A Transpersonal Model of Music Therapy : Deepening Practice.

Cover Image -- Title Page -- Copyright &amp -- Permissions -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- MODELS THEORY -- OVERVIEW -- Chapter 2: The Transpersonal Psychology Model -- HISTORY OF THE TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY MODEL -- TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY THEORIES -- DYNAMIC-DIALECTICAL THEORY OF TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY -- CLIENT'S DYNAMIC-DIALECTICAL PROCESS -- Regression in the Service of Transformation -- Regeneration into Spirit -- THE INTEGRATED SELF -- ASSUMPTIONS OF THE TRANSPERSONAL MODEL -- Transcendent Experiences -- THREE DIMENSIONS OF TRANSPERSONAL THERAPY -- Chapter 3: Transpersonal Context - The Transpersonal Way of Being -- SHIFTING MOTIVATION -- TRANSFORMATION OF EMOTIONS -- Fear/Anxiety -- Anger/Irritation -- Control -- ADVANCED TRAINING IN ETHICS -- Ethical Thinking -- Special Ethical Concerns -- Vulnerabilities to unethical behavior -- Competence -- MINDFULNESS -- Mindfulness Training -- Self-regulated attention -- Quieting the mind -- Focusing in the present moment -- Contemplation/deep observation -- Benefits of mindfulness training -- Cultivating Wisdom -- Developing discernment -- Trusting intuition -- Developing empathy and compassion -- Chapter 4: Transpersonal Content - Client Experiences -- THE TRANSPERSONAL EXPERIENCE -- The Transcendent State -- Altered state of consciousness (ASC) -- Altered sense of time -- Ineffable quality -- Noetic quality -- Intense, positive emotion -- Sense of "presence" -- Experiencing flow -- Appreciation for unity -- CONTENT OF TRANSPERSONAL THERAPY -- Imaginal Realm -- Images and imagery -- Forms of transpersonal imagery -- Symbols and metaphors -- Symbolic Healing -- Intense Emotion -- Myths -- Ritual/Ceremony -- THEMES AND ISSUES IN TRANSPERSONAL THERAPY -- Memories and Subconscious Material -- Seeking and Searching.

Chapter 5: Transpersonal Music Therapy Approaches and Techniques -- INTRODUCTION -- MUSIC AS A TRANSPERSONAL HEALING TECHNIQUE -- Music and Transcendent Experiences -- Musical Elements as a Disrupting Force -- Drone tones -- Regularity in rhythm -- Complex rhythms -- Melodic subtlety and contour -- Harmony -- Timbre -- Ear-based auditory phenomena -- Dynamics -- Aesthetic Response as Transpersonal Event -- MUSIC AND DEEP HEALING -- TRANSPERSONAL MUSIC THERAPY TECHNIQUES AND INTERVENTIONS -- CLINICAL MUSICAL IMPROVISATION -- Therapist's Improvisation Techniques -- Empathic therapist improvisation -- Nordoff-Robbins Creative Music Therapy -- Client Musical Improvisation -- Spontaneous client therapeutic musical improvisation -- MUSIC-EVOKED IMAGERY -- Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music -- Unguided Music Imaging -- Group Music and Imagery -- Music and Creative Problem Solving -- MUSIC WITH OTHER ART EXPRESSIONS -- Music and Visual Art -- Storytelling and Narrative -- Music to Illustrate a Story -- Improvised Musical Response to a Story -- Stories Based on Music-Generated Images -- MUSIC PRODUCTION AS NARRATIVE EXPRESSION -- EXPRESSIVE MOVEMENT -- MUSIC AND RELAXATION -- VOCAL EXPRESSION -- Toning -- Chanting -- Singing -- SONGWRITING -- RECEPTIVE LISTENING -- MUSIC MAKING AS RITUAL AND CEREMONY -- DIRECT SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES -- Chapter 6: Clinical Transpersonal Music Therapy -- THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES -- Calm Agitation/Restlessness -- Aid in Transitions -- Elicit Behavioral Changes -- Mood Change -- Strengthening Capacities -- Opening to the Spiritual Dimension -- Clients Traditionally Served -- Transpersonal Therapy Levels for Psychiatric Clients -- Substance abuse and addiction -- Trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder -- Eating disorders -- Prisons -- Sexual offenders in treatment -- Medical hospitals/rehabilitation centers.

Hospice/palliative care -- Individuals seeking wellbeing and wellness -- NON-TRADITIONAL CLIENTS FORTRANSPERSONAL MUSIC THERAPY -- Clients with Developmental Delay -- Severe Brain Disorders -- Chapter 7: Transpersonal Music Therapy Practice -- ASSESSMENT -- Considerations in Transpersonal Assessment -- Areas of Assessment -- Transpersonal Assessment Tools/Approaches -- Components of Transpersonal Assessment -- Observation of client -- Interview of client and family members -- Review of client records -- Standardized assessment tests -- Therapist's intuitive impressions -- Music Therapy Interventions as Assessment Tools -- Use of songs -- Improvising music -- Performance with instruments -- Music's ability to generate images -- The Assessment Report -- THE TRANSPERSONAL MUSIC THERAPY SESSION -- Preparing for the Transpersonal Context -- Individual Session Preparation -- Role of the Transpersonal Therapist During Session -- Ongoing session guidance -- Verbal interaction -- Dialoguing as a response -- Other uses of music as response -- Ending the session -- RESEARCH IN TRANSPERSONAL MUSIC THERAPY -- References and Suggested Readings.

An exploration of a transpersonal psychological model and its applicability to all aspects of music therapy practice. Transpersonal therapy encompasses extraordinary and transcendent experiences, modes of spirituality, and human development to states of wholeness and "super sanity." The book presents basic principles and assumptions of this model and explores in depth the three elements of a transpersonal therapy practice - transpersonal context, content, and method. These elements are applied to music therapy in an effort to deepen practice. Topics covered include: developing the transpersonal music therapist through mindfulness training; music generated transcendent experiences; and special ethical considerations in transpersonal work. Existing music therapy practices are considered from a transpersonal perspective and applied to a wide spectrum of clients, including those with Alzheimer's disease, developmental delay, and mental health condition (i.e., eating disorders, addictions, trauma victims). The book is a thorough introduction to the transpersonal model and music therapy practice within it, and adds to the skills and knowledge now required in the official documents of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Available in print and electronic versions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.