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Author:   Tessa Watson (Roehampton University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.414kg
ISBN:  

9780415379083

ISBN 10:   0415379083
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   26 April 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Wigram, Foreword. Watson, Introduction. Watson, Valuing People: A New Framework. Watson, Music Therapy with Adults with Learning Disabilities: Sharing Stories. Saville, Music Therapy and Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Warner, Challenging Behaviour: Working With the Blindingly Obvious. Richards, ‘What Bit of My Head is Talking Now?’: Music Therapy with People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Illness. Fillingham, Friendship and Group Work. Watson, Community, Culture and Group Work. Watson, Working with People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities in Music Therapy. Saul, Looking in From the Outside: Communicating Effectively about Music Therapy Work. Twyford, Watson, Multidisciplinary Working and Collaborative Working in Music Therapy. Appendix I: Guidelines for Good Practice for Music Therapists. Appendix II: Useful Organizations and Websites.

Reviews

This book is well resourced, guiding, inspiring, and helps us to understand why people with learning disabilities find music therapy so relevant for them. - Professor Tony Wigram [A] welcome addition to the music therapy literature... this book provides a substantial addition to the music therapy literature, and especially that of adult learning disability... I would recommend reading the book from cover to cover. - British Journal of Music Therapy, Vol 22, No. 1, 2008

<p> This book is well resourced, guiding, inspiring, and helps us to understand why people with learning disabilities find music therapy so relevant for them. ? Professor Tony Wigram<p> [A] welcome addition to the music therapy literature... this book provides a substantial addition to the music therapy literature, and especially that of adult learning disability... I would recommend reading the book from cover to cover. - British Journal of Music Therapy, Vol 22, No. 1, 2008

This book is well resourced, guiding, inspiring, and helps us to understand why people with learning disabilities find music therapy so relevant for them. -- Professor Tony Wigram [A] welcome addition to the music therapy literature... this book provides a substantial addition to the music therapy literature, and especially that of adult learning disability... I would recommend reading the book from cover to cover. - British Journal of Music Therapy, Vol 22, No. 1, 2008

Author Information

Tessa Watson is a music therapist and music therapy trainer. She is convenor of the music therapy training course at Roehampton University. Tessa’s current clinical work is with adults with learning disabilities for Ealing Primary Care Trust where she is Principal Arts Therapist.

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