scholarly journals A critical reflection on the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for music therapists: A critical disability studies perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Beth Pickard
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Critical Disability Studies ◽  
Disability Rights Movement ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

This article takes the theoretical and philosophical lens of critical disability studies to critically reflect on the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for Arts Therapists. The discipline of critical disability studies, evolving from disability studies and the disability rights movement, is initially defined before multiple paradigms of disability are introduced as central tenets of these disciplines. The relationship between critical disability studies and music therapy is explored, with reference to seminal publications and the perceptions of music therapy within them. The Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency are then taken as a source of reflection to attempt to understand the perpetuation of medicalised perspectives in the profession and the potential friction between critical disability studies and music therapy. A selection of the Standards of Proficiency are analysed according to distinct paradigms of disability. Questions are posed to interrogate and contextualise the standards in relation to critical disability studies philosophy. From this critical reflection, a discussion emerges which reflects on the reach of these professional standards and how they might contribute to a continuing, outdated expert-model of music therapy in the United Kingdom. The article concludes by drawing these threads together in a series of recommendations to educators, practitioners and the wider profession.

Between practice, policy and politics: Music therapy and the Dementia Strategy, 2009

Dementia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neta Spiro ◽  
Camilla L Farrant ◽  
Mercédès Pavlicevic
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Care Home Staff ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Does current music therapy practice address the goals encapsulated in the UK Department of Health document, Living well with dementia: a national dementia strategy (the Dementia Strategy) published in 2009? A survey elicited the views of clients, family members, music therapists, care home staff and care home managers, about this question by focusing on the relationship between music therapy and the 17 objectives outlined in the Dementia Strategy. The results showed that the objectives that are related to direct activity of the music therapists (such as care and understanding of the condition) were seen as most fulfilled by music therapy, while those regarding practicalities (such as living within the community) were seen as least fulfilled. Although the responses from the four groups of participants were similar, differences for some questions suggest that people's direct experience of music therapy influences their views. This study suggests that many aspects of the Dementia Strategy are already seen as being achieved. The findings suggest that developments of both music therapy practices and government strategies on dementia care may benefit from being mutually informed.

scholarly journals Speech production, music therapy and celebral palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2/2) ◽  
pp. 275-288
Author(s):  
Jiří Kantor ◽  
Lenka Dzidová
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Video And Audio ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Therapy Intervention

This paper deals with the analysis of music therapy interventions focused on the development of speech production in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP). The paper summarizes the results of theoretical analysis of the development of communication for persons with CP from the perspective of special education, speech therapy and music therapy intervention. The research methodology was based on qualitative design with a combination of content analysis and interpretive approach to case studies. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between the level of speech production of people with CP and goals of music therapy intervention, its methods and procedures and musical materials used in music therapy practice. The research sample consisted of 10 individuals with CP and different levels of speech production. Data collection was based on an in-depth case analysis of available data from documents, video and audio recordings, music therapy products and interviews with music therapists. The research results have identified four stages of music therapy intervention (pre-verbal, semantic, phonological and stadium of complex linguistic phenomena). In each stage typical goals, methods and tools were described.

scholarly journals Exploring the social legacy of paralympic games for disabled people

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Lyusyena Kirakosyan ◽  
Manoel Osmar Seabra Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Disability Studies ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Central Research ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Critical Disability Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Paralympic Games

While the concept of legacy of sporting mega-events has been highly debated and filled with the promise to deliver tangible and measurable benefits, in the context of the Paralympics, defining legacy has been a challenge, due to a lack of universally understood and accepted nature and objectives of the Paralympic Games themselves. Although many authors and disability rights activists expect the Paralympics to accelerate agenda of inclusion of disabled people, a growing number of studies found that the Paralympics misrepresent disability and the reality of disabled people, and consequently reinforce negative stereotypes. Informed by critical disability studies, the central research aim of this article is to examine the social legacies of the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games for disabled people as identified in the media coverage of three selected periodicals, The Guardian, and O Globo. The article presents a summary of the qualitative analysis of the media coverage related to the topic of Paralympic legacy and disability rights, highlights its central themes and offers a discussion of the findings through the lens of critical disability studies.

Reflections on Music Therapy and Arts in Health

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Moss
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Arts And Health ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Arts In Health

This article is a structured reflection on the author's experiences of both music therapy and arts and health work within healthcare services and an exploration of the relationship between these two distinct but related practices. It offers examples of various models of using music in healthcare settings, presents definitions of both music therapy and arts and health, and finally explores three key issues that arise when arts and health practice and music therapy meet in healthcare settings. The aim is to raise questions and encourage music therapists to reflect on how they can best interact with arts and health practitioners in their workplaces as well as how they can most effectively define their own work.

Are UK music therapists talking past each other? A critical discourse analysis of three book reviews

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Donald Wetherick
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Shared Practice ◽  
Rich Material ◽  
Meta Theory

Ansdell’s ‘Winds of Change’ paper articulated a distinction in UK music therapy between established ‘consensus’ practice drawing on psychotherapeutic principles and developing or previously hidden ‘community music therapy’ practices based on ecological or social-psychological principles. Writing that addresses different theoretical positions in music therapy (meta-theory) exists from European and American perspectives but far less from a UK perspective. This article considers the view that UK music therapy writing in general has continued along one or other of these paths and that there has been relatively little exchange between them; indeed, that UK music therapists tend to ‘talk past each other’. To explore the matter systematically, this article takes a critical discourse analysis approach to analysing three recent music therapy book reviews. Critical discourse analysis was chosen to identify underlying assumptions (‘ideologies’) that shape thinking and practice, as revealed by language use. Book reviews were identified as texts where reviewers typically engage with authors from different perspectives and in doing so offer potentially rich material for such analysis. The analysis identifies ways in which UK music therapy writing shows signs of stress across a divide between ecological and psychodynamic approaches, with reviewers going to some lengths to reconnect these different positions and so unify a discourse within which ‘fault-lines’ are present. It is suggested that, in the United Kingdom at least, ecological and psychodynamic music therapy writing are becoming more separated as discourses, with a lack of integrated meta-theoretical discussion or examples of shared practice. This inhibits coherent development of the discipline and the effective training of future practitioners. A case is made for greater integration in music therapy writing through both developments in meta-theory and by practitioners sharing examples of cross-theoretical practice.

