@article{Ikuno_2013, title={A Perspective on Meaningful Aspects of Long-term Music Therapy Practice With a Child with Profound Developmental Delays}, volume={13}, url={https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2081}, DOI={10.15845/voices.v13i2.724}, abstractNote={<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">Based on the assumption that the phenomenon of music therapy can be conceptualized as unique and expanding “meaningful experiences,” not limited to intervention-effect structure, the multi-layered values of the “meaningful experiences” are investigated. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The narrative story by the therapist, written as a part of the case study, is used as the analysis materials; the “meaningful experiences” by the therapist are categorized into the five value aspects of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sharing norms from mainstream culture, <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">development desired, Client’s intrinsic Self, dialogical interrelationship,</span></em> and <em>co-existing contraposition</em>.  Each aspect is interpreted by further classifying into the sub-categories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>As the conclusion, I discuss “overview of the interplay of the five value aspects,” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“meanings emerged in the mutuality of the field,” and “circular, mutually-influence perspective on therapy” Lastly, perspectives in future formal research are suggested.</span></p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"></span>}, number={2}, journal={Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy}, author={Ikuno, Rika}, year={2013}, month={Jun.} }