Creative Ways Art Therapy

02/12/2024

“NDIS Minister Bill Shorten’s comment to Sky News on the matter is revealing: “I like art and music therapy, but we’ve got to make sure that it’s in the best interest of the participant”.

This tells us he doesn’t get it.

He doesn’t understand what my psychiatrist colleague and I saw in Rebecca’s work. Art and music therapies are not a matter of preference. They are evidence-based and essential. Not discretionary or added extras.”

This article was written by Dr Matthew Roberts who is a Melbourne-based psychiatrist psychotherapist, teacher and writer.

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26/11/2024

Many of you would have already seen the NDIA announcement released this afternoon. We devastated to learn that the NDIS will be removing Art Therapy and Music Therapy from therapy supports as of 1st February 2025. I know that many of you share our shock and disappointment at this decision.
Please take a moment to sign petition to keep Creative Arts Therapies as NDIS funded therapy support.

Creative and Experiential Therapies Belong in the NDIS