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Family-Based Music Therapy: Family Therapists' Perspectives, Beth Nemesh
Family-Based Music Therapy: Family Therapists' Perspectives, Beth Nemesh
Expressive Therapies Dissertations
ABSTRACT The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the use of musical interventions borrowed from music therapy in a family therapy context. Furthermore, the study aimed to move beyond current application of family-music therapy that focuses on a child, a member with special needs, or families with additional diagnoses to non-clinical families seeking therapy, focusing on the family as an entity. This research was based on the premise that engaging in musical activities is a natural, common endeavor that does not require special musical skills. This does not replace the immense body of knowledge needed for conventional …
Embodied Creative Arts Therapy Interventions With Trauma: A Qualitative Study, Brian Timothy Harris
Embodied Creative Arts Therapy Interventions With Trauma: A Qualitative Study, Brian Timothy Harris
Expressive Therapies Dissertations
With the primary purpose to extend therapists’ knowledge base, open dialogue on treatment efficacy, and stimulate creative yet effective interventions, this two-phase qualitative study pursued the guiding research question, How do creative arts therapists use embodied interventions in the treatment of psychological trauma? Phase One of the study was conducted with music therapists who had extensive experience with trauma and reported on their experiences with and awareness of embodied trauma treatment through a broad spectrum of creative modalities. Phase Two was grounded in theories of body awareness and creative arts therapy applications and included therapists specializing in music, dance/movement, art, …