals a lifeline for critically ill kids and their caregivers”; last Friday). The Association for Music Therapy, Singapore (AMTS) welcomes and celebrates the use of music in education, healthcare or the community. Read more here…