Projects per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Disability Studies, Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy, PhD, Challenging Deficit-Based Discourse in Higher Education Through a Social Connection Model of Responsibility: A Critical Disability Studies Perspective
1 Oct 2018 → 27 Nov 2020
Award Date: 26 Nov 2020
Curriculum Development, National Teaching Fellowship, Non-Normative Pedagogy, Advance HE
Award Date: 1 Aug 2018
Developing Professional Practice in Higher Education, PGCert, University of Glamorgan
Award Date: 24 Jul 2015
Music Therapy, MA, University of the West of England
Award Date: 24 Jul 2015
Applied Psychology of Intellectual Disabilities, MSc, University of Portsmouth
Award Date: 28 Oct 2011
Music, BMus(Hons), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Award Date: 24 Jul 2009
External positions
External Examiner, Nordoff Robbins (Goldsmiths University)
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Jul 2026
Researcher, Live Music Now
24 Jan 2022 → …
Researcher, Live Music Now
1 Jan 2022 → …
External Examiner, Canterbury Christ Church University
1 Sept 2020 → 31 Jul 2023
Little Amber Practitioner, The Amber Trust
1 Sept 2017 → …
Accredited SignAlong Tutor, SignAlong
1 Sept 2014 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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The Lived Experiences of Disabled Music Therapists and Music Therapy Students in the UK
Pickard, B. & Davies, H.
1/05/22 → …
Project: Research
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Music 4 Displaced Dyads East and West: An Exploration of Cultural Heritage and Universal Parenting Themes Through Data Analysis of Music Therapy Groups
Coombes, E., Pickard, B., Slabu, L. & Politimou, N., 17 Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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An initial exploration into the perceptions and experiences of arts therapists (music therapists, art psychotherapists and drama therapists) and arts therapies students who are studying, living and/or practising in Wales, about eco-anxiety and how this impacts or intersects with their practice
Pickard, B., 16 May 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Engaging with the revised Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency as an opportunity for growth in our understanding of disability in the music therapy profession
Davies, H., Pickard, B., Roman, T. & Hadjineophytou, S., 16 May 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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‘I always wanted to be a music therapist, but…’ an exploration of developing inclusivity and widening access in music therapy training through the lens of the revalidated programme at the University of South Wales
Coombes, E. & Pickard, B., 14 Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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“An asset to the profession, not an inconvenience”: The Lived Experiences of Past and Present Disabled Music Therapists and Disabled Music Therapy Student in the UK
Pickard, B. & Davies, H., 16 May 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Activities
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Learned Society for Wales Early Career Researcher Network, Expert Forum ‘Disability in Wales’
Beth Pickard (Speaker)
5 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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‘Realising the inclusion of Disabled Employees in Higher Education' (RIDE HIGHER) (External organisation)
Beth Pickard (Member)
20 Jan 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of a Working Group
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Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (Journal)
Beth Pickard (Editor)
1 Dec 2024 → 1 Dec 2028Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Welcome and Facilitation of Discussion (Disability, Diversity & Inclusion within the Music Therapy Profession: Organised and led by the BAMT Support Network for Disabled Music Therapists)
Beth Pickard (Speaker)
13 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
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An Ethnographic Study into the Musical Interaction of a Young Man with an Intellectual Disability and his Music Teacher
Author: Pickard, B., 10 Oct 2011Supervisor: Nunkoosing, K. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Challenging Deficit-Based Discourse in Higher Education Through a Social Connection Model of Responsibility: A Critical Disability Studies Perspective
Author: Pickard, B., 1 Dec 2020Supervisor: Northway, R. (Supervisor), Pontin, D. (Supervisor) & Davies, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Microanalysis of an Extract of a Non-Directive Music Therapy Session Captures the Perceived Moment of Change
Author: Pickard, B., 10 Jul 2015Supervisor: Warner, C. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Service Evaluation Proposal of Non-Directive Music Therapy Practice with Young People with Autism Spectrum Conditions
Author: Pickard, B., 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Press/Media
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Research Shorts: Count Me In!: Inclusive approaches to music ensembles and performances
8/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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"A Day for All": International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020
2/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Family: Brothers and Sisters - "Beth & Sara"
Beth Pickard & Sara Pickard
1/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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USW Creative and Therapeutic Arts course partner with Odyssey
28/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Prizes
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National Teaching Fellowship 2018
Pickard, Beth (Recipient), 30 Aug 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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RWCMD Principal's Award for Dissertation Entitled "Music and Down's Syndrome"
Pickard, Beth (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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USW Faculty Team Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award
Pickard, Beth (Recipient), 27 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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USW FLSE Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award
Pickard, Beth (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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USW FLSE Individual Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award
Pickard, Beth (Recipient), 27 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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