{"product_id":"music-therapy-and-autism-across-the-lifespan-a-spectrum-of-approaches-9781785923111","title":"Music Therapy and Autism Across the Lifespan: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe use of music therapy is long established with people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.  The combination of using music and relationship work in person-centred approaches supports the three main areas of difficulty people with autism often experience; social interaction, communication and imagination. Current research supports the positive psychological benefits of music therapy when people with autism spectrum conditions engage with music therapy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates the richness of music therapy approaches and brings together the voices of practitioners in the UK. With a strong focus on practice-based evidence it showcases clinicians, researchers and educators working in a variety of settings across the lifespan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully rich in its range of content, this book is a must read, an invaluable text for music therapists, other professionals, and music therapy training programs worldwide. The contributors, all experienced music therapists and researchers from across the UK, describe improvisational, relational, and collaborative approaches. Offering a deep appreciation of people with autistic spectrum conditions across the lifespan, and of how music therapy 'works', this book illuminates the interweaving of musical, developmental, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives, in the service of neuro-diversity, identity and culture. -- Jacqueline Z. Robarts, Professor, Music Therapy MA Program, Guildhall School of Music \u0026amp; Drama, London\u003cbr\u003eThis book brings together an impressive range of perspectives on music therapy practice in the UK, with authors offering reflective insights to their work across the autism spectrum and the lifespan. The writing is deeply respectful of the lived experience of people on the autism spectrum and highlights how music therapists can contribute to celebrating autistic identity and culture. Highly relevant critiques are made about best practice for defining and measuring outcomes in therapy that challenge clinicians and researchers to intensely reflect on their practice. -- Grace Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOREWORD \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Adam Ockelford, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Dunn, Music Psychotherapist, Arts Therapies Service, Devon Partnership NHS Trust \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRELUDE:  The Unanswered Question\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuriel Warwick, Retired Music Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 1 - IMPROVISATIONAL APPROACHES\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1        Clinical Trials.... Are Music Therapists Deluding Themselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmelia Oldfield, Music Therapist NHS, Laura Blauth, Freelance Music Therapist, Johanna Finneman, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Órla Casey, Head of Music Therapy, Cambridgeshire Music, Cambridgeshire County Council.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2         Evolving a Contemporary Psychoanalytically-Informed Relational Music Therapy with Children with High-Functioning Autism in Specialist School Placements\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Gravestock, Freelance Music Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3        \"Fight it Jake, Fight it!\" The Ethics of Encouragement with Clients with anAutistic Spectrum Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Bates, Music Therapist and Supervisor, Cornwall Music Therapy Trust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4        Musical Interaction Therapy (MIT) For Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs): Underlying Rationale, Clinical Practice And Research Evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawn Wimpory, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsultant Clinical Psychologist - Lead for ASD (NHS) and Lecturer (Bangor University, joint appointment)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and Elise Gwilym, Freelance Music Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5        Group Clinical Improvisation as a Practice of Ritual and Connection for Young People with Autistic Spectrum Conditions \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecky White, Associate Lecturer University of the West of England and Freelance Music Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6        Shared Experience; Learning from Other Modalities in Therapeutic Work with an Adult with an Autistic Spectrum Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlistair Robertson, Music Therapist in the NHS and Voluntary Sector, Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 2 - COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7        Music Therapy with Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Their Families\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosie Nugent, Music Therapist for Foyle Down Syndrome Trust, Derry, Northern Ireland and Freelance Music Therapist. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8        How Do Music Therapists Share? Exploring Collaborative Approaches in Educational Settings for Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Maclean, Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian and Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Scotland and Claire Tillotson, Freelance Music Therapist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9        Finding a Place: Context-Based Music Therapy in a Transitional Centre for Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Fawcett, Freelance Music Therapist and Musician\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10      A Team Approach in Supporting Mark's Journey to Increased Social Engagement - Music Therapy Work with a Young Man with Autism\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCindy-Jo Morison, Senior Music Psychotherapist, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 3 - MUSIC THERAPY APPROACHES CONNECTED WITH AUTISTIC IDENTITY AND CULTURE\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11       Voice and the Autistic Self: An Exploration Into How Non-Verbal Voicework in Music Therapy Can Support Intersubjective Relatedness\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTina Warnock, Freelance Music Therapist, Director for Belltree Music Therapy CIC and Vocal Psychotherapy UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12      Valuing Neurodiversity: A Humanistic, Non-Normative Model of Music Therapy Exploring Rogers' Person-Centred Approach with Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth Pickard, Senior Lecturer University of South Wales, Wales, Freelance Music Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13      Self-Realisation in Music therapy: Assessing the Young Autistic Person's Sense of Self in the Quest for Wholeness through a Synthesis of Music Therapy, Psychosynthesis and a Developing Sense of Self \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Whelan, Senior Music Therapist, Whitefield Schools, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePOSTLUDE:    Music Therapy and Autism across the Lifespan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Coombes, Course Leader, University of South Wales MA Music Therapy and Freelance Music Therapist and Supervisor, Wales and Emma Maclean, Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian, Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR INDEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUBJECT INDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Kingsley Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412239229271,"sku":"9781785923111","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785923111.jpg?v=1730516111","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-therapy-and-autism-across-the-lifespan-a-spectrum-of-approaches-9781785923111","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}