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Music Therapy for Developmental Disabilities, Second Edition | 
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Boxill, Edith Hillman with Kristen M. Chase |  | | Pro-Ed, Inc / Softcover / 2007-01-01 / 1416402241 | | | Music Therapy | | price: $40.95 (may be subject to change) | | | 320 pages | | |
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music therapy is a fun, creative, and powerful means of using music functionally as a tool. It can assist individuals with developmental disabilities in changing their manner of functioning, establishing contact, maintaining a relationship, and stimulating their motivation to learn. This practitioner’s handbook is aimed at providing music therapists with a solid foundation for the practice, and its resources and methods. It presents an innovative approach to music as a therapeutic tool for persons in the five categories of developmental disabilities:
Mental retardation
Autism
Cerebral palsy
Epilepsy
Other neurological impairments
Chapter Features:
Chapter 1: Overview of the music therapy field, including an account of its historical beginnings as a profession. Defines music therapy and lists the many kinds of settings in which it is practiced.
Chapter 2: Rationale for using music therapy as a primary treatment modality for persons with developmental disabilities
Chapter 3: Assesses music therapy and treatment-planning based on a holistic picture of the client
Chapter 4: Explains and experientially illustrates the three main music therapy strategies devised to stimulate and develop awareness
Chapter 5: Explains the nature of treatment as process within the context of A Continuum of Awareness
Chapter 6: Describes process-oriented treatments brought about through the application of specific music therapy strategies and techniques
Chapter 7: Offers valuable resources in assisting music therapists in carrying out the process of therapy
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