Interdisciplinary collaboration in music therapy for persons with dementia-in practice and research: Model of learning for practitioners in dementia care with music therapy and interdisciplinary collaboration as the joint focal point

Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder, Anke Coomans, Brynjulf Stige, Aase Marie Ottesen, Orii McDermott

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Abstract

This contribution aims to give insight in what actually happens in clinical music therapy with people suffering from dementia. Starting from a psychodynamic point of view, the focus is laid on how musical improvisation can contribute to the development of a therapeutic relationship with this specific population. Findings from an ongoing phenomenological study on video-fragments of individual music therapy-sessions with people with dementia will be used to present important clinical phenomena. The advantages of a conceptualization of these phenomena for clinical work and the necessity of it for interdisciplinary collaboration will be illustrated.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2013
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventThe 9th European Music Therapy Congress: Setting the Tone: Cultures of Relating and Reflecting in Music Therapy - The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway
Duration: 7 Aug 201310 Aug 2013

Conference

ConferenceThe 9th European Music Therapy Congress
LocationThe Norwegian Academy of Music
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityOslo
Period07/08/201310/08/2013

Keywords

  • music therapy
  • dementia
  • collaboration
  • research

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