An Investigation of Music Therapists' Experiences of Verbal Dialogue in Music Therapy Sessions

Autori

  • Siobhán Nelligan N/A
  • Tríona McCaffrey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v20i1.2868

Parole chiave:

music therapy, verbal dialogue, verbal processing, counselling skills

Abstract

Un'indagine sulle esperienze di dialogo verbale del musicoterapista nelle sessioni di musicoterapia

Questo studio presenta un'esplorazione preliminare delle esperienze di prima mano di musicoterapisti impegnati nel dialogo verbale con i clienti nella loro pratica clinica. Per quanto a conoscenza degli autori, nessuno studio precedente ha esaminato il ruolo del dialogo verbale da prospettive di prima mano di professionisti esperti che lavorano nel settore. Sono state condotte tre interviste individuali con tre musicoterapisti irlandesi accreditati. A seguito dell'analisi tematica del contenuto, sono emersi quattro temi centrali: contenuto e funzione del dialogo verbale, come l'uso del dialogo verbale possa contribuire all'ambiguità professionale, il ritorno alla musica, e la relazione diadica tra scambio musicale e verbale. I risultati hanno rivelato che il dialogo verbale è un argomento di interesse per i partecipanti a questo studio, il quale ha stimolato riflessioni significative sulla pratica clinica. Le implicazioni per l'identità professionale e la pratica clinica che sono sorte, hanno distinto il dialogo verbale come una potenziale area per ulteriori ricerche e discorsi professionali all'interno della più ampia comunità di musicoterapia. Sono stati fatti suggerimenti per ulteriori aree di apprendimento , i quali possono aiutare la preparazione di tirocinanti e musicoterapisti di nuova qualifica per incontri verbali potenzialmente stimolanti con i clienti.

Traduzione di Claudio Cominardi

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Pubblicato

2020-02-25

Come citare

Nelligan, S., & McCaffrey, T. (2020). An Investigation of Music Therapists’ Experiences of Verbal Dialogue in Music Therapy Sessions. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v20i1.2868

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