Download or read book The Effects of Original Songwriting in Music Therapy Sessions on the Hospice Experience and Bereavement Process of Patients and Their Families written by Jill Christine Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that music therapy, and songwriting in particular, have on the family members of hospice patients. Participants (N=8) were chosen from an available group of families who experienced songwriting in hospice care, whether the patient wrote all or part of a song, or the family wrote a song about the patient. Individual interviews were conducted with each participant, and each participant answered a series of questions regarding their hospice experience, their perception of their loved one's experience, their bereavement, and their experience with music therapy. Results showed that families found hospice overall to be a very positive experience, and that music therapy played a large role in all their perceptions of hospice care. All participants initiated discussion of music therapy and their family's song early in the interview, and all had many positive things to say about the music therapist, the song, and the meaning the song had for them and their family. In the majority of cases, the song written in music therapy was played at the memorial or funeral service. Other common themes noted were that for many, the song sent a message, embodied their loved one, or gave their loved one a sense of purpose. Many of the participants knew nothing or little of music therapy prior to their experience in hospice, and they all found it to be rewarding, and much more involved than they expected. Many of the participants still listen to the song, although a few indicated that it was difficult for them or that they could not listen to it yet. However, they all said that the song has a special meaning for them.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy written by Jane Edwards and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music therapy is growing internationally to be one of the leading evidence-based psychosocial allied health professions to meet needs across the lifespan.The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy is the most comprehensive text on this topic in its history. It presents exhaustive coverage of the topic from international leaders in the field.
Download or read book The Effect of Music Therapy and Songwriting on Anxiety Depression and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients and Their Families as Measured by Self report written by Amy Marie Cermak and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life and anxiety/depression level of cancer patients and their families within a hospital setting. Any patient admitted to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare that met the criteria for this study as determined by the medical personnel, was considered as a potential subject. The music therapy sessions consisted of a song written about the patient and family, live preferred music and counseling to help the patient and family. The experimental and control groups were randomly assigned. The experimental group (N=40), recieved two sessions of music therapy. The first music therapy session was used to gather information that the patient and family wanted to use in the song and also to assess the level of coping. The second music therapy session consisted of giving the patient a copy of the song, and a live performance of the song. The patient and one family member then provided self-report data on the Anxiety/Depression questionnaire, and the Hospice Quality of Life Index questionnaire. One week later, the patient was contacted and asked to fill out the same questionnaires as before and a Songwriting Quesionnaire. The control group (N=40), received one music therapy session consisting of preferred live music and counseling for the patient and family. At the end of each session, the patient and family member completed the Anxiety/Depression questionnaire and the Hospice Quality of Life questionnaire. One week later, the patient was contacted again to complete the same questionnaires as before. The patient Hospice Quality of Life questionnaire showed significantly higher scores for the experimental one-week post session group than the control one-week post session group. The Songwriting Questionnaire filled out only by the experimental subjects, showed a high mean score of 8.5 on a 10 point scale for coping skills.
Download or read book Receptive Music Therapy In Palliative Care written by Cordula Dietrich and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are currently facing very challenging times. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, death and dying came very close to everybody, regardless of age or cultural background. Many people had to face the sudden, often unexpected passing of a dear person. Death breaks into people ́s lives, not asking, if they are prepared for it or if it is the right time. Many questions arise with this fact, and one of them often is the concern of how to die with dignity when the end of life is nearing. Dying in dignity is a concern of palliative care, which aims to care and not to cure, focusing on the life quality of a patient who is facing the last days of their life. Sound and music can play an important role in this process. This book is meant to encourage all those working in a palliative care team to consider music as a powerful tool in dealing with the challenges surrounding the end of life. The book will inspire the reader to examine the healing power of sound and music more deeply and serves as a useful support for students in palliative care approaches.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Music Therapy Involving Family Members of Terminally Ill Patients in Hospice on Quality of Life of the Patient and Stress Levels of Family Members written by Ayumu Kitawaki and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Therapeutic Songwriting written by F. Baker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapeutic Songwriting provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary methods and models of songwriting as used for therapeutic purposes. It describes the environmental, sociocultural, individual, and group factors shaping practice, and how songwriting is understood and practiced within different psychological and wellbeing orientations.
