1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972716203321

Autore

Oldfield Amelia

Titolo

Interactive music therapy in child and family psychiatry : clinical practice, research, and teaching / / Amelia Oldfield ; foreword by Joanne Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

ISBN

9786610929481

9781280929489

1280929480

9781846425486

1846425484

Edizione

[1st American pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/16540083

Soggetti

Music therapy for children

Child psychiatry

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; Interactive Music Therapyin Child and Family Psychiatry:Clinical Practice, Research and Teaching; Contents; Foreword by Joanne Holmes; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1Characteristics of My MusicTherapy Approach in Childand Family Psychiatry; Introduction; The Croft Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry; History of music therapy at the Croft; Two vignettes; Defining my approach; Influences from my own background; Some thoughts about working in child and family psychiatry; Parallels with family life at home; Therapeutic music teaching; The Croft team

Written music therapy reports at the Croft UnitConclusion; Chapter 2Music Therapy DiagnosticAssessments in Childand Family Psychiatry; Introduction; Alternative approaches to music therapy assessment; Description of the Music Therapy Diagnostic Assessment(MTDA); Feeding back to the rest of the team; Three vignettes; Conclusion; Chapter 3Music Therapy at the Croft:Assisting Clinical Diagnosis; Introduction; General organisation of the music therapy group; Group philosophy; Rationale for the group; Group structure; Reviewing the



group; Four vignettes; Conclusion

Chapter 4Individual Short-termMusic Therapy in Childand Family PsychiatryIntroduction; Other approaches to short-term music therapy; Four case studies; Reflections on the four cases; Improvised stories, working in partnership with apsychotherapist; Conclusion; Chapter 5Music Therapy with Familiesat the Croft Unit; Introduction; Other family music therapy work; Three families receiving individual music therapy treatment; A six-week group with mothers* and young children; One-off interventions followed by video reviews with groupsof mothers and babies; Conclusion

Chapter 6Music Therapy ResearchIntroduction; Effects of music therapy on a group of adults with profoundlearning disabilities; Qualitative and quantitative approaches to research; What constitutes research?; Investigation into music therapy with mothers and youngchildren at a unit for child and family psychiatry; Common points in all my research investigations; Reflections; Conclusion; Chapter 7Research Investigation into MusicTherapy Diagnostic Assessments; Introduction; Background; Methodology; Results of the study; Review of main findings in this chapter; Chapter 8Teaching Music Therapy

IntroductionMusic therapy workshops; Training music therapists; Making music therapy training videos; Conclusion; Chapter 9Music Therapy Supervision; Introduction; Receiving supervision; Giving individual supervision; A supervision group; Reflections on what supervisees have written; Conclusion; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1BLANK SHEET USED FOR RECORDING ON-GOING MUSIC THERAPY NOTES IN THE CROFT NURSING FOLDER; APPENDIX 2 SUMMARY DESCRIBING DAMIEN'S MUSIC THERAPY SESSION; APPENDIX 3 SUMMARY DESCRIBING NANCY, CLAUDE AND PHOEBE'S MUSIC THERAPY SESSION; APPENDIX 4 DAMIEN'S MUSIC THERAPY REPORT

APPENDIX 5 NANCY, CLAUDE AND PHOEBE'S MUSIC THERAPY REPORT

Sommario/riassunto

This book outlines the rationale for using music therapy in child and family psychiatry. The author reflects on research methodology and describes characteristics of her own approach to therapy, including how to start and end the session, how to motivate children and establish a positive musical dialogue with them, and how to include parents.