A student music therapist's exploration of her cultural identities in relation to music therapy practice in a specialist music therapy centre in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at Massey University, Mt Cook, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorHan, Hee Hyun
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-16T03:40:48Z
dc.date.available2015-07-16T03:40:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis heuristic research explores a student music therapist’s (SMT’s) journey of discovery with respect to her cultural identities in relation to music therapy (MT) practice with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. A review of the literature was undertaken to investigate issues of identity in relation to MT practice. In order to analyse and evaluate the SMT’s experience of working with culturally diverse clients, secondary analysis of the student’s reflexive journal was used to identify the relationships between the SMT’s cultural identities and her MT practice with clients. Four main themes emerged during the process of thematic analysis of data: experiencing strong feelings as an SMT; observing individual reactions as an SMT and interpreting clients’ reactions; making connections and disconnections with clients; and learning to adapt and refine the use of MT methods. The research emphasised how a student can learn about practice and research through reflexive self-examination, and raised awareness of the complex interactions of identities of therapist and client that occur in MT practice.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6860
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMusic therapyen_US
dc.subjectSocial aspectsen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectCultural identityen_US
dc.titleA student music therapist's exploration of her cultural identities in relation to music therapy practice in a specialist music therapy centre in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at Massey University, Mt Cook, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorHan, Hee Hyunen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic Therapyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music Therapy (M.Mus.Ther.)en_US
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