Course Description
Survey of music therapy applications with various populations, conducted in seminar format. Each student will choose a specific population to research and will facilitate presentations and class discussions of characteristics, indications and contraindications for music therapy, assessment and evaluation tools, treatment models, and interventions for each population chosen.
Athena Title
Sem Prof Mus Therapy Practice
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Apply comprehensive knowledge of current methods of music therapy assessment, treatment, and evaluation. 2. Utilize comprehensive knowledge of human growth and development, musical development, diagnostic classifications, etiology, symptomology, and prognosis in formulating treatment plans. 3. Understand the contraindications of music therapy for client populations served. 4. Understand the dynamics and processes of therapy from a variety of theoretical perspectives. 5. Utilize the dynamics and processes of various theoretical models in individual, dyadic, family, and group music therapy. 6. Design or adapt assessment and evaluation procedures for various client populations. 7. Utilize advanced music therapy methods within one or more theoretical frameworks to assess and evaluate clients’ strengths, needs, and progress. 8. Design treatment programs for emerging client populations.
Topical Outline
• Overview of populations to be studied in course • Class presentations and discussion of each population chosen for study: o Characteristics (human and musical development, diagnostic, etiology, symptomology, prognosis for treatment) o Approaches and theoretical models of treatment o Assessment and evaluation procedures o Design of music therapy treatment program
Syllabus
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