# Event Details - **Event Name**: CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+10:00) - **Event Description**: A comprehensive and practical half day training in how to embed trauma informed frameworks into music therapy practice.About this EventFor music therapists supporting people with complex trauma histories, understanding how trauma shapes brain development—and how music can support healing—is essential to delivering effective, developmentally appropriate care.CARRM for Music Therapist offers an insightful and practical half day training, where registered music therapist Sarah Dunston introduces how the application of Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) , as well as First Nations frameworks (to support cultural safety) can be incorporated into music therapy contexts across the lifespan.Grounded in contemporary research on how complex and intergenerational trauma impacts neurobiology, this training equips you with the knowledge and tools to design trauma-informed interventions that foster regulation, relational capacity, healing and growth for clients of all ages.You will learn how to:Structure music therapy sessions to support nervous system regulationEmbed First Nations forwards frameworks into practicePractical demonstration of rhythmic, sensory-rich interventions and activities including drumming, clapstick play, body percussion, movement to music, sensory instrument play ( for nervious system regulation) and more.Discussions on trauma theory and how NMT can be used as an innovative framework for practice.About Your Facilitator: Sarah Dunston brings 12+ years of experience as a Registered Music Therapist and Teacher in a variety of community contexts through her business, Melodica Music Therapy. She developed the CARRM program as a result of her current HDR research studies through Griffith University's Creative Arts Research Institute as well as through her work at Act for Kids — running music therapy programs for young children impacted by abuse and neglect and as lead music facilitator for the Creative Transitions Project, an initiative using music to heal and empower women and children who have experienced domestic violence and are living in transitional housing. Sarah has presented this work at conferences in Australia and internationally, including the AMTA conference (2019), C&K Early Childhood Education Conference (2023) ,the Trauma Aware Education Conference (2022).Training attendence is equal to 4 CPD points as stipulated by AMTA requirements for professional practice. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kedron/carrm-for-therapists-trauma-informed-music-therapy-training-brisbane/100001983324361555 - **Event Categories**: workshops, kids, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-11-07T01:45:00Z - Duration: 4 hours - Location: Casa Melodica - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 43.66, max: 43.66, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kedron - **state**: QL - **country**: Australia - **location**: Casa Melodica - **lat**: -27.4030561 - **long**: 153.0237055 - **full address**: Casa Melodica, 42A Scott Street, Kedron, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f44ee7f909d7d20fe70fdf3ac5b3c7d2235077f58ebc474949b807110c464b58-rimg-w1200-h622-dcd7908e-gmir.jpg?v=1771398532 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane being held? - **A:** CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane takes place on Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 07 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Casa Melodica, 42A Scott Street, Kedron, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane? - **A:** CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane is organized by Melodica Music Therapy and Training. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** CARRM for Therapists: Trauma Informed Music Therapy Training- Brisbane is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kedron, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Sarah is also a Registered Teacher who is on a mission to empower and upskill early childhood educators to develop foundational music facilitation skills to support key areas of children's learning and development.In her extensive and varied 12+ years as a Registered Music Therapist and Teacher, she has gained a unique skillset as an experienced ECT Trainer, Workshop Facilitator, Researcher and Trauma Informed Music Therapy Clinician. Her programs and workshops have been created as a result of her current studies through the Creative Arts Research Institute at Griffith University investigating how Talking Circles and other Indigenious frameworks and processes can be used in early childhood trauma informed professional learning as a tool for connection ,reflection and cultural safety. This has been process of profound expansion for Sarah, on both a professional and personal level and her passion, openness and endless curiosity about what it means to create safety and healing through music and connection is a driving force in all her work. As well as this, her experience running a music therapy program for eight years in a Specialist Preschool for children impacted by abuse and neglect -continues to impact her work, process and purpose (always). Sarah would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land in which she works, studies and teaches. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be -Aboriginal Land." } ] } ] ```