TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Clinical Perspectives
T2 - Reflections on Student and Teacher Experiences of an Undergraduate Music Therapy Course
AU - Devlin, Kerry
AU - Lukacs, Karrin
AU - Simon-Levine, Zoe
AU - Ridder, Hanne Mette
AU - Meadows, Anthony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Centered in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, we describe and reflect upon student and teacher experiences of an undergraduate music therapy course in which students are introduced to two core clinical perspectives derived from the music therapy literature: decision-making and case formulation. Guiding the reader through four interrelated course phases, we discuss key content areas, challenges students encountered, and the ways the course instructors engaged with and worked through these challenges. Key learning outcomes are identified, specifically focusing on the importance of 1) teaching multiple perspectives early in a music therapy curriculum, 2) prerequisite knowledge, 3) musical competence, and 4) an integrated curriculum. In doing so, we advocate for an integral perspective to clinical practice, through which students develop the ability to locate themselves and shift perspectives in service of their clients.
AB - Centered in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, we describe and reflect upon student and teacher experiences of an undergraduate music therapy course in which students are introduced to two core clinical perspectives derived from the music therapy literature: decision-making and case formulation. Guiding the reader through four interrelated course phases, we discuss key content areas, challenges students encountered, and the ways the course instructors engaged with and worked through these challenges. Key learning outcomes are identified, specifically focusing on the importance of 1) teaching multiple perspectives early in a music therapy curriculum, 2) prerequisite knowledge, 3) musical competence, and 4) an integrated curriculum. In doing so, we advocate for an integral perspective to clinical practice, through which students develop the ability to locate themselves and shift perspectives in service of their clients.
KW - clinical perspectives
KW - education and training
KW - music therapy
KW - pedagogy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85190344395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/mtp/miad024
DO - 10.1093/mtp/miad024
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85190344395
SN - 0734-6875
VL - 42
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Music Therapy Perspectives
JF - Music Therapy Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -