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Supervision
of Music Therapy
A Theoretical and Practical Handbook
Edited by
Helen Odell-Miller
, Eleanor Richards
Price: £19.99 + £2.00
p&p
 Supervision
of Music Therapy discusses the
theoretical bases underlying approaches to supervision in music therapy, as well
as focusing on the distinctive aspects of music therapy supervision from both
clinical and conceptual perspectives.
In
this book, leading music therapy supervisors and researchers demonstrate how
music therapy trainees and practising clinicians can be supported through
supervision, allowing them to develop confidence and authenticity in their work.
Contributors discuss supervision of clinical work with a variety of patients in
a range of settings, from special education to forensic psychiatry, including
work in schools, children’s services and a dedicated music therapy centre. A
chapter on the academic supervision of music therapists undertaking doctoral
research is provided, together with an overview of the history and continuing
development of the field.
Supervision
of Music Therapy contributes to
current debates about approaches to supervision in music therapy, and offers the
reader fresh perspectives on the subject, making this a book of value to
practising therapists, supervisors and students alike.
Melody
in Music Therapy
A
Therapeutic Narrative Analysis
 Melody
is thought to be an 'essential core' of music. In the context of music therapy,
looking at how patients develop their own melodies in improvisation can explain
how they find their own voice, determine their position in relation to the
world, and play an important role in how they relate to their therapist.
Gudrun Aldridge and David Aldridge explore the concept of melody within its
historical context and investigate current theories of melody. They make
recommendations for choosing an appropriate method of analysing melodic
improvisation, and utilise case studies to demonstrate these analyses in
practice. They show how the interaction between patient and therapist is
affected by the patient's melodic statements, and how the process of
improvisation offers patients a chance to transform their inner emotions into
externalised expressions.
Melody
in Music Therapy
is an important addition to music therapy literature, and will be of interest to
music therapists, educators and students alike, as well as musicologists.
The
Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile
Holly Tuesday Baxter, Julie Allis Berghofer, Lesa
MacEwan, Judy Nelson, Kasi Peters and Penny Roberts. Foreword by Ronald M.
Borczon, MM, MT-BC, Director of the Music Therapy Program at California State
University, Northridge
Price: £39.99 + £2.00 p&p CD-ROM included
The Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile (IMTAP)
is an in-depth assessment protocol developed by a team of six experienced music
therapists. Designed for use in pediatric and adolescent settings, it provides a
clear profile of each client over time. The accompanying CD-ROM allows the
therapist to store client details, and to create charts showing progress and
areas to work on.
 The
book includes sample assessment sessions and examples of activities and
interventions. The IMTAP may be used on a variety of levels:
as a treatment plan for music therapy work, as a
tool to develop goals and objectives, as a means to address and assess,
targeted skill sets, as an indicator of overall functioning to provide a
baseline for treatment, as a research method, and as a communications tool
and healthcare professionals
The IMTAP is simple to use and yields detailed
information on client abilities and functioning from intake through treatment
planning. It identifies effective strategies for each client, making it an
essential tool for students and professionals in the field of music therapy.
 Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis
An
Introduction to
ABA
for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals
Albert
J. Kearney Price: £12.99 + £2.00
p&p
Applied
Behavior Analysis (ABA) is based on the premise that behavior can be influenced
by changes in environment and by the reinforcing consequences of that behavior.
This introductory guide to
ABA
demystifies the basic terminology, the underlying principles, and commonly-used
procedures of
ABA
using accessible, everyday language.
Albert
J. Kearney explains the kinds of learning and reinforcement processes that form
the basis of
ABA
programs. Having covered these essential principles, he describes how the
science of behavior analysis can be effectively applied to real life behavior
problems. He looks at how behavior is assessed and various intervention
techniques that are often employed with children who have autism and other
special needs. Having laid these essential foundations,
Kearney
touches on more advanced topics: the applications of
ABA
in behavioral education, such as precision teaching and programmed instruction.
Clear,
accessible, and with a structure that is easy-to-follow, this book is an
essential introduction to the discipline of
ABA
and its applications for parents and professionals.
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books from the BSMT!
Let's
All Listen
Songs for
Group Work in Settings that Include Students with Learning Difficulties and
Autism Pat
Lloyd, Foreword by Adam
Ockelford November 2007, £24.99
with CD
 Music provides a unique and powerful means of
promoting communication and social interaction in students with learning
difficulties. In this collection, Pat Lloyd brings together 46 songs composed or
adapted for use with children with communication problems.
Each of the songs features a
vocal line and piano accompaniment and can be listened to on the audio CD
included with the book. Simplified guitar versions are also provided for a
selection of the songs. Pat Lloyd provides suggestions for how each song can be
used and developed to encourage communication and social interaction, and lists
a range of possible objectives for each one. Advocating a flexible approach, she
demonstrates how musical activity can be adapted easily and successfully to the
specific needs of individual students.
Enjoyable and easy to use, this
is an ideal resource for specialist and non-specialist music instructors working
to improve the communication and social skills of students with learning
difficulties, including those with additional autism.
Microanalysis
in Music Therapy
Methods,
Techniques and Applications for Clinicians, Researchers, Educators and Students
Edited
by Thomas
Wosch and Tony
Wigram, Foreword by Barbara
Wheeler, Price £22.99
 In
the context of music therapy, microanalysis is the detailed analysis of that
short period of time during a music therapy session during which some kind of
significant change takes place. These moments are crucial to the therapeutic
process, and there is increasing interest amongst music therapists in
understanding how they come about and whether there are ways of initiating them.
The
contributors to this groundbreaking book look at methods of micro process
analyses used in a variety of music therapy contexts, both clinical and
research-based. They outline their methods, which include using video and audio
materials, interviewing, and monitoring the client's heart rate, and also give
examples of the practical application of microanalysis from their clinical
experience, including work with clients who have psychiatric illness, autism and
other conditions.
Microanalyses
in Music Therapy provides a wealth of important theoretical and practical
information for music therapy clinicians, educators and students.
Music
Therapy with Adults with Learning Disabilities
Edited by Tessa Watson, Price:
£19.99
 Music Therapy with Adults with Learning Disabilities
explores how music therapists work in partnership with people with learning
disabilities to encourage independence and empowerment and to address a wide
variety of everyday issues and difficulties.
Comprehensive and wide-ranging, this book describes
in detail the role and work of the music therapist with adults with learning
disabilities. Many clinical examples are used, including casework with people
with autism, asperger’s syndrome, profound and multiple learning disabilities
and a dual diagnosis of learning disability and mental health problems. The book
also explores issues of team work and collaborative working, considering how
music therapists and their colleagues can best work together. The chapters are
grouped into four sections; an introduction to current music therapy work and
policy in the area, clinical work with individuals, clinical work with groups,
and collaborative and team work. Guidelines for good practice are also provided.
This is a thought-provoking and topical text for all
those involved in work with adults with learning disabilities; it is essential
reading for music therapists and fellow professionals, carers, policy makers and
students
Receptive Methods in Music Therapy
Techniques
and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
Denise
Grocke and Tony
Wigram, Foreword by Cheryl
Dileo, Price:
19.99
This
practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and
techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation
with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music
and collage, song-lyric discussion, vibroacoustic applications, music and
movement techniques, and other forms of aesthetic listening to music. The
authors explain these receptive methods of intervention using a format that
enables practitioners to apply them in practice and make informed choices about
music suitable for each of the different techniques. Protocols are described
step-by-step, with reference to the necessary environment, conditions, skills
and appropriate musical material.
Receptive
Methods in Music Therapy
will prove indispensable to music therapy students, practitioners, educators and
researchers.
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