Music Therapy Handbook, First Edition

Barbara L. Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC, is Professor Emerita at Montclair State University in New Jersey, where she taught from 1975 to 2000. Dr. Wheeler initiated the music therapy program at the University of Louisville in 2000, retiring in 2011. She presents and teaches in the United States and internationally, with current faculty appointments at the Department of Social Studies, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Würzburg, Germany; and the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, Katowice, Poland. She has been an active clinician throughout her career, working with diverse clientele. Dr. Wheeler has edited and authored several chapters, articles, and books, including Music Therapy Research(now in its third edition), and Clinical Training Guide for the Student Music Therapist. She is a past president of the American Music Therapy Association and former Interview Coeditor for Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy.

"Covers some of the richest topics and issues of our profession, and does so with great depth and scope. The volume embraces research, assessment, clinical applications, history, ethics, and diversity. It paints a portrait of the full array of music therapy approaches while covering the age spectrum of children to adults. Nothing is lacking. This is a dynamic, instructive, inspiring tool for anyone seeking insights and wisdom from leading music therapists. It is a powerful resource that should be kept close at hand."--Deforia Lane, PhD, MT-BC, Director of Art and Music Therapy, Seidman Cancer Center/University Hospitals Case Medical Center"The most comprehensive work of its kind that I have seen. Synthesizing evidence-based approaches into a single volume helps to move music therapy beyond the untested and unproven and establish professional legitimacy and efficacy. Practitioners and educators get a clear view of the best therapeutic strategies for helping clients in the search for healing and wholeness."--Terry L. Singer, PhD, Dean, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville “Wheeler’s Music Therapy Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of approaches to music therapy practice, covering a wide range of models that have influenced the profession. Numerous case vignettes throughout bring the material to life, offering the reader a vicarious taste of the breadth of practice, settings, and populations with whom music therapists work. Music therapy professionals and students will appreciate the accessibly written perspectives on theory and practice. For those in multidisciplinary practice, it will serve as a reference to help to determine what music therapy might bring to their health, education, or medical program.”--Wendy Magee, PhD, Music Therapy Program, Temple University“This welcome volume stands out because of its breadth of coverage and applicability. The choice of topics and their scholarly treatment will engage readers, whether they are novices to music therapy or very experienced. It will also be useful to professors and students at both graduate and undergraduate levels."--Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD, BC-DMT, Division of Expressive Therapies, Lesley University"Simply put, this is the most comprehensive text to date in our field. I am currently using portions of it in every undergraduate course I teach, and in some graduate courses as well. The contributors are an international 'who’s who' in music therapy, and the comprehensive references in each chapter serve as great bibliographies for anyone looking to do further research. I have no reservations about using this book in classes and recommending it as a reference to students preparing for internships, their board certification exam, or their future clinical careers."--Andrew Knight, PhD, MT-BC, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, Colorado State University -The Music Therapy Handbook could serve a number of different functions: (1) as a textbook used in a number of different courses in an undergraduate music therapy training program; (2) as a resource for clinical music therapists who are seeking more current, cutting-edge material on a particular topic or clinical approach; (3) as a supplementary text for music therapy academicians in order to add meaningful content to music therapy lectures; and (4) as a pertinent resource for music therapy researchers to provide scholarly information and additional salient references….One unique characteristic of this book is that most of the chapters in Sections II and III contain case examples that are based on music therapy practice with real clients. In addition, the content of each chapter follows a similar organizational outline, to provide for easier reading across chapters….With the publication of the Music Therapy Handbook, the music therapy profession may be moving away from introductory-level textbooks and into more comprehensive texts that can serve a multiplicity of purposes in music therapy training and practice….This reviewer highly recommends the incorporation of the Music Therapy Handbook into current music therapy education, and predicts that it will become one of the foundational texts in music therapy training in the near future.--Journal of Music Therapy, 5/26/2015ƒƒThis book is, without a doubt, a must for any library as it is a vital resource for anyone interested in music therapy. Barbara Wheeler has, yet again, provided a book full of key issues that are currently occupying the field of music therapy. It is a thorough and very methodically constructed handbook….I would like to thank Barbara Wheeler for providing the music therapy community with a fine handbook. While there are many new books on music therapy, I think this comprehensive guide gathers an excellent variety of ideas and approaches in one volume and fits very well alongside the growing music therapy literature….A rich and well-constructed book.--British Journal of Music Therapy, 11/1/2016ƒƒThe structure of the book, as it ranges from basic, broad information to specific clinical practice settings, lends itself well to use by students and professional music therapists, as well as non-music therapists with whom clinicians and researchers collaborate. Physicians, nurses, social workers, child life specialists, OTs and PTs, and other allied healthcare professionals may find the text particularly helpful. All of the chapters on specific clinical applications would make excellent resources for clinicians, educators, students, and researchers, and they could also be helpful information sources for non-music therapist stakeholders, including potential reimbursement agencies. I highly recommend this book for current students, individuals studying for the board certification exam, professional clinicians, and clinical and academic researchers needing a resource to share with non-music therapists.--Music and Medicine, 1/1/2016ƒƒThe central highlight of this book is its applicability to a wide audience of readers….The book is equally compelling to music therapists through its contributions from international experts in their field and the discussion of contemporary issues confronting their profession….Wheeler's inclusion of both traditional and contemporary perspective of music therapy adds to the book's wide appeal….Wheeler's Music Therapy Handbook is a dynamic, easy to read, comprehensive resource of contemporary music therapy theory and practice that offers an enormous contribution to music therapy. Its simplicity and applicability makes it an essential ready reference for students, health care workers, educators, and experienced music therapists alike.--Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 1/1/2015

