Abstract
A person who has dementia may also have aphasia and severe communicative disabilities with the risk of leading to social isolation. This study explored the music therapeutic process with a person with dementia and aphasia in order to understand how music therapy may facilitate communication and dialogue. In an explorative hermeneutic case study, new understandings to the music therapy process were added and led to the identification of the improvisation method known as extemporizing described by Tony Wigram. In a subsequent literature review extemporization was explored and is suggested as a valuable method for providing a safe ground for the person with dementia and hereby facilitating engagement in communicative dialogues and in this way meeting psychosocial needs.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Brug af ekstemporering i musikterapi til at fremme kommunikation i en person med demens. Et eksplorativt casestudie |
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Originalsprog | Engelsk |
Tidsskrift | Australian Journal of Music Therapy |
Vol/bind | 26 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 6-29 |
Antal sider | 23 |
ISSN | 1036-9457 |
Status | Udgivet - 1 jul. 2015 |
Emneord
- aphasia
- communication
- improvisation
- extemporization
- dementia
- music therapy