MUSIC 2MT3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.3 & 5.4: Intentionality, Music Therapy
14 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5. 3 assessment and clinical evaluation in music therapy. Initial period of clinical assessment in music therapy. To obtain evidence to support a diagnostic hypothesis. To obtain information on general needs, strengths and weaknesses. To obtain evidence supporting the value of music therapy as in an intervention. To determine in the first two to three sessions a therapeutic approach relevant to the client. To evaluate over time the effectiveness of music therapy. Collection of data will vary widely within and between these different models of assessment. There are very few general" models, let alone standardized" models, of assessment in our profession that have been developed for any of these assessment functions. Evaluation or assessment scales developed to date have focused on a variety of aspects of the music therapy process. Many therapists define the process of assessment not in terms of a tool, but in terms of the development of a therapeutic interaction over the first two or three sessions.
