Call for Abstracts

The organizing and scientific committee of the 1st International Conference on Children´s Music Therapy 2021 invite participants to submit their abstract proposals in the form of paper presentations, poster presentations, roundtable and workshops. The abstract submission form will allow you to select a type of presentation. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.

The topic of the Conference is:

HEALTH FOR CHILDREN WITH MUSIC


Themes of the conference days are:
Tuesday, June 15: Music Therapy in Pediatric Hospitals (children aged 0–15)
Wednesday, June 16: Music Therapy in Child Psychiatry (children aged 0–12)

The link to the abstract submission form will be available in September!

Paper Presentations (30 minutes)


Paper presentations are 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. The conference highlights the following topics:

  • Music Therapy and Early Interaction
  • Music Therapy in Pediatric Hospitals
  • Family-oriented Music Therapy
  • Communication with Music
  • Short-term and Long-term Music Therapy Methods for Children
  • Digital Music Therapy for Children
  • Group Music Therapy for Children
  • Child Music Psychotherapy
  • Music Therapy in Child Neuropsychiatry

Round Table (60 or 90 minutes)


Abstracts for round table sessions would be in the form of a proposal. Round table sessions will be held by groups of people centered around a specific topic. One proposal should be submitted on behalf of the group. Please include other group members as additional authors on the submission form. These sessions will be either 60 minutes or 90 minutes in length – please indicate your preference on the abstract submission form. Preferred presentation length is not guaranteed and will be confirmed upon abstract acceptance.

Workshops (45 or 90 minutes)


Workshop sessions will have two time formats, either 45 minutes or 90 minutes – please indicate your preference for presentation length on the abstract submission form. Preferred presentation length is not guaranteed and will be confirmed upon abstract acceptance.

Poster Presentations 


There will be a poster session during the conference related to the conference themes. Information of the poster size will be sent with the abstract acceptance details.