News

• JAM groups continue during the September school holidays

We look forward to seeing our group members on Wednesday evening at the Hampton Community Centre as usual. Helen is taking a short break of a week so no individual sessions for her case load until October 1. Gab will take JAM 1a.

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• The Independent Review into music therapy by Dr Duckett for the NDIS was released by the NDIS on September 10th, 2025.

Music therapy has been confirmed as a Therapy Support in the NDIS when delivered by

Registered Music Therapists.

JAM music therapy only employs registered music therapists and we are registered with the NDIS as a provider.

Changes to rates come into effect on November 24th, 2025

https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/10894-duckett-review-confirms-art-and-music-therapy-continue

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• ​ Publication of Helen's article

On the same day, my article, 'Enhancing Connections: A Phenomenological Study of Support Workers’ Perceptions of Assisting Participants in Group Music Therapy', co-authored with Assoc. Prof Grace Thompson was published in Music Therapy Perspectives. Please take a look:​​

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Cameron, H. J., & Thompson, G. (2025). Enhancing Connections: A Phenomenological Study of Support Workers’ Perceptions of Assisting Participants in Group Music Therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, 43(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miaf009 

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