Citation

McFerran KS. Soc. Work With Groups 2017; 40(3): 183-186.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01609513.2016.1219837

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This commentary by Social Work with Groups Editorial Advisory Board member Dr. Katrina Skewes McFerran is reprinted here with permission under a Creative Commons Attribution. Dr. McFerran, a music therapist, offers a reflection in the aftermath of a mass murder and suicide by a young person in Munich, Germany in July 2016. She states that "many youth services rely on government funding that demands "evidence" in order to justify spending from limited budgets." She goes on to ask, "How do you prove that by establishing a meaningful connection with an angry young man you have stopped a mass shooting?". © 2017 Katrina Skewes McFerran.

Language: en

Keywords

Evidence-based; mental illness; music therapy; trauma; violence