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The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy

The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy

Stella Compton-Dickinson | Laurien Hakvoort | Helen Odell-Miller

(2017)

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Abstract

The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy provides information and advice on how to effectively and safely deliver two context-specific, systematic approaches in forensic music therapy.

The two clinically tested treatment manuals have been specifically designed for use by music therapists and other clinicians working in prisons and secure hospital settings. They provide in-depth practical guidance for a variety of contexts and specific attention is given to risk assessment, responsivity to treatment and recovery. The book also includes advice on clinical evaluation, taking the complexities of diagnosis and patient needs into consideration.

As the very first of its kind, and written by two leading practitioners of forensic music therapy, this book is essential reading for any music therapist and student of music therapy. It will also be of interest to other clinicians working in correctional or secure psychiatric settings and includes a chapter for them on how to use music effectively.


Dr Stella Compton-Dickinson is a London-based Health and Care Profession council registered music therapist, accredited supervisor, professional oboist and lecturer, UK Council for Psychotherapy registered therapist and supervisor. She has her own private practice and twenty years' experience in the National Health Service as a Clinician, Head of Arts Therapies and Clinical Research Lead.

Dr Laurien Hakvoort is a Dutch senior registered music therapist and Neurologic Music Therapy fellow. She is a lecturer in music therapy of ArtEZ school of music and worked for 17 years in forensic psychiatry.


Creating treatment manuals in music therapy is of great importance, and this book provide two manuals for music therapy in Forensic Music Therapy. Even though a music therapist can't acquire therapeutic skills only by reading, this book contains detailed descriptions of how treatment can be done, besides also containing a huge appendix sections with usable tools.
Niels Hannibal, Associate Professor, Music Therapy, Aalborg University
Students, clinicians, and researchers will find this text progressive and applicable. The thoroughly tested treatment manuals for this traditionally underserved and marginalized clinical population constitute welcome additions to our profession. I offer a sincere thanks to these distinguished scholars for their remarkable and comprehensive contribution to the music therapy literature.
Michael J. Silverman, PhD, MT-BC; Director of Music Therapy, University of Minnesota, USA
From cover to cover, this book holds a wealth of helpful information regarding key aspects of music therapy work within forensic psychiatry underpinned by years of experience working within these environments, a vast amount of research and a solid theoretical understanding of the sensitive and complex psychological and organisational processes in these settings.
Nicole Wakeling, Music Therapist, Langdon Hospital, Regional Secure Unit, Dawlish, Devon
Learning and Integration, Issue 49 Winter 2017

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy by Stella Compton Dickinson and Laurien Hakvoort 3
Foreword by Helen Odell-Miller 9
Acknowledgements 11
Preface 12
Chapter 1. The Rationale for a Music Therapy Treatment Manual for Men and Women in Secure Forensic Treatment 13
Chapter 2. Cognitive Analytic Music Therapy 24
Appendix 2a - The Psychotherapy File 50
Appendix 2b - Target Problem Procedure Sheet 60
Appendix 2c - Helpful Aspects of Therapy (HAT) Questionnaire 62
Appendix 2d - The States Description Procedure (SDP) 63
Appendix 2e - The Personality Structure Questionnaire (PSQ) 69
Appendix 2f - Group Diagram 71
Appendix 2g - The Art and Music Therapy Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (AMT-PSQ) 72
Appendix 2h - Patient Feedback Questionnaire 74
Chapter 3. Music Therapy Anger Management 77
Appendix 3a - Music Therapy Anger Management Handout 115
Appendix 3b - Music Therapy Anger Management Questionnaire 116
Appendix 3c - Musical Polarities 117
Appendix 3d - Stress Gauge Sheet 118
Appendix 3e - Large Stress Gauge Sheet 120
Chapter 4. The G-CAMT and MTAM Manualised Music Therapy Approaches in Different Forensic Psychiatric Settings 121
Chapter 5. Guidance and Practical Worksheets for Music Therapists (Specialist Use) 133
Appendix 5a - Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Care Pathway Programme for which G-CAMT Was Designed 145
Chapter 6. Evaluating Clinical Practice 149
Appendix 6a - Semi-Structured Interview Schedule 163
Appendix 6b - Chart of Interpersonal Reactions in Closed Living Environments (CIRCLE) 168
Appendix 6c - FP40 Music Therapy Coping Lists 171
Appendix 6d - Code Book FP40 Music Therapy Coping Lists 175
Chapter 7. Guidance for Clinicians in the Use of Music 180
Epilogue 191
Postscript 193
References 194
Index 202