Although there is no concrete science to art and music helping people with disabilities, the NDIA is still including this type of therapy under the price limits of the NDIS, according to the report of Dr Stephen Duckett. There are around 13,400 NDIS participants who use the art and music therapy service, and the new price limit is $156.16, which is lower than the original $193.99 yet still higher than the $67.56 the NDIA proposed last year.
One of the troubles with art and music therapy is that these are self-regulated professions. The professionals offering these therapy services are not registered under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. However, to be registered under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, a music therapist needs to be an Australasian Music Therapy Association member, while an art therapist must be an Australian and New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association member. What’s more, these peak professional bodies require their members to hold a master’s degree.
To learn more about the art and music therapy NDIS price limits, visit teamdsc.com.au.