Don’t forget your oxygen mask! Caring for ourselves so that we can better care for our clients

2021 ◽  
pp. 135945752199779
Author(s):  
Ali Rowley
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Occupational Stressors ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Work Related Stressors

Music Therapists face significant stressors at work which, if not adequately addressed, could lead to stress and burnout. Against the background of a final-year dissertation, this article discusses how Music Therapists use self-care to manage occupational stressors. While the small-scale qualitative research project focussed on how Music Therapists working in hospices in the United Kingdom manage work-related stressors, analysis of the data revealed themes which, it is suggested, seem to apply to the wider music therapy community. Findings indicate that Music Therapists would be well-advised to develop and use self-care strategies to mitigate work-related stressors and thus reduce the potential for ill-health. The article seeks to inform the practice of Music Therapists and concludes with the author’s recommendations.

scholarly journals Music Therapy, Social Policy and Ecological Models: A Located Example of Music in Australian Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hew Dale Crooke
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Model Approach

While music therapy courses rarely cover the finer points of social policy, a basic knowledge of how this system of governance works can be highly beneficial for those wanting to maximise their presence and impact in a given field. Taking an ecological approach, this article presents how music therapy as a discipline and practise can be seen as located within a structure of policy. Further, it illustrates how understanding this structure can help practitioners and researchers capitalise on the opportunities they provide, and work around the barriers they impose. It does this by providing a background of the ecological model approach, and discussing how this approach can be useful for thinking about the relationship between music therapy and social policy. It then uses the policy situation surrounding music in Australian schools to give a grounded example of how understanding this situation can help position music therapy to meet key policy goals at national and localised levels. It is hoped that increased awareness, and an example of how it can be applied, will empower music therapists to learn about policies in their specific areas, and capitalise on the opportunities they provide.

scholarly journals Subversive Status: Disability Studies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Pfahl ◽  
Justin J.W. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Disability Rights Movement ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Persistent Disability ◽  
Complex Subject

<p>What activities facilitate the development of disability studies (DS)? What barriers hinder its (multi)disciplinary flourishing? We address these questions focusing on contemporary DS in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland&mdash;vibrant but challenging locales for DS. This multidisciplinary field engages intellectuals, activists, and stakeholders to subversively cross disciplinary, institutional, and political divides. Critical DS scholarship relies on collaboration among members of the disability (rights) movement, advocates, and academics to develop its subversive status. Within the academy, despite general barriers to transdisciplinary fields of study and persistent disability discrimination, more positions have been devoted to research and teaching in DS. Intersectionality debates thrive and further disciplines discover the richness that the complex subject of dis/ability offers. The field, recognizing its subversive status and engaging insights from DS worldwide&mdash;across language and disciplinary boundaries&mdash;could better focus and unfold its critical powers. The potential of DS in the German-speaking countries continues to grow, with diverse conferences, teaching, and publications bolstering the exchange of ideas.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> disability studies, disciplines, discourse, social inequality, Germany, Austria, Switzerland</p>

Music Interventions for Advanced Dementia

2019 ◽  
pp. 242-268
Author(s):  
Melissa Mercadal-Brotons
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Advanced Dementia ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
Late Stages ◽  
Selection Of

This chapter presents a review of the scientific literature published in English and Spanish concerning the use of music and music therapy with people in the advanced stages of all types of dementia. The aim of this review was to identify the needs of this client group, areas addressed in music therapy and music interventions, specific techniques which appear to be the most appropriate and effective, and other methodological issues that have arisen when working with this population. Based on the results of this literature review, a list of criteria and recommendations is provided to guide music therapists in the selection of appropriate music-therapy interventions and to assist caregivers to make informed choices on how to use appropriate music-based interventions with clients in the late stages of dementia.

scholarly journals Cities and Museums: Introduction

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Kay Ferres
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Literary Fiction ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Museum Professionals ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Regeneration ◽  
Selection Of

In September 2004, the Museum of Brisbane, Museums Australia and the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas at Griffith University hosted a symposium, ‘Cities and Museums’, at the university's Southbank campus. This event initiated a conversation among museum professionals and academics from across Australia. Nick Winterbotham, from Leeds City Museum, and Morag Macpherson, from Glasgow's Open Museum, and were keynote speakers. Their papers provided perspectives on museum policy and practice in the United Kingdom and Europe, and demonstrated how museums can contribute to urban and cultural regeneration. Those papers are available on the Museum of Brisbane website (www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/MoB). The Cities and Musuems section in this issue of Queensland Review brings together papers that explore the relationship of cities and museums across global, national and local Brisbane contexts, and from diverse disciplinary perspectives. The disciplines represented in this selection of papers from the symposium include social history, urban studies, literary fiction, and heritage and cultural policy.

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