Music therapy : a fieldwork primer / Ronald M. Borczon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borczon, Ronald M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music therapy.

Music therapists--Training of.

Music therapists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gilsum, New Hampshire : Barcelona Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Writing from 25 years of experience as a music therapy clinician and educator, the author has provided the field with an invaluable, "hands-on" introduction to field work and practicum training. After defining the essential attributes of a music therapist, he discusses the various issues that students face in their developing years. Of particular interest is the section giving advice on how to cope with the inevitable anxiety of leading one's first actual session in a clinical setting. The book then offers practical suggestions on "how to" (1) verbally process a musical improvisation, (2) deal

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; Introduction; Chapter 1. Attributes of a Music Therapist; Chapter 2. The First Encounter; Chapter 3. What We Learn From Clients; Chapter 4. Talking as an Intervention; Chapter 5. Intervention Strategies for the Difficult Client; Chapter 6. Documentation; Chapter 7. Beginning to Build Your Style; Chapter 8. Getting the Most From Supervision; Chapter 9. What Goes Around ...

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2016).

ISBN:

1-283-36703-3

9786613367037

1-891278-73-8