Background The situation of women in today's society is a reflection of structural inequality, which creates very high levels of anxiety and stress in the most vulnerable groups of the female gender, together with low self-esteem. This is the situation that women have to face in different situations of risk of exclusion -victims of gender violence, single-parent families with low income, disabled, etc. The project has sought to generate benefits in these groups -in terms of their empowerment and the construction of a positive and balanced environment- directly, through the healing value of music. Objectives The main objectives of the "MUSICFULNESS: HEAL THE SOUL" Project are the following, referring to all the participants, both music therapists, entities and users: • Develop and Consolidate a new Music Therapy technique applied to the specific target of women victims of gender violence and/or at risk of social exclusion and/or single-parent family. • Promote the personal growth of the users, increasing their self-esteem as well as their capacity for resilience. • Improve the quality of life and the creation of a stable, safe and positive environment. • Empower and encourage greater independence of the users. • Increase psychophysical well-being by improving anxiety and stress levels. Implementation The project activities were divided into two phases: Experimentation and Design of the Innovative Music Therapy Technique. During the first phase of Experimentation, the qualitative and quantitative data of the techniques previously used by each of the entities were collected and analyzed. Through the comparison of the results, it was observed which techniques had the greatest benefit and, therefore, served as a starting point for the Second Phase, in which the design of the Innovative Music Therapy Technique was carried out. This creation and design was carried out in close collaboration between all professionals. Throughout this phase, it was implemented through the intellectual products, a tangible sample of the successes achieved by the project. Results The results observed, in terms of the effect that the project has had on the users -through the music therapy training received-, have been an increase in their level of well-being and self-confidence. Regarding the tangible outputs of the project, six intellectual products have been generated in different formats -text or audiovisual documents-, these being: a report of the experimentation phase; the development of an Innovative Music Therapy Technique; a Music Therapeutic Tale; the Theatricalization of the Music Therapeutic Story; the development of a Family Choreography for the story; and a Vocal Creation.
Los objetivos principales del Proyecto "MUSICFULNESS: HEAL THE SOUL" son los siguientes, haciendo referencia a todos los participantes, tanto a los musicoterapeutas, como a las entidades y a las usuarias: - Desarrollar y Consolidar una nueva técnica de Musicoterapia aplicada al target específico de la mujer víctima de violencia de género y/o en riesgo de exclusión social y/o de familia monoparental. - Favorecer el crecimiento personal de las usuarias, aumentando su autoestima así como su capacidad de resiliencia. - Mejorar la calidad de vida y la creación de un entorno estable, seguro y positivo. • Empoderar y fomentar una mayor independencia de las usuarias. • Aumentar el bienestar psicofísico mediante la mejora de los niveles de ansiedad y de estrés. The main objectives of the "MUSICFULNESS: HEAL THE SOUL" Project are the following, referring to all the participants, both music therapists, entities and users: • Develop and Consolidate a new Music Therapy technique applied to the specific target of women victims of gender violence and/or at risk of social exclusion and/or single-parent family. • Promote the personal growth of the users, increasing their self-esteem as well as their capacity for resilience. • Improve the quality of life and the creation of a stable, safe and positive environment. • Empower and encourage greater independence of the users. • Increase psychophysical well-being by improving anxiety and stress levels.
La situación de las mujeres en la sociedad actual es el reflejo de una desigualdad estructural, que crea en los colectivos más vulnerables del género femenino unos niveles de ansiedad y estrés muy grandes, unidos a una baja autoestima. Esta es la situación que tienen que afrontar mujeres en diferentes situaciones de riesgo de exclusión -víctimas de violencia de género, familia monoparental con bajos ingresos, discapacitadas, etc. El proyecto ha buscado generar beneficios en dichos colectivos -en cuanto a su empoderamiento y la construcción de un entorno positivo y equilibrado- de forma directa, a través del valor curativo de la música. The situation of women in today's society is a reflection of structural inequality, which creates very high levels of anxiety and stress in the most vulnerable groups of the female gender, together with low self-esteem. This is the situation that women have to face in different situations of risk of exclusion -victims of gender violence, single-parent families with low income, disabled, etc. The project has sought to generate benefits in these groups -in terms of their empowerment and the construction of a positive and balanced environment- directly, through the healing value of music.