Working Monday to Friday has long been the norm for many generations as part of our daily living. While we often centre our lifestyle around our work schedule, but recently it seems that working 5 days may be overrated. 

Many Nordic studies show that working only 4 days each week has significantly boosted an employee’s overall mental health, motivation, and wellbeing, in addition to improving their quality of work. Can it be applied within a music therapy context? Is it sustainable in the long run or how do I decide between a 4- or 5-day work week?

 Joining Soya is Catherine Vesic, a 2nd year RMT, who is currently adapting a 4-day work week to challenge the norms of working a typical “Monday to Friday”. She also praises its benefits of increasing her motivation to work while enjoying a work/social balance.

If you would like to contact Catherine for further information, you can email her at [email protected]

For more information about music therapy, please visit the Australian Music Therapy Association website: https://www.austmta.org.au/about-us/what-is-mt/ 

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