| Description |
1 online resource (378 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Background and context; 1 Setting the scene; Introduction; Current music therapy practice; A survey of some recent literature; Qualities needed to train and practise as a music therapist; Summary; 2 Practicalities and basic principles of music therapy; Introduction; Clinical example; A practical working frame for music therapy; Boundaries; The qualities of the therapeutic relationship; Some features drawn from psychoanalytic theory; The music therapy spectrum |
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Essential 'Is' of music therapy practiceSummary; 3 First meetings with four music therapists; Introduction; Formative musical and personal experiences; Motivation to train and training experiences; Concluding note; PART II Clinical chapters; Introduction; 4 Suzanna's story: Music therapy with a pre-school child; Introduction; Suzanna's story; Concluding points; 5 'Hullo object! I destroyed you!'; Term one: exploration; Term two: control; Term three: the developing relationship; Term four: together in musical experience; Term five: struggle; Term six: ending |
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6 Music therapy with adults with learning disabilitiesIntroduction; Learning disabilities -- a history; A literature review; An overview; Theoretical framework; Theory into practice; Clinical work; Conclusion; 7 Music therapy and neurology; Introduction; Neuro-disability; How does music affect the brain?; Clinical examples; Summary; Further music therapy reading; 8 Music therapy in forensic psychiatry: a case study with musical commentary; Introduction; Music therapy in forensic psychiatry; Musical commentary; Discussion; Summary; 9 Musical narratives in music therapy treatment for dementia |
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IntroductionCognitive and neurological considerations; Research; Musical narrative and improvisation; Further theoretical considerations; Conclusion; Postscript to Part II; PART III Training; Introduction; 10 Evolving a capacity for wondering: the development of observation and listening skills; Introduction; Section 1: Some reference points for observation and listening; Section 2: Some strategies for focusing observation and listening in music therapy training |
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Section 3: An enquiry into approaches to observation and listening by music therapists at different levels of experience and trainingSummary; 11 Beginning the clinical journey; Introduction; The initial musical connection; Fundamental therapeutic and personal issues; Concluding points; 12 Developing the musical journey; Introduction; Practical music exercises; On listening to music; Summary; Postscript to Part III; PART IV Professional life; Introduction; 13 The professional music therapist; Introduction; Some commonly asked questions; Referral, assessment and report-writing; Ending therapy |
| Summary |
Music therapists work with children and adults of all ages with wide-ranging health-care needs. This handbook traces the history of recent developments in music therapy and the range of current applications and outlines practical requirements for the work and some basic prerequisites for and philosophies of training. The Handbook of Music Therapy covers material encompassing clinical, practical and theoretical perspectives, and is divided into four main sections, including:* the recent evolution of music therapy as a paramedical discipline complementing the more traditional are |
| Notes |
The necessity of regular supervision |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Music therapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Music therapy
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hoskyns, Sarah
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| ISBN |
9781317798590 |
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1317798597 |
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