Thesis
Music therapy and counseling for LGBTQ+ adolescents and their families: creating a training for music therapists
Master of Arts (M.A.), Drexel University
25 Oct 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00000008
Abstract
LGBTQ+ young people and their families experience unique challenges in forming and maintaining supportive familial relationships. Research shows that caregiver reactions to their LGBTQ+ children directly impacts current and future mental health risks. Clinicians thus have the responsibility to support families in building relationships that serve as a protective factor for the adolescent's mental health. Using music therapy to work with this population presents opportunities for improved self-expression, communication, and social skills. In this paper, the author presents research supporting the need for further education for clinicians to work with this community and proposes a workshop to provide this training. The 3-hour workshop will educate practitioners about their own biases, identify appropriate language to use with LGBTQ+ clients, and explore multiple intervention ideas to use with the population. In creating this workshop, considerations included relevant music and family therapy literature, and best practices for working with LGBTQ+ young people with mental health challenges. This paper provides a reflective, in-depth exploration of the creation of a training to equip music therapists to work with LGBTQ+ young people and their families.
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- Title
- Music therapy and counseling for LGBTQ+ adolescents and their families
- Creators
- Sarah H. Shulbank-Smith
- Contributors
- Florence Ierardi (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
- vi, 48 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991014695246304721