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Music Therapy with Active-Duty Service Members: Group Protocol Description and Secondary Analysis of Protocol Evaluations
Music therapy perspectives, v 38(2), pp 167-177
01 Sep 2020
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Abstract
Based on the growing need for music therapy programming at military treatment facilities and clinics that specialize in the rehabilitation of service members, this article describes a music therapy group protocol and the findings of 201 post-session evaluations. In addition, we present clinical perspectives and recommendations from three music therapists who have facilitated this group protocol on four military bases across the United States. The group session outlined in the protocol is intended as an introduction to music therapy. It familiarizes service members to various music therapy experiences specifically structured to enhance feelings of safety during emotional risk-taking. In addition, the protocol functions as an initial assessment of service members' responses to the various receptive and interactive music experiences and includes psychoeducation regarding the role of music therapy in an interdisciplinary treatment model. The post-session evaluation data suggest that service members endorsed this introductory group as moderately to very helpful. Perceived benefits included the opportunity to express various emotions and increased awareness of somatic responses through music. A large number of requests for continued music therapy services following the introductory session suggest that the protocol is successful in facilitating understanding in service members regarding the potential benefits of music therapy in interdisciplinary treatment. Feedback from the music therapists indicated that the group protocol is a helpful initial experience for service members to acclimate to music therapy and for music therapists to learn about their patients' specific needs to inform subsequent treatment.
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- Title
- Music Therapy with Active-Duty Service Members: Group Protocol Description and Secondary Analysis of Protocol Evaluations
- Creators
- Rebecca Vaudreuil - National Endowment for the ArtsJacelyn Biondo - Drexel UniversityJoke Bradt - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Music therapy perspectives, v 38(2), pp 167-177
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Creative Forces(R): NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000607173800012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85097164528
- Other Identifier
- 991019168610904721
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