Applying Integral Thinking to Music Therapy Education

Authors

  • Lauren DiMaio Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA
  • Trish Winter Human Subjects Research and Ethics Education Mgr., Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v23i1.3334

Keywords:

music therapy education; integral thinking in music therapy

Abstract

Educating music therapy students is a complex task as a result of laws and regulations, professional biases, and a desire to produce students who will be competent and thoughtful music therapists. The purpose, or outcome, of this article is to outline a curriculum re-design implementing Integral Thinking in Music Therapy (ITMT) as applied to the academic and clinical aspects of two university music therapy training programs in the United States. The history and philosophy of ITMT are explained to give context to this approach. An overview of the innovative curriculum design and teaching resources are included for direct implementation of experiences into the classroom. Recommendations include the uses of ITMT in music therapy education as well as possible limitations to this pedagogical approach.

Author Biographies

Lauren DiMaio, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA

Lauren DiMaio, PhD, MT-BC is an Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. She cares deeply about many issues within the field of music therapy, but especially end of life work, bereavement, ethics, and integral thinking in music therapy.

Trish Winter, Human Subjects Research and Ethics Education Mgr., Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA

Patricia Winter, PhD, MT-BC is the Human Subjects Research and Ethics Education Manager for Carilion Clinic, U.S. She is a clinical music therapy researcher and teaches courses at Elizabethtown College, U.S. Her interests are in the education and training of music therapists, music processing mechanisms across neural networks of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and music therapy with young children with speech and language disorders.

Authors DiMaio and Winter smiling.

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Published

2023-03-01

How to Cite

DiMaio, L., & Winter, T. (2023). Applying Integral Thinking to Music Therapy Education. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v23i1.3334

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Reflections on Practice

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