Theoretical Perspectives and Therapeutic Approaches in Music Therapy with Families

An International Survey Study

Autores/as

  • Kirsi Tuomi Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Grace Thompson Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Tali Gottfried Graduate Program for Special Education, Herzog Academic College, Israel
  • Esa Ala-Ruona Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v21i2.2952

Palabras clave:

music therapy, family work, families, survey

Resumen

Perspectivas teóricas y enfoques terapéuticos en musicoterapia con familias: un estudio de encuesta internacional

Resumen

Los musicoterapeutas han descrito la importancia de trabajar en colaboración con los miembros de la familia en varias poblaciones a lo largo de la historia de la profesión. A pesar de la creciente cantidad de literatura, no se sabe lo suficiente sobre el alcance de las perspectivas teóricas y los enfoques terapéuticos que guían la musicoterapia centrada en la familia. El objetivo de este estudio de encuesta internacional fue comprender mejor las perspectivas y enfoques profesionales de los musicoterapeutas que trabajan con familias de todo el mundo. Este artículo presenta los resultados de la encuesta donde se analizaron un total de 125 respuestas. Las respuestas de los participantes indicaron que la musicoterapia con familias está bien establecida como un campo de práctica importante que incluye una amplia gama de poblaciones a lo largo de la vida.

Los musicoterapeutas que trabajan con familias enfatizan que el trabajo es holístico y flexible, tanto en términos de los enfoques teóricos que informan su trabajo como de los métodos / técnicas que se incluyen en las sesiones. Los participantes en este estudio abogaron por más oportunidades de desarrollo profesional continuo para profundizar y desarrollar aún más su práctica. Además, los datos de la encuesta ofrecen prioridades y recomendaciones para futuras investigaciones.

Biografía del autor/a

Kirsi Tuomi, Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Kirsi Tuomi, MM, is a music-, Theraplay- and Attachment focused family therapist and certified supervisor. She has worked as a clinician over 20 years focusing on attachment issues mainly with foster and adoptive families. She regularily teaches music therapy students and has given numerous national and international presentations and workshops. Currently she is finishing her PhD studies at the University of Jyväskylä.

Grace Thompson, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia

Grace Thompson is Head of Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on music therapy with disabled and autistic children, and delivered within ecologically oriented strategies. She is the co-editor of "Music Therapy with Families: Therapeutic Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives."

Tali Gottfried, Graduate Program for Special Education, Herzog Academic College, Israel

Tali Gottfried, PhD, is a licensed music therapist, certified supervisor, lecturer and researcher. Her main clinical and research areas are families of children with developmental challenges. Tali works within a parallel clinical model, where music takes a central role in the therapeutic process of both the children and their parents, MEL Assessment co-developer.

Esa Ala-Ruona, Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Esa Ala-Ruona, PhD, is a music therapist and psychotherapist (advanced level) working as a senior researcher at the Music Therapy Clinic for Research and Training, at University of Jyvaskyla ̈ . His research interests are in music therapy assessment and ̈ evaluation, and in studying musical interaction, meaning making and clinical processes in multimodal music therapy. He has an extensive experience in clinical music therapy in various of fields of health care and rehabilitation. His special expertise lies on creating clinical models, as well as clinical practice of integrative music psychotherapy, and vibroacoustic therapy.

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Publicado

2021-06-10

Cómo citar

Tuomi, K., Thompson, G., Gottfried, T., & Ala-Ruona, E. (2021). Theoretical Perspectives and Therapeutic Approaches in Music Therapy with Families: An International Survey Study. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v21i2.2952

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Vol. 21 Núm. 2 (2021)

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Research

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