Abstract:
This research is based on the application of Music Therapy to treat the emotional
damage resulting from domestic violence, based on theories, concepts and methods
of Feminist Theology. The opening sentence of the title Deconstructing Amelia
was inspired by the song of the same name, composed by Pitty and Martin (2008).
Many women who have suffered domestic violence go through this process of
deconstructing their Amelias interiors, then to rise again as free women, selfconfident,
independent, strong and empowered in all her femininity to be just women,
without any label or stereotype. To account for the proposed theme for this
dissertation was made a bibliographical research and social research. In terms of
methodology, the research can be defined as an action research of a qualitative
nature, approved by the Ethics Committee of the Colleges EST, as required by
resolution 196/96 of the National Health Council. Its main objective was to investigate
how Music Therapy and Feminist Theology can reframe the emotional damage
resulting from domestic violence. Specifically, we sought to investigate the extent to
which funds Music Therapy are effective to minimize or cure depression and anxiety
states of women in situations of domestic violence, as well as investigate the extent
to which Music Therapy can be applied to raise self-esteem and fostering the
autonomy and re-socialization of the target population of this research. Finally, we
sought to understand the religious discourse and its relation to the behavior of
women who experienced domestic violence. It was found that Music Therapy can be
an effective tool to treat the emotional damage in women due to domestic violence.
The particularity of music as nonverbal language assists a lot in the process,
because the trauma in an unconscious way. However, to make use of Music Therapy
as a tool for emotional rehabilitation of women who have experienced domestic
violence, you should always be with a look directed to gender issues, making it a
Music Therapy with feminist perspectives. At this point, Feminist Theology
contributed solidly. It was also concluded that participants who receive spiritual
advice obtained only negative or omission of his Church, had worse outcomes than
participants who received support from their spiritual leaders or just did not look for
any Church.
