Resource-Oriented Music Therapy in Mental
Health Care
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Simor Procter in Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, 2010, 2 (2), 65-68: See http://approaches.primarymusic.gr. Reprinted by permission.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
PREFACE VIII
CONTENTS IX
INTRODUCTION 1
RELATED APPROACHES IN MUSIC THERAPY 6
APPROACH OR PARADIGM? 10

RESEARCHING RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY

 11

HOW TO READ THIS BOOK 15

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PART ONE

 
FRAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS 17
Chapter 1  
MUSIC THERAPY AND THE POLITICS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE 18
THE POLITICS OF AN ILLNESS IDEOLOGY 20
THE PRESENCE OF A MEDICAL MODEL IN MUSIC THERAPY 25
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH? 28
STRATEGIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE 31
MUSIC POLITICS AND MUSIC THERAPY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE 33
THE POWER OF DISCOURSE 36
Chapter 2  
PATHS TOWARD A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THERAPY 38
THE CONCEPT AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF EMPOWERMENT 39
EMPOWERMENT IN PRACTICE 42
THE COMMON FACTORS APPROACH AND THE ARTICULATION OF A CONTEXTUAL MODEL 46
COMMON FACTORS 49
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT 53
TOWARD A POSITIVE THERAPY 55
Chapter 3
  
PATHS TOWARD A CONCEPT OF MUSIC 59
MUSIC “ITSELF”? 60
CONTEXTUALITY 64
THE CONCEPT OF AFFORDANCES: BRIDGING THE GAP AND POSITIONING THE INDIVIDUAL 67
PLURALITIES OF EXPERIENCES AND MULTIPLE MEANINGS 69
Chapter 4  
TOWARD A CONCEPT OF RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY 73
RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY INVOLVES NURTURING OF STRENGTHS, RESOURCES, AND POTENTIALS 74
RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY INVOLVES (EQUAL) COLLABORATION RATHER THAN INTERVENTION 77
RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY VIEWS THE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THEIR CONTEXT 80
IN RESOURCE-ORIENTED MUSIC THERAPY, MUSIC IS SEEN AS A HEALTH RESOURCE 83
PART TWO  
CASE STUDIES 86
Chapter 5  
COLLABORATIONS WITH MARIA: MUSIC THERAPIST’S STORY 89
WHAT CAN MARIA USE MUSIC THERAPY FOR (SESSIONS 1-3) 89
ESTABLISHING A MUTUAL FOCUS FOR THE THERAPEUTIC WORK (SESSIONS 4–8) 92
NEGOTIATING AIMS AND GOALS (SESSIONS 5–23) 94
FACING NEW CHALLENGES (SESSIONS 24–34) 96
ENDING THE THERAPY (SESSIONS 35–36) 99
Chapter 6  
MARIA’S EXPERIENCES: 101
“BECAUSE IT’S MUSIC, AND MUSIC IS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE” 101
“IT GIVES SO MUCH JOY TO SING” 102 102
“IT HELPS TO SING” 104
“FINALLY IT IS SOMETHING I CAN DO” 105
“SOMETHING I’D NEVER DARED TO DO BEFORE” 109
Chapter 7  
REFLECTIONS: MASTERY AND JOY IN THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS 113
MUSIC FOR MUSIC 115
THE EXPERIENCE OF MASTERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-EFFICACY 117
THE EXPERIENCE OF MASTERY AND THE FOSTERING OF ENABLEMENT AND SOCIAL CAPITAL 120
EXPERIENCES OF MASTERY PROVIDING JOY 122
THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS 124
IN CONCLUSION 126
Chapter 8  
COLLABORATIONS WITH EMMA: MUSIC THERAPIST’S STORY 127
WORK PHASE ONE (SESSIONS 1–8) 127
WORK PHASE TWO (SESSIONS 9–22) 130
WORK PHASE THREE (SESSIONS 23–43) 135
WORK PHASE FOUR (SESSIONS 43–66) 138
WORK PHASE FIVE (SESSIONS 67–98) 140
LAST YEAR OF THERAPY (SESSIONS 99–113) 143
TERMINATING THE THERAPY (SESSIONS 114–117) 146
Chapter 9  
EMMA’S EXPERIENCES 150
“IT’S NICE TO BE ABLE TO USE MUSIC AGAIN” 150
SINGING HER LIFE AND TRAUMA 154
“PERHAPS I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF IT INSIDE ME” 157
“SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO” 159
THE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS IN THERAPY 162
“I HAVE FOUND A WAY THAT WORKS” 164
Chapter 10  
REFLECTIONS: NEGOTIATIONS OF RESOURCES AND PROBLEMS 166
THE PROBLEMS OF PROBLEMS 169
THE PROBLEMS OF STRENGTHS 171
THE DIALECTIC OF STRENGTHS AND PROBLEMS IN THERAPY 174
SOME GENERAL IMPLICATIONS 177
PART THREE  
WORKING RESOURCE-ORIENTED 181
Chapter 11  
THE CLIENT’S CRAFT 182
THE CLIENT IN A CONTEXTUAL MODEL 184
CLIENT’S ACTIVE ROLE IN THERAPY 187
CLIENT’S COMPETENCE IN USE OF MUSIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE 190
CLIENT’S USE OF ARTIFACTS AND SKILLS FROM MUSIC THERAPY OUTSIDE OF THERAPY 194
Chapter 12  
THE THERAPIST’S CRAFT 197
THE THERAPIST IN A CONTEXTUAL MODEL 198
THERAPIST’S BEING 200
THERAPIST’S DOING 202
Chapter 13  
THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP 214
DOING TOGETHER 217
EQUALITY AS PERFORMANCE OF RESPECT 218
NEGOTIATIONS AS PERFORMANCE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION 221
MUTUAL EMPOWERMENT 224
AUTHENTICITY AND SELF-DISCLOSURE 228
FINAL THOUGHTS 231
REFERENCES 233
INDEX 258
APPENDIX 262