Abstract
In my clinical practice with non-speaking clients on the autism spectrum, I have questioned my understanding of who the people I work with are and how that informs what we do together in therapy. This autoethnographic study provides a narrative account of my early music therapy practice informed by the question "How do I see you, and what does that mean for us?" Autoethnography provides a fitting framework for reflexive questioning, as it requires me as both researcher and participant to turn the lens inward and examine my own experiences as a music therapist. Through narrative dialogues about an impactful client encounter, I explore my clinical perspective in order to understand how I see my clients and how this impacts the world we create together during sessions.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Music Therapy Perspectives |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 195-206 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0734-6875 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© American Music Therapy Association 2018.
Keywords
- autism
- autoethnography
- clinical practice
- reflexivity