Thesis
Music in inpatient mental health: an ecological systems theory approach to addressing compassion fatigue
Master of Arts (M.A.), Drexel University
Jun 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00002034
Abstract
Compassion fatigue is a form of burnout that affects healthcare practitioners. For music therapists and other workers in an inpatient psychiatric facility, compassion fatigue may arise due to the stress of working with patients who have experienced severe trauma, or because of systemic issues such as staff shortages and low salaries. Whatever the cause, compassion fatigue affects not only practitioners, but their patients as well, as it can impact the quality of care they receive. Self-care has often been cited as a remedy for compassion fatigue. This writer explored how music can be used as part of a self-care routine for practitioners in an inpatient setting. The information is viewed through the lens of Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, and the implications of the power dynamics that exist within an inpatient facility are studied. A literature review was conducted to explore existing methods of using music to combat compassion fatigue. Additionally, three board-certified music therapists with experience working in inpatient psychiatric facilities were interviewed. They discuss their experiences witnessing compassion fatigue, either in themselves or others, and generate ideas for music as self-care. Suggestions for further research and recommendations for future practice are explored.
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Details
- Title
- Music in inpatient mental health
- Creators
- Clara Starr Treadway
- Contributors
- Florence Ierardi (Advisor) - Drexel University, Creative Arts TherapiesMarisol S. Norris (Advisor) - Drexel University, Creative Arts Therapies
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- v, 37 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991021883114604721