Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist.

Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist.

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...

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

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