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Understanding The Benefits Of An Asian Music Therapy Student Peer Group, Yi-Ying Lin
Understanding The Benefits Of An Asian Music Therapy Student Peer Group, Yi-Ying Lin
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As Asian international music therapy students, we shared many experiences and challenges when adjusting to the United States culture. In order to improve each other’s learning experiences and amplify our coping strategies, six of my Asian peers at Montclair State University and I spontaneously formed a group in 2011. The group seemed to have a positive effect on its members. To understand the benefits of the group from multiple facets and identify its role when addressing members’ needs in academic, clinical, and personal domains, I chose to use narrative inquiry and arts-based research in order to allow the participants to …