Record Nr.

UNINA9910450293103321

Titolo

Music therapy in children's hospices [[electronic resource] ] : Jessie's Fund in action / / edited by Merc?ed?es Pavlicevic ; foreword by Victoria Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa


London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2005

ISBN

1-280-26183-8

9786610261833

1-84642-101-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PavlicevicMercédès

Disciplina

615.85154

Soggetti

Music therapy for children

Terminally ill children - Hospice care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Music Therapy in Childrenâ€?s: Hospices Jessieâ€?s Fund in Action""; ""Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ""; ""Foreword""; ""1 â€?When I grow upâ€?â€?""; ""2 The beginnings of music therapy in our hospice""; ""3 Music and medicine: Music therapy within a medical setting""; ""4 A creative response to loss: Developing a music therapy group for bereaved siblings""; ""5 Brief encounters""; ""6 â€?A Bohemian Rhapsodyâ€?: Using music technology to fulfil the aspirations of teenage lads with muscular dystrophy""; ""7 The open music therapy group session""

""8 Living community: Music therapy with children and adults in a hospice setting""""9 â€?This musical lifeâ€?: Ty Hafan Childrenâ€?s Hospice â€? a place for living""; ""10 From hospice to home: Music therapy outreach""; ""11 Needing support: A therapistâ€?s perspective""; ""Before we concludeâ€?""; ""Conclusion: Working together in music therapy""; ""LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ""; ""LIST OF JESSIE'S FUND CD TRACKS ""; ""SUBJECT INDEX ""; ""AUTHOR INDEX ""; ""CD ORDER FORM ""

Sommario/riassunto

The use of music therapy in children's hospices has burgeoned since its

introduction by Jessie's Fund in the mid-90s. This moving and extremely helpful text brings together the experiences of eleven music therapists working with children who are in the final stages of life-limiting illness.The contributors adapt music therapy to hospice environments and explore key concerns for all practitioners, including how to empower ill children and their families, how to help bereaved siblings, and how the therapists themselves find support. The book celebrates the communities created through an inclusiv