Systematic review of communicating music therapy frameworks : a dialogue about adopting and utilizing theory
Title
Systematic review of communicating music therapy frameworks : a dialogue about adopting and utilizing theory
Creator
Cole, Melissa M.
Description
Cole, Melissa M.
Background: Ideally, music therapists are guided in their work by a framework and they communicate their way of doing music therapy with clarity through a framework. A framework is a theoretical structure found in literature that a therapist uses to make decisions regarding clients, music, and relationships. Underpinnings are the theories that are outside of music therapy that support the framework.
Objective: This systematic review appraised if and how music therapists refer to a framework when describing their work with autistic clients. Key concepts are additionally clarified, primarily: framework and underpinnings, secondarily: lens, integration, and eclecticism.
Methods: A literature search for “music therapy, autism” between 2021-June of 2023 gave 90 initial results. Inclusion criteria were music therapists directly working with autistic clients. Three sorting categories were defined as explicit (framework clearly named, defined, and examples in practice given), implicit (framework unnamed, but clues indicate likely framework) and ambiguous (framework unclear). The explicit and implicit categories met the final inclusion criterion to be studied for themes and examples of framework communication.
Results and Conclusions: In the past 2 years, in 26 articles qualifying for this review of music therapists working with autistic individuals, only 9 articles included reporting of their framework. Roughly 2/3 of publications describing clinical work in this review do not name a framework. The music therapy profession has emerging tendencies in regard to communicating theoretical frameworks for supporting practice. Recommendations for growth in this area are discussed.
Background: Ideally, music therapists are guided in their work by a framework and they communicate their way of doing music therapy with clarity through a framework. A framework is a theoretical structure found in literature that a therapist uses to make decisions regarding clients, music, and relationships. Underpinnings are the theories that are outside of music therapy that support the framework.
Objective: This systematic review appraised if and how music therapists refer to a framework when describing their work with autistic clients. Key concepts are additionally clarified, primarily: framework and underpinnings, secondarily: lens, integration, and eclecticism.
Methods: A literature search for “music therapy, autism” between 2021-June of 2023 gave 90 initial results. Inclusion criteria were music therapists directly working with autistic clients. Three sorting categories were defined as explicit (framework clearly named, defined, and examples in practice given), implicit (framework unnamed, but clues indicate likely framework) and ambiguous (framework unclear). The explicit and implicit categories met the final inclusion criterion to be studied for themes and examples of framework communication.
Results and Conclusions: In the past 2 years, in 26 articles qualifying for this review of music therapists working with autistic individuals, only 9 articles included reporting of their framework. Roughly 2/3 of publications describing clinical work in this review do not name a framework. The music therapy profession has emerging tendencies in regard to communicating theoretical frameworks for supporting practice. Recommendations for growth in this area are discussed.
Date Created
2023
Publisher
Alverno College
Extent
79 pages
Language
English
Format
PDF
Type
Text
Culminating Project
Subject
Music therapy
Communication
Autism
Framework
Theory
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Cole, Melissa M., “Systematic review of communicating music therapy frameworks : a dialogue about adopting and utilizing theory,” Alverno College Library Digital Commons, accessed April 28, 2024, https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/906.