Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist.

• Author: Sorel, Suzanne.
• Place / Publishing House: Dallas, TX : : Barcelona Publishers,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (291 pages)

Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist is a hands-on practical book designed to help students and professionals integrate--or re-integrate--their identity as a musician with their career as a music therapist. Theory, context, and step-by-step exercises combine to encourage students and practitioners in examining their relationship to music, prompting thoughtful questions about how their musical identity can expand what's possible clinically, and deepening insight into how to spark this growth in the design of their treatment plans. The author crafts clinical scenarios and musical examples to guide readers in building dynamic treatment plans that combine music with the complex needs of the human beings with whom they work. The strategies and philosophy at the heart of Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist help the reader bridge the divide between humanistic understanding and evidence-based outcomes. Language and communication choices, as well as the practical application of goals, are explored in depth. Music therapy educators will find this book's clear-cut practical framework--juxtaposed against a backdrop that crosses multiple disciplines--will work well in treatment planning, methods, practicum, internship, and clinical musicing classes and can be used repeatedly during different stages of a student's training. For music therapy practitioners, Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist offers a refreshing opportunity to consider where their own musicianship resides in their practice. Humanism, positivity, and the art and science of music therapy are explored to infuse the music therapist's sessions with new life and renewed purpose.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Cover Image -- Title Page -- Copyright &amp -- Permissions -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Welcome -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Beginnings -- MUSICIAN MUSINGS: THE PROCESS OF BECOMING IN CLINICAL IMPROVISATION -- LOOKING INWARD FIRST -- A BIT OF PERSONAL BACKGROUND -- TAKING THE IDEAS ON THE ROAD -- THINKING AND DOING: HOW THEORY AND PRACTICE CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 2. Clinical Musicianship and Musical Identity -- MY MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- WHAT SHADES ARE IN MY MUSICAL PALETTE? -- EXERCISE: MUSICAL PALETTE, PART 1 -- EXERCISE: MUSICAL PALETTE, PART 2 -- EXERCISE: MUSICAL PALETTE, PART 3 -- BEYOND "MY GREATEST HITS" -- HOW IS MUSICAL IDENTITY SHAPED? -- EXERCISE: MAKING THE LINK -- NEW SHADES FOR THE FAMILIAR -- HONING IN ON THE COLORS OF YOUR FAMILIAR MUSIC -- IMPROVISATION EXPLORATION: -- RECONNECTING WITH THE BASS-ICS -- A NEW DIRECTION WITH A FAMILIAR SOUND -- REDISCOVERING LONG-FORGOTTEN SHADES IN THEIR PALETTE -- EXERCISE: MUSICAL IDENTITY INTEGRATION -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 3. Music-Centered Musings -- OURS OR THEIRS? -- AN EXAMPLE OF MUSIC AS THERAPY: -- AN EXAMPLE OF MUSIC IN THERAPY: -- MUSIC-CENTERED? THINKING AND ANALYSIS -- EXERCISE: -- MORE THINKING (JOT DOWN SOME NOTES): -- MUSIC AS A MEANS TO AN END OR A MEDIUM? OR BOTH? -- IF IT MAKES MUSICAL SENSE, IT MAKES CLINICAL SENSE -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 4. Humanism and Strengths-Based Music Therapy-A Natural Fit -- UNDERSTANDING OUR CLIENTS -- ARE ALL MUSIC THERAPISTS HUMANISTS? -- MUSICING, CREATIVITY, AND HUMANISM -- CREATIVITY IN ACTION: THREE SURPRISES -- SURPRISE! A WRITING TASK -- INTEGRATING SURPRISES INTO TREATMENT PLANNING -- HUMANISTIC IDEALS REALIZED: HIGHLIGHTING STRENGTHS AND NEEDS.

THE POWER OF POSITIVITY: A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH -- THE ART OF REFRAMING -- WHAT ANDHOW ARE YOU OBSERVING? -- WHAT ANDHOW ARE YOU OBSERVING? -- PORTRAIT IN MUSIC THERAPY: INTRODUCING CINDY -- UNDERSTANDING FAMILY CONTEXT -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 5. Language and Communication Choices Matter -- WHO ARE WE AS MUSIC THERAPISTS? THROUGH OTHERS' LENSES AND OUR OWN -- CASE STUDY: JULIANA -- CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK: -- WHO DEFINES WHO WE ARE-US OR THEM? -- ONE WORD AT A TIME -- SHARED LANGUAGE THAT BRIDGES DISCIPLINES -- WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT MUSIC THERAPY LANGUAGE-GOING OUR SEPARATE WAYS -- ONE WORD AT A TIME-YOUR TURN -- "IN THE WEEDS" OF WORD CHOICE -- LET'S EXPLORE THE WORDS "ACTIVITY" AND "EXPERIENCE" -- LET'S EXPLORE THE WORDS "APPROPRIATE" AND "INAPPROPRIATE" -- "EYE CONTACT" -- ALEX DOESN'T LOOK AT ME -- MORE IDEAS: DESCRIPTIVE VS. EVALUATIVE -- SOME POTENTIAL PITFALLS -- MANIFEST AND LATENT CONTENT: IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR LANGUAGE CHOICES -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 6. Navigating the Big and the Small -- THE MANY LEVELS OF "WHY" -- CASE STUDY: GENE -- ASSESSMENT AS DISCOVERY: BEYOND THE CHECKLIST -- PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS -- GATHERING INFORMATION -- THE BASELINE -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 7. Treatment Planning A-B-C-D's -- INTRODUCING TREATMENT PLANNING STEP A: THE LIFE GOAL -- WAIT. WHERE DID THE MUSIC GO? -- DECIDING ON A LIFE GOAL -- CASE STUDY: RAHIM -- CRAFTING A LIFE GOAL: YOUR TURN -- CASE STUDY: REVISITING CINDY -- TREATMENT PLANNING STEP B: CREATING LONG-TERM MUSIC THERAPY GOALS -- TREATMENT PLANNING STEP C: IS IT ALL IN THE DETAILS? INTRODUCING THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE -- THE SECRET SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE FORMULA -- YOUR TURN -- APPLY IT -- TREATMENT PLANNING STEP D: WRITING THE METHODOLOGY -- WHAT GOES INTO A METHODOLOGY?.

UNDERSTANDING LEVELS OF PROMPTING: FROM MOST TO LEAST -- LEAST RESTRICTIVE TO MOST INTRUSIVE FORMS OF PROMPTING -- A SAMPLE METHODOLOGY FOR CINDY -- METHODOLOGIES IN THE REAL WORLD -- CAVEATS AND CONSIDERATIONS WHEN COMPLETING YOUR A-B-C-D'S -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 8. Real-World Application -- EXERCISE: YOU ARE POISED IN THE CREATIVE NOW -- "POISED" ... IN THE SERVICE OF MY CLIENT -- WHO IS THIS PERSON? -- WHAT'S HAPPENING? -- REX AND THE SCHEMA -- BEING TRUE TO YOUR PLANS -- MORE BENEFITS -- REALITIES: DATA COLLECTION IN THE REAL WORLD -- TREATMENT PLANNING IN SHORT-TERM SETTINGS: FLUIDITY AND REFLEXIVITY -- GROUP WORK: THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 9. Pivoting -- REMEMBER TO LOOK FOR SILVER LININGS -- YOUR TURN -- YOUR TURN -- MUSICIANSDEFINITELY KNOW HOW TO PIVOT -- PIVOT WRAP-UP -- SUMMARY -- TAKEAWAYS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Final Thoughts -- Footnotes -- References -- About the Author.