Acknowledgments. Introduction: Music Therapy in Neurorehabilitation. 1. Neurological Damage and Models of Rehabilitation. 2. Interventions for Patients in Altered States of Consciousness. 3. Interventions for Physical Rehabilitation. 4. Interventions for Cognitive and Behaviour Rehabilitation. 5. Interventions for Communication Rehabilitation. 6. Interventions to Facilitate Emotional Adjustment. 7. Music Therapy and Paediatric Rehabilitation, Jeanette Kennelly. Glossary. References. Subject index. Author index.
Step-by-step instructions and guidelines on how to implement music therapy techniques for a range of therapeutic needs.
Felicity Baker is head of music therapy training at The University of Queensland, Australia. She has had 12 years experience both in research and in the clinical field of neurorehabilitation and has published extensively in this area. Her main research focus is the development and testing of specific methods of treatment for use by clinicians. Jeanette Tamplin is senior music therapist at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital, Australia. She has worked for nine years with adults and adolescents following traumatic brain injury and conducted research on the effects of music therapy in the rehabilitation of acquired neurological communication disorders.
Acquired brain injury presents huge challenges to our societies
worldwide. With this new publication, Music Therapy Methods in
Neurorehabilitation: A Clinician's Manual, Felicity Baker and
Jeanette Tamplin provide an extensive and highly informative
presentation of a wide selection of music therapy interventions
they have applied in neurorehabilitation in response to the
challenges of acquired brain injury.
Building on may years of clinical experience and research, the
authors provide descriptions and explanations of interventions
related to a wide range of issues including altered states of
consciousness, movement disorders, cognitive and behavioural
impairments, challenges to communication and emotional adjustment.
It is the first book to provide such an extensive overview of a
large selection of clinical techniques applied in
neurorehabilitation with people with acquired brain injury.
The book makes a significant contribution and provides access to a
great deal of unique information and knowledge about the clinical
application of music therapy in rehabilitation with people who have
experienced acquired brain injury. This book will be of interest to
music therapist, students, and music therapy educators. It is also
a valuable resource for related professionals interested in the
application of music therapy in neurorehabilitation.
*Nordic Journal of Music Therapy*
Felicity Baker and Jeanette Tamplin show practically how music
therapy may be used to support rehabilitation in the areas of
communication, cognitive and behavioural, physical and emotional
adjustment with guidelines and sample tasks. The chapter on
cognitive rehabilitation includes resources and lists suitable
songs for use in immediate memory or abstract thinking tasks.
*The Acquirer (Acquired Brain Injury Newsletter)*
Having worked for a number of years in the area of Acquired Brain
Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation I can assuredly say this book is a well
needed addition to our profession. Professionals will find this a
useful reference to demonstrate the benefits of MT to fellow
colleagues and administrators while supervisors will be able to
utilise it to guide their students suitably. Felicity Baker and
Jeanette Tamplin have demonstrated why they continue o be ground
breakers in their respective fields. The additional chapter at the
end by Jeanette Kennelly on the area of paediatric rehabilitation
ensures the book is useful to a number of different professional
groups. I strongly believe it is a practical and easy to apply
manual which can only be of benefit. I feel that the descriptions
of interventions in the book provide practical application and
direction for clinicians while outlining the diverse and creative
methods in which Music Therapy may be utilised to assist in
treatment needs. This is an important resource for all clinicians
to own or access.
*Australian Journal of Music Therapy*
This book contains seven chapters which are structured to aid the
reader in navigating the contents in order to draw out relevant
information. The initial chapter provides an overview of
neurological damage and models of rehabilitation in language which
is easy to understand and would not alienate those new to
neurology.
*British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing*
This book is a welcome addition to the literature about music
herapy and its role in neurorehabilitation. It serves as a
reference text for music therapy clinicians new to the field of
neurorehabilitation and for those who wish to find out more about
the processes and outcomes of music therapy intervention with this
population. As outlined by the authors, it provides a "how to"
manual rather than reporting research findings to build an evidence
base for music therapy... This book is a good read and an excellent
resource for students, for qualified therapists new to
neurorehabilitation and for those wishing to understand more about
the pathology of the clinical population. I would strongly
recommend it as a teaching and reference resource.
*British Journal of Music Therapy, Wendy Magee PhD, International
Fellow in Music Therapy at the Institute of Neuropallitative
Rehabilitation, London, author*
This book is a welcome and timely addition to the literature about
music therapy and its role in neurorehabilitation. It serves as a
reference text for music therapy clinicians new to the filed of
neurorehabilitation and for those who wish to find out more about
the processes and outcomes of music therapy intervention in this
field. As the authors outline, it provides a "how to" manual rather
than reporting research findings to build an evidence base for
music therapy.
*British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing*
This book provides a comprehensive summary of the types of acquired
brain injury, the difficulties that patients may experience
following brain injury, and how music therapy can address these
difficulties...Each chapter follows a consistent format, detailing
the neurological underpinnings of a patient's diagnosis. This
knowledge provides the music therapist with the foundation on which
to establish goal-directed treatment programmes. The book gives
examples of specific music therapy techniques used to address the
aforementioned needs of patients...In our day-to-day work, we have
found the book really useful in many ways, including:
* it is a beneficial tool for both music therapists and the
multidisciplinary team when introducing music therapy services
* it provides a succinct refresher of techniques, their
implementation and patient benefits
* it offers helpful references for further reading to inform music
therapy practice and the multidisciplinary team
* it assists music therapists and multidisciplinary teams in using
consistent language.
Furthermore, the book offers useful treatment techniques for
clinicians and patients for use beyond the clinical setting to
support their progress post discharge. It has also been a useful
source for both supervisors and supervisees in expanding knowledge,
understanding, implementation and review of music therapy practice
in neurorehabilitation...Its contents are derived from the authors'
extensive clinical experience as music therapists working in
multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation teams in Australia. As music
therapy in neurorehabilitation is a developing area, they felt that
a manual would be uiseful to the growing number of clinicians
working in this field.Thus, it is the first of its kind; a much
needed and welcomed addition to the body of literature.
*Social Care and Neurodisability*
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