Clinical training guide for the student music therapist /
Barbara L. Wheeler, Carol L. Shultis [and] Donna W. Polen.
- Barcelona Pub. 2005
- vii, 213 pages ; 28 cm
Includes bibliogaphical references and index.
How to use this book. Doing music therapy : an exploration. Increasing levels of involvement. The process of planning for music therapy. Client assessment. Goals and objectives. Planning music therapy strategies. Organizing the session. Improvising experiences. Performing or re-creating experiences. Composing experiences. Listening experiences. Further considerations in planning. Facilitating client responses. The role of music. Working with groups. Working with individuals. Documentation strategies. Self-assessment for the music therapist.
Full of clinical examples that focus on the process of music therapy for the client, this book explores the uses of music therapy specifically with children with special needs, adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, adults with psychiatric disorders, older adults with age-related needs, and people in medical settings. More general considerations are explored for group and individual session work. Modes of clinical work are explored as chapters delve into the use of improvising, re-creating, composing, and receptive experiences. The final chapter urges students to consider self-reflection and self-assessment as a career-long commitment. This guide comes from the pens of three experienced music therapists, each with over 30 years in the field and with experience in supervising music therapy students from the perspectives of both faculty and clinicians.