Name: Trauma-Informed Music Therapy:Theory and Practice
Author: Laura E. Beer, Jacqueline C. Birnbaum
ISBN: 9781003200833

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ABSTRACT

Trauma-Informed Music Therapy is a timely volume that combines theoretical perspectives on trauma-informed practice with real-life applications in music therapy practice.

Board-certified music therapists are in a unique position to provide comfort, create a sense of safety, and empower people to find their voice during and after traumatic experiences. In this book, the theory behind trauma-informed practice (TIP) is explored and expanded through stories of clinical implementation, social justice practices, and music therapy theories. Spanning topics such as grief and loss, adverse childhood experiences and their intergenerational effects, domestic abuse, urban trauma, polyvagal theory, and psychological first aid, this book addresses music therapy as the emerging therapeutic treatment modality for adults, children, and teenagers alike.

This book will be of interest to practicing music therapists and music therapy students who are learning how to bring music therapy to victims and survivors of trauma.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction Part I: Theories and Perspectives 2. The Resilience Framework for Trauma-Informed Music Therapy 3. Global Trends in Music Therapy for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 4. Cultural Humility in Music Therapy Practice 5. Questioning the Promise of Safety in Trauma-Informed Music Therapy Practice Part II: Children and Adolescents 6. I Am Safe and I Am Strong: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences and Building Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Music Therapy 7. Changing the Narrative: Exploring how Music Therapy can Assist Adolescents Dealing with Race-Based Traumatic Stress 8. Music Therapy with Children in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster 9. Clinical Songwriting for Children with Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Part III: Adults 10. Music Therapy for Survivors of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence 11. Group Work with Adults in Short-Term Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment and Recovery 12. Trauma-Informed Music Psychotherapy in Radiation Oncology: Implementation of the Trauma, Resilience, Safety Model 13. Finding One's Voice: Working Through Developmental Trauma with Vocal Psychotherapy 14. Music Therapy in the Treatment of Complex Trauma in Adult Mental Health 15. "I Hear You": The Potency of Play in Music Psychotherapy for Treating Trauma in Musicians 16. Bent Pitch: Trauma, the LGBTQAI+ Community, and Music Psychotherapy 17. Mechanisms of Change in Music Therapy when Treating Adults Coping with Trauma 18. Conclusion