Full Description
This book brings together music therapists who have worked in the challenging and rewarding world of children's palliative care. Examining techniques from working just with the breath, to technological advances in music therapy such as assistive recording and electronic downloading, it highlights the benefits music therapy can bring when working alongside children and young people.
Drawing on the knowledge of expert music therapists, the book provides accessible guidance that practitioners can apply to their own work, including on professional development as part of a multi-disciplinary team, service evaluation, and managing publicity in the hospice setting. It addresses work with different client groups, such as teenagers, and discusses therapy with family members, including siblings.
Music therapists and healthcare practitioners will be provided with the tools to reflect on their own professional challenges and deepen their understanding of the important role of music therapy in this sector.
Contents
Introduction. 1. I'm here, I'm with you, I see you, I'm listening. Working with the breath with life limited and life threatened children. 2. Balancing the Public and Private: Music Therapy in a Children's Hospice. 3. Working in the Multi-Disciplinary Team. 4. Evaluating music therapy services in children's hospices. 5. Are we singing from the same song sheet?: The scope and provision of music therapy in children's hospices. 6. Fostering the relationship between parent and child using music therapy. 7. From small beginnings: Music therapy in the community setting for children and young people with cancer. 8. Performing, sharing and celebrating life: An exploration of the value of performance in a joint music therapy and community music project in a children's hospice. 9. Continuing to Sing: Music therapy, Identity and Empowerment in Young Adult's Palliative Care. 10. The screams crashed into silence: A therapeutic songwriting project for young adults with life-limiting illnesses.