Download or read book Supporting Bereaved Students at School written by Jacqueline A. Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note: -- FOREWORD by Kenneth J. Doka -- SECTION 1: Foundational Knowledge to Support Bereaved Students at School -- 1. The Importance of Supporting Bereaved Students at School -- Jacqueline A. Brown and Shane R. Jimerson -- 2. Defining Loss: Preparing to Support Bereaved Students -- Tina Barrett and Lindsey M. Nichols -- 3. Cognitive Developmental Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Victoria A. Comerchero -- 4. The Importance of Assessment in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Catherine B. Woahn and Benjamin S. Fernandez -- 5. The Importance of Consultation in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Jeffrey C. Roth -- 6. Cross-Cultural Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Sandra A. López -- 7. Family Considerations in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Melissa J. Hagan and Allie Morford -- 8. The Role of Digital and Social Media in Supporting Bereaved Students -- Carla J. Sofka -- SECTION 2: Interventions to Support Bereaved Students at Schoo -- 9. Using Grief Support Groups to Support Bereaved Students -- Renée Bradford Garcia -- 10. Using Cognitive and Behavioral Methods to Support Bereaved Students -- Rosemary Flanagan -- 11. Using Bibliotherapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Ellie L. Young, Melissa A. Heath, Kathryn Smith, Afton Phillbrick, Karli Miller, Camden Stein, and Haliaka Kama -- 12. Using Music Therapy-Based Songwriting to Support Bereaved Students -- Thomas A. Dalton and Robert E. Krout -- 13. Using Play Therapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Karrie L. Swan and Rebecca Rudd -- 14. Using Creative Art Interventions to Support Bereaved Students -- Grace Zambelli -- 15. Using Writing Interventions to Support Bereaved Students -- Lysa Toye and Andrea Warnick -- 16. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Support Bereaved Students -- Tyler L. Renshaw, Sarah J. Bolognino, Anthony J. Roberson, Shelley R. Upton and Kelsie N. Hammons
Download or read book Impact of Music Therapy on Hospice Patients written by Amie M. Tipton and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music therapy is an adjunct healing modality designed to alleviate symptoms of existential pain and suffering hospice patients may experience as they transition into the final stage of life. The complexity of existential pain and suffering in hospice patients is a challenge for a hospice care team to treat and manage and emotionally testing on the patient's support system. The purpose of this scholarly project is to evaluate a music therapy program at a local community hospice center as an aid to relieve patients' existential pain and suffering they incur from their terminal illness and to increase hospice care providers' knowledge about incorporating music therapy as an adjunct healing modality. Bearing witness to patient experience occurred in collaboration with a board-certified music therapist during patient therapy sessions. Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring Science provides a theoretical framework for developing an education session on music therapy to employ with hospice care providers. Participants of the education sessions discussed the physical effects music has on the body, using music as a healing modality for patients, and caregivers incorporating music as a healing modality. Findings of the developmental evaluation of the education sessions offered indicated the audience of nursing students gained the greatest benefit from the education offered. Future integrations of this scholarly project will allow an advanced nurse practitioner to implement music therapy as a healing modality and incorporate education sessions to meet the needs of a diverse patient population throughout life's transitions.
Download or read book The Effects of Music Therapy Interventions on Grief and Spirituality of Family Members of Patients in a Hospice Setting written by Minoru Okamoto and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of music therapy interventions on grief and spirituality of family members of patients in a hospice setting. The subjects (N = 60) were the family members or significant others of hospice patients who had been in the hospice program for at least 2 weeks. The subjects were divided into a control group (N = 30), the family members of patients previously with no music therapy visit, and an experimental group (N = 30), the family members of patients receiving music therapy interventions. Three imminent patients were also included in both groups. A self-report questionnaire was used for a post-test only in this study and had 5 categories: grief, coping strategies, spirituality, satisfaction with hospice care, and satisfaction for family members' or significant other's perceptions of the loved one's quality of life (QOL). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was applied to analyze data in each subtest. There was a significant difference in mean scores of QOL between the control and experimental groups. Although the mean scores of grief and spirituality in the experimental group were higher than the scores of those with no music therapy, a significant difference was not found in the 4 subtests. However, there was a tendency that those who received music therapy showed higher scores than those who did not in each subtest. In addition, the mean scores of family members of imminent patients were much higher than those with no music therapy in all 5 categories. The results in this study support that music has a potential to provide a positive influence for patients and their family members in a hospice setting. Further quantitative research for family members of imminent patients were suggested to provide better music therapy services in a hospice and palliative care.
