“…This creates an encouraging environment for students from underrepresented backgrounds, such as students of indigenous or international cultures to study music therapy, which helps diversify a predominantly White female profession (Mahoney, 2015; Music Therapy at Temple University, n.d.; University of Limerick, n.d.; Victoria University of Wellington, n.d.). Multicultural topics in concurrent sessions (10th European Music Therapy Conference, 2016; American Music Therapy Association, 2016; Hadley & Norris, 2016; The World Federation of Music Therapy, 2017b), CMTE's, and in the curriculum (Music Therapy at Temple University, n.d.; Slippery Rock University, n.d.; University of Limerick, n.d.; Victoria University of Wellington, n.d.) require an exploration of the identity of the music therapist and other cultures.…”