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Music Therapy: An Introduction (Hardcover)
This second edition of Music Therapy expands the information in the previous edition by updating the reviews of the medical literature and discussing recent developments in this growing field. This book provides an overview of basic information regarding the practice of music therapy-including historical development, principles and procedures, and areas of clinical practice. It also encompasses specific arenas where music therapy is successfully applied, such as for persons who have mental retardation, learning disabilities, hearing and/or visual impairments, autism, mental or behavioral disorders, and severe, multiple disabilities. Populations include individuals suffering with depression or anxiety disorders, psychiatric patients, alcoholics and substance abusers, persons with traumatic brain damage, and individuals with AIDS. It describes how music therapy can be used in the treatment of children and adolescents as well as the elderly and terminally ill. There is also (more…)
Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy (Paperback)
Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy is organized into three sections: Approaches Adapted from Music Education, Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Music Therapy, and Medical Approaches to Music Therapy. Each chapter provides an overview and history or background of an approach to music therapy, including philosophical orientation, clinical applications of the approach, related research, summary or conclusions, and suggestions for further reading.
About the Author
Editor Alice-Ann Darrow, Ph.D., MT-BC, is the Irvin Cooper Professor of Music Therapy and Music Education at The Florida State University. Contributors include twenty-eight clinicians, academicians, and researchers from the United States and Canada.
An Introduction To Music Therapy: Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Available for the first time in paperback, this low-cost, high-quality guide to music therapy thought, research, and practice is the ideal text for a one semester overview and the perfect handbook for the practicing professional. You’ll find that Davis, Gfeller, and Thaut’s detailed descriptions of the populations most likely to receive music therapy are strongly supported by background material and extensive references, helping students build a firm base from which to explore the range of current healing modalities.
About the Author
William David, Ph.D., RMT, completed his doctorate at the University of Kansas. Currently, he is coordinator of the undergraduate music theapy program at Colorado State University. From 1976-1980, he served as clinician, then as Director of Music Therapy, at Faribault State Hospital. He is past president of the Midwestern Region of the National Association for Music Therapy.Michael H. Thaut. Ph.D., RMT is the coordinator of graduate (more…)