Download or read book Music Therapy in Children and Young People s Palliative Care written by Anna Ludwig and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together music therapists who have worked in the challenging and rewarding world of children's palliative care. Examining techniques from working just with the breath, to technological advances in music therapy such as assistive recording and electronic downloading, it highlights the benefits music therapy can bring when working alongside children and young people. Drawing on the knowledge of expert music therapists, the book provides accessible guidance that practitioners can apply to their own work, including on professional development as part of a multi-disciplinary team, service evaluation, and managing publicity in the hospice setting. It addresses work with different client groups, such as teenagers, and discusses therapy with family members, including siblings. Music therapists and healthcare practitioners will be provided with the tools to reflect on their own professional challenges and deepen their understanding of the important role of music therapy in this sector.
Download or read book Medical Music Therapy written by Cheryl Dileo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music Therapy written by Chava Sekeles and published by Barcelona Publishers(NH). This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the ten chapters, seven provide description and analysis of clinical cases, based on the therapeutic experience of the author over the last 44 years. The cases are reflective of the specific situation in present Israeli society. Three other chapters examine the role of Israeli songs in coping with collective and personal grief, and specifically address the relation between art music, death, and grief, and the grief of the therapist over patients who have passed away. The book deals with a variety of diagnoses, populations, ages, psychomedical theories, and approaches.
Download or read book Music Therapy in Palliative Care written by David Aldridge and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the last decade music therapists have developed their work with people who have life-threatening illnesses and with those who are dying. This book presents some of that work from music therapists working in different approaches, in different countries, showing how valuable the inclusion of music therapy in palliative care has already proved to be. It is important for the dying, or those with terminal illness, that approaches are used which integrate the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of their being. The contributors to this book emphasize the importance of working not only with the patient but with the ward situation, friends and family members. By offering patients the chance to be creative they become something other than patients - they become expressive beings, and there is an intimacy in music therapy that is important for those who are suffering. Many of the contributors write in their own personal voice, providing a particular insight which will be valuable not only to other music therapists seeking to enrich their own ways of working, but to all those involved in caring for the sick and the dying. Contributors describe their work with both children and adults living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.
Download or read book Music Therapy in Children s Hospices written by Mercedes Pavlicevic and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2005-02-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of music therapy in children's hospices has burgeoned since its introduction by Jessie's Fund in the mid-90s. This moving and extremely helpful text brings together the experiences of eleven music therapists working with children who are in the final stages of life-limiting illness. The contributors adapt music therapy to hospice environments and explore key concerns for all practitioners, including how to empower ill children and their families, how to help bereaved siblings, and how the therapists themselves find support. The book celebrates the communities created through an inclusive music therapy practice with children, their families and hospice staff. This text is essential reading for all music therapists working in palliative care and for health care professionals considering introducing music as a therapy.
Download or read book Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy written by Russell E. Hilliard and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supporting Interpersonal Interaction with Hospice Music Therapy written by Nicholas R. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this capstone thesis was to develop a method of music therapy to support interpersonal interactions within the hospice setting, particularly those involving patients and their loved ones. This was accomplished through both a review of the relevant literature and clinical observations of the here-and-now effects of music therapy experiences on the responses of patients and their family members and close friends. These experiences and responses are illustrated in a clinical vignette describing the work done over several months with a hospice patient and his family. The method developed is a strength-based and resource-orientated approach to hospice music therapy that seeks to nurture that which is healthiest in patients and families rather than focus upon symptoms of illness when considering ways of supporting interpersonal interaction. This method relies upon mindful focus upon changes in physical status and interpersonal behaviors that occur during music therapy sessions. Some major themes emerged within the development of this method: resource-orientation, use of electronic devices, song recreation and improvisation, group dynamics, and musical communication. These will be discussed as this thesis concludes with suggestions for future practice and development of this methodology to music therapists and researchers interested in this topic.
Download or read book Songwriting written by Felicity Baker and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and groundbreaking book describes the effective use of songwriting in music therapy with a variety of client populations, from children with cancer and adolescents in secondary school to people with traumatic brain injury and mental health problems. The authors explain the specific considerations to bear in mind when working with particular client groups to achieve the best clinical outcomes. All the contributors are experienced music therapy clinicians and researchers. They provide many case examples from clinical practice to illustrate the therapeutic methods being used, together with notated examples of songs produced in therapy. Particular emphasis is placed on how lyrics and music are created, including the theoretical approaches underpinning this process. This practical book will prove indispensable to students, clinical therapists, music therapists, educators, teachers and musicians.
