This presentation aims to share a multi-phase community music therapy program at a school for students with severe intellectual/multiple disabilities, and their parents in Hong Kong. Utilizing a community music therapy framework, this team of a school teacher, two music therapists, and a social worker worked collaboratively to develop a music therapy program, including a music therapy support group for the parents, a parent-child music therapy group, and a parent-child performance/product group. Through collaborative work within the team, each phase had specific goals and objectives for the targeted clients. The program was also designed within a progressive group process to maximize therapeutic outcomes. Program outcomes throughout different phases, challenges, and triumphs of this program will be shared. This presentation is open for music therapy students, interns, and therapists who are interested in program design, collaborative work, special education settings, and disability culture.
