Music Therapy and Autism Across the Lifespan

by Dunn

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Author: Dunn

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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ISBN 10: 1785923110
ISBN 13: 978-1785923111

The use of music therapy is long established with people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions. The combination of using music and relationship work in person-centred approaches supports the three main areas of difficulty people with autism often experience; social interaction, communication and imagination. Current research supports the positive psychological benefits of music therapy when people with autism spectrum conditions engage with music therapy.

This book celebrates the richness of music therapy approaches and brings together the voices of practitioners in the UK. With a strong focus on practice-based evidence it showcases clinicians, researchers and educators working in a variety of settings across the lifespan.

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Wonderfully rich in its range of content, this book is a must read, an invaluable text for music therapists, other professionals, and music therapy training programs worldwide. The contributors, all experienced music therapists and researchers from across the UK, describe improvisational, relational, and collaborative approaches. Offering a deep appreciation of people with autistic spectrum conditions across the lifespan, and of how music therapy 'works', this book illuminates the interweaving of musical, developmental, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives, in the service of neuro-diversity, identity and culture. -- Jacqueline Z. Robarts, Professor, Music Therapy MA Program, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London

This book brings together an impressive range of perspectives on music therapy practice in the UK, with authors offering reflective insights to their work across the autism spectrum and the lifespan. The writing is deeply respectful of the lived experience of people on the autism spectrum and highlights how music therapists can contribute to celebrating autistic identity and culture. Highly relevant critiques are made about best practice for defining and measuring outcomes in therapy that challenge clinicians and researchers to intensely reflect on their practice. -- Grace Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne.

Book Description

A much-needed new guide that celebrates the diverse range of approaches to music therapy work with autism for both children and adults

About the Author

Henry Dunn is a Music Psychotherapist with Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

Elizabeth Coombes is Course Leader of the MA Music Therapy training at the University of South Wales.

Emma Maclean is Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian and Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University.

Helen Mottram is Music Therapist with Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Josie Nugent is a Freelance Music Therapist, Northern Ireland and Teacher and Supervisor on MA Music Therapy Training course, University of Limerick, Ireland.

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