Social and economic effects of music therapy

Abstract

The intent of this article is to explain the socio-economic benefits of music therapy. The benefits of using music therapy are promoting a cohesive and inclusive society, reducing costs for caring for the sick in hospitals, hospices, development and enlightenment of students and pre creating more jobs, streamlining and relaxing the institutional staff, etc. Other important issues addressed in this article are the stages of development of music therapy, music therapy assessment of costs in the US and specificity of music therapy in Europe. It was also conducted an analysis of the status and development potential of music therapy in Romania, by estimating the costs of implementing the music therapy sessions in preschool education and professional status review of the music therapist in Romania.