Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists.

Cover Image -- Title Page -- Copyright &amp -- Permissions -- Dedication -- Preface -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Communication, Music, and Verbal Expression -- COMMUNICATION -- LANGUAGE -- MUSIC -- GESTURES AND PHYSICAL ACTIONS -- VERBAL EXPRESSION -- SPEECH -- Chapter 2. Verbalization in Music Therapy Literature -- Chapter 3. Words and Music in Music Therapy Scope of Practice -- Chapter 4. Words in Music Therapy Levels of Practice -- Chapter 5. Words and Music as Agents of Change -- Chapter 6. Client Needs and Verbalization in Music Therapy -- Chapter 7. Verbal Skills Basics for Music Therapists -- WORDS, LANGUAGE, AND COGNITION -- LISTENING -- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY -- DETERMINING COMMUNICATIVE INTENT -- ETHICAL PRACTICE -- Chapter 8. Verbal Framing -- CREATING THE IMAGE -- INITIATING THE SPOKEN GREETING -- SETTING THE TONE -- DEFINING THE EXPERIENCE -- OUTLINING EXPECTATIONS -- ESTABLISHINGBOUNDARIES -- GIVING DIRECTIONS -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 9. Verbal Exchanges -- ENTERING THE CLINICAL SPACE -- GATHERING INFORMATION -- CREATING THE CONTRACT -- DEFINING BOUNDARIES -- DECIDING ON ROLES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 10. Verbal Interactions -- CREATING AND SUSTAINING THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP -- EMPATHY -- RESPECT -- FINDING CONNECTIONS -- INTIMACY -- VALIDATING NEGATIVE PROJECTIONS -- SHARING MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE -- COMMUNICATING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONTENT RELATED TO THE MUSIC -- FEEDBACK -- REFLECTION -- REPHRASING -- TRANSLATING COMMUNICATION OR RESPONSES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 11. Verbal Interventions -- VERBAL INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES -- CONNECTING -- PROBING -- CLARIFYING -- INTERPRETING -- DISCLOSING -- CONFRONTING -- SUMMARIZING -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 12. Understanding Words Through Music -- PACING -- INFLECTION -- TIMBRE -- ARTICULATION -- STRUCTURE.

Chapter 13. Understanding Music Through Words -- Chapter 14. Final Words -- References.

Basic verbal skills are necessary for effective and competent practice at every level of music therapy. This innovative new text provides a clear and practical foundation for understanding how words and verbalization can be used in a variety of ways in music therapy to meet the individual needs of each client across a range of settings. The focus is on giving music therapy students and young professionals a roadmap for deciding why, when, and how to use basic verbal skills in their work.

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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.