740-364 Music Therapy for Child Clients

Permission of the coordinator; normally only available to music therapy students.

This subject will provide information about applications of music therapy with child clients. Lecture topics will include a range of disabilities and diagnoses typically found in working with children and young people in special education, hospital and community settings. The theory of music therapy approaches with these client groups will be provided, as well as research findings in relation to this work. Appropriate music therapy methods will be discussed in context of current practice.

One 1500-word assignment (30%); one 3-hour examination, (70%).

• W Davis, K Gfeller and H Thaut, An Introduction to Music Therapy Theory and Practice. 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1999.