Foreword by Tony Wigram. Introduction. Part 1. Background. 1. Taking a Systematic Look at the Literature. 2. The Real Deal on How to Work with Adolescents. 3. What is Healthy Adolescence and How Does Music Help? Part 2. Song Methods and Teenagers. Introduction. 4. Using Existing Songs. 5. Writing Original Songs. Part 3. Using Improvisation with Teenagers. Introduction. 6. Group Improvisation. 7. Individual Improvisations. Part 4. Contemporary Approaches. Introduction. 8. Community Music Therapy. 9. Four Brief Approaches to Grief. 10. Preparing for Performances. Conclusion. Appendix: Literature Reviewed for Chapter 1. References. Index.
A groundbreaking book offering helpful guidance to all music therapists working with adolescent clients
Katrina McFerran is Senior Lecturer in music therapy at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in music therapy with adolescents, and her clinical work spans a range of community and institutional settings, from palliative care to mental health and special education. Katrina has worked with a wide range of teenagers, including those struggling to cope with bereavement, substance misuse, homelessness, mental illness, chronic illness and a variety of disabilities.
Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy is an invaluable resource for
newly qualified music therapists and trainees, as well as for
established music therapists and others interested in how music can
benefit young people... Writing with such an honest approach, the
author captures one's attention immediately... Adolescents, Music
and Music Therapy feels like supervision sessions, lectures and
conversations with colleagues are all compiled into one book...
This is invaluable when starting out. I have found there to be a
lack of practical guidance in other literature but this book has an
abundance of it... Such insight and enthusiasm is contagious...
This is an accessible read, providing insight for those who do not
know much about music therapy... engaging, supportive,
thought-provoking and practical. -- Approaches: Music Therapy &
Special Music Education
This book not only updates music therapy literature, which had
lacked such a text that focused solely on adolescents, but has
added a wealth of information. McFerran's writing is genuine,
inspiring, and certainly reflects her passion and understanding of
work with young people. This book will be helpful to music
therapists working with adolescents in any setting and should
generate further interest in this area. There is very little
research that specifically addresses the value and effectiveness of
music therapy for adolescents. -- Nordic Journal of Music
Therapy
Mc Ferran Brings us into the young person's world and helps us to
better understand it... It is refreshing to read a book in which
equal emphasis is made on theory and method... Ethical
considerations about limitations and danger zones in specific
methods are also well described, and McFerran must certainly be
commended for her thoroughness and clarity... This book can be
recommended to everyone working with or near young people with
different problems or disorders. McFerran writes candidly and
engagingly with great respect and sympathy for the young, which can
inspire any clinician. Although the book in particular is about how
music can be used with the young, other professionals can also
usefully benefit from the thorough descriptions of the method and
the very illustrative examples. -- Dansk Musikterapi
Katrina McFerran's Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy is a
straightforward, intelligent, and helpful overview of approaches to
music therapy with teens, strengthened by engaging examples of
using music with adolescents in a variety of practice settings...
McFerran brings a joyful quality to her writing about work with
adolescents. Her closing remark is a hope that others will find
some fun in helping young people through the use of creative,
therapeutic activity. What a marvelous idea in any area of practice
- and well worth trying. -- Mary Bitel, New York University
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