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Hello Suzie I understand your position. I think you are quite right that you must have empathic qualities to be musicians. Of course this empathic feeling will be communicated to your pupils. It is interesting that the three of you are all interested in psychotherapy. Perhaps one day you will decide to combine the roles and go into music therapy, or maybe into psychotherapy, where your innate sense of harmony and empathy will enhance your sessions. When you think of it music can be very therapeutic, leading one to a state of reverie and timeless moment. Kindest Gerald -----Original Message----- From: s.macer <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 07 April 2003 17:00 Subject: Re: counselling young people >Hi Gerald, > >Yes I am a member of BACP. > >Pupils whose parents live abroad are very likely to regard female >teachers as being temporary 'mums' and talk to them about their >anxieties - so I don't regard myself as being anything special as such. > > >Interestingly there are currently three female teachers in the music >department with an interest in psychotherapy. Well I suppose we have to >have empathic qualities in order to be musicians in the first place, so >perhaps that's also why we so easily fall into the role of counsellor >too. > >Suzie. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Discussion on theoretical and research issues in counselling >psychology [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of G.F. >Phillips >Sent: 07 April 2003 16:34 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: counselling young people > >Hello Suzie >Sounds like the pupils are perfectly happy to talk to you. When you >say >you are bound by BACP, does this mean that you are a member? Nobody >has to >join or abide by their code, except voluntarily. >Best >Gerald