Full Description
The processes around identifying therapeutic goals with your client are at the centre of ethical music therapy practice.
A combination of primary qualitative research with existing literature allows for a thorough understanding of how goal setting is influenced by both the therapist and the person with whom they work, and the levels of collaboration possible between client and therapist in different settings. Downloadable worksheets, reflective tasks, case examples and guidelines on goal writing puts the theory into action.
Providing a detailed model and set of principles that you can apply to any context and strengthen your practice; this book makes essential reading for music therapy students and practitioners looking to hone and update their skills.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword (Helen Shoemark)
Part 1: Setting the scene
Chapter 1: Introduction: Do I need to write a goal?
Chapter 2: Reflections on Literature
Part 2: A theory of goal processes
Chapter 3: Introduction to the Client-In-Context Theory
Chapter 4: The music therapists' attributes
Chapter 5: The clients' attributes
Chapter 6: Features of the context
Chapter 7: Interactions between the players
Part 3: Applications for practice
Chapter 8: The theory-practice nexus
Chapter 9: Considerations for goal writing
Appendices...
