740-371 Clinical Practice in Music Therapy 1

Available only to music therapy students; permission of the coordinator.

Orientation to the placement facility; observation of client needs and programs; graded introduction to assessment of client needs; implementation of music therapy programs, evaluation and reporting (verbatim and written).

On completion of this subject students should be able to • adapt learned music therapy skills to various client populations • identify and apply appropriate ethical standards of practice • access research literature using IT resources and print journals • work as an informed team-member within the multi-disciplinary team in special education and clinical settings • construct a clinical report using accepted research guidelines.

A written report of 3000 words, comprising either a case study or a group project due at the end of the semester (70%); clinical training assessment due at the end of the semester (30%). A pass must be achieved on clinical training assessment in order to pass the subject.