Coming up trumps : a student music therapist supports young people with high or very high complex special needs to develop the key competencies : an exegesis submitted to Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Music Therapy, New Zealand School of Music
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Date
2014
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Abstract
This
exploratory
study
aimed
to
discover
and
highlight
the
techniques
and
strategies
that
supported
young
people
with
high
or
very
high
complex
special
needs
to
develop
the
key
competencies
during
music
therapy
sessions
at
a
special
school.
Music
therapy
was
carried
out
on
an
individual
basis
in
a
naturalistic
manner
and
clinical
notes
were
produced
to
record
details
that
seemed
important
in
each
session.
This
data
was
then
reviewed
retrospectively
in
a
process
known
as
secondary
analysis,
employing
both
deductive
and
inductive
modalities
to
search
for
and
draw
out
links
to
the
key
competencies.
A
process
of
coding
data
within
each
key
competency
category
revealed
emerging
themes
and
found
that
a
number
of
musical,
verbal
and/or
physical
techniques
and
strategies
supported
the
five
key
competencies
during
therapy.
The
categories,
themes
and
codes
have
been
defined
and
described
with
examples
from
the
data,
and
a
clinical
vignette
is
included
for
further
explanation.
The
data
demonstrated
the
holistic
nature
of
music
therapy
in
that
many
techniques
and
strategies
worked
to
support
all
five
key
competencies,
even
when
the
focus
was
a
single
competency.
The
findings
are
discussed
with
reference
to,
and
in
light
of,
current
literature
and
suggested
that
the
techniques
and
strategies
used
within
my
music
therapy
practice
strongly
relate
to
the
key
competencies
and
provide
a
unique
context
for
their
development.
It
is
noted
that
the
findings
cannot
be
generalised
to
other
settings
and
populations.
However,
this
in-depth
study
may
provide
insight
into
the
potential
educational
benefits
and
links
between
music
therapy
practice
and
the
key
competencies
for
those
working
with
young
people
who
have
high
or
very
high
complex
special
needs.
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Keywords
Music therapy for children, Music therapy for teenagers, Children with disabilities, Youth with disabilities, Education, Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education::Music education