MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture 9: Class 9- Music Therapy and Mental Health
20 Jul 2018
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Mental health: mental health can be conceptualized as a state of well-being in which the individual: Can cope with normal stresses of life. Is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Themes in mental health: intimacy/distance, agression/non-agression, dependence/ non-dependance, acting out/emptiness, being present, creating boundaries. Client needs to commit to experience results: weekly/regular sessions, ability to reflect verbally or musically, articulate goals - or have an opinion about suggested goals, have a desire to enter an alliance to reach goals. Performance in music therapy experiences in five dimensions: purpose: Allow clinician to describe, assess, analyze and evaluate the components of what is happening both over time and in the moment. Intention: to develop a language not only between therapists but with clients (5 dimensions of performance in music therapy) Background: musicians/mental illness, music therapist (there over 20 years, baltic st clinic, brooklyn ny, music psychotherapy perspective, community mt.
