Music Therapy Practices and Processes with Foster-Care Youth: Formulating an Approach to Clinical Work

The purpose of this article is to present a framework for music therapy processes and practices with foster-care youth. The author describes how music therapy is used to create stability, find resources, and find meaning through three distinct stages. Further theoretical underpinnings are drawn upon...

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Published in:Music therapy perspectives 2015-01, Vol.33 (2), p.97-107
Main Author: Zanders, Michael L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to present a framework for music therapy processes and practices with foster-care youth. The author describes how music therapy is used to create stability, find resources, and find meaning through three distinct stages. Further theoretical underpinnings are drawn upon to provide a clinical rationale for music therapy approaches in each of these three stages. When viewed as a whole, these stages suggest healing as a multidimensional process, addressing the displacements, abuse, grief, and loss that many foster-care youth experience, and adds to our practice-based knowledge of music therapy.
ISSN:0734-6875
2053-7387
DOI:10.1093/mtp/miv028