Music therapy : intimate notes / Mercedes Pavlicevic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pavlicevic, Mercédès.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music therapy--Case studies.

Music therapy.

Music therapists--Biography.

Music therapists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.

Summary:

The stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and clients. The stories reveal the passion and integrity of nine music therapists who undergo profound changes as a result of their work. The book provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation, connecting music to our intimate lives.

Contents:

Intro

Music Therapy - Intimate Notes, by Mercédès Pavlicevic

Acknowledgements

Introduction - Finding our Muses

PART I - Music Therapy with Children

Chapter 1: Daniel - Blossoms and Baptism

Chapter 2: Wendy - 'I Used To Be Crying Every Day…'

Chapter 3: Sinead - 'Here is my Arm…'

Chapter 4: Giorgos - Isolation in a Hospital Ward

PART II - Music Therapy with Adults

Chapter 5: Martha - Working with Wellness

Chapter 6: Mary and Steve - Creativity and Terminal Illness

Chapter 7: Shireen - Into the Void of Brain Injury

Chapter 8: Miriam and Seaun - Danger and Intimacy in a Secure Unit

Chapter 9: Olive and Jim - Senility and Wisdom

Conclusion - Intimate Notes

Further Reading

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145).

ISBN:

9781846427046

1846427045

OCLC:

70763785