Music therapy provision in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings of a 2022 survey of Registered Music Therapists

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This article reports on a 2022 survey of New Zealand Registered Music Therapists, offering an overview of the current workforce. This builds on previous surveys in 2008 (remuneration) and 2016 (a broader picture of the current workforce). The purpose of these surveys was to inform Music Therapy New Zealand’s strategic planning and advocacy for the provision of music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand and to inform other communities about work undertaken here.The 2022 survey achieved a response rate of 63%.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Talmage, A. Cho, H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-8276 Dowthwaite, H.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Music Therapy New Zealand. Reproduced with permission from the publisher. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Keywords:	Music Therapy New Zealand; music therapy; workforce survey; service provision; allied health profession
Dates:	Published (online): February 2026 Published: February 2026
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds)
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2026 07:49
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2026 14:32
Published Version:	https://www.musictherapy.org.nz/journal/2025-2/
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Music Therapy New Zealand
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:241762

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