• I. Overview and Issues1. Overview of Music Therapy as a Profession, Barbara L. Wheeler2. A History of Music Therapy, William Davis & Susan Hadley3. Aesthetic Foundations of Music Therapy: Music and Emotion, James Hiller4. Music Therapy and the Brain, Concetta M. Tomaino5. Music Therapy and Cultural Diversity, Seung-A Kim & Annette Whitehead-Pleaux6. Ethics in Music Therapy, Debbie Bates7. Music Therapy Assessment, Anne W. Lipe8. Music Therapy Research, Debra S. Burns & Anthony Meadows9. Evidence-Based Practice in Music Therapy, Felicity A. Baker10. Music Therapy Methods, Susan Gardstrom & Suzanne SorelII. Orientations and Approaches11. Psychodynamic Approaches, Connie Isenberg12. Humanistic Approaches, Brian Abrams13. Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches, Suzanne Hanser14. Developmental Approaches, Cynthia A. Briggs15. Nordoff–Robbins Music Therapy, Nina Guerrero, David Marcus, & Alan Turry16. The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, Madelaine Ventre & Cathy H. McKinney17. Analytical Music Therapy, Benedikte B. Scheiby18. Neurologic Music Therapy, Corene P. Hurt-Thaut & Sarah B. Johnson19. Community Music Therapy, Brynjulf Stige20. Music Therapy in Expressive Arts, Margareta WärjaIII. Clinical ApplicationsA. Music Therapy for Children and Adolescents21. Music Therapy for Developmental Issues in Early Childhood, Marcia Humpal22. Music Therapy for Children with Intellectual Disabilities, Beth McLaughlin & Ruthlee Figlure Adler23. Music Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, John A. Carpente & A. Blythe LaGasse24. Music Therapy for Children with Speech and Language Disorders, Kathleen M. Howland25. Music Therapy for Children with Sensory Deficits, Greta E. Gillmeister & Paige Elwafi26. Music Therapy in the Schools, Katrina Skewes McFerranB. Music Therapy for Adults27. Music Therapy for Adults with Mental Illness, Gillian Stephens Langdon28. Music Therapy in Addictions Treatment, Kathleen M. Murphy29. Music Therapy for Older Adults, Hanne Mette Ridder & Barbara L. Wheeler30. Music Therapy for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence, Elizabeth York & Sandra L. Curtis31. Music Therapy for Survivors of Traumatic Events, Ronald M. Borczon32. Music Therapy for Grief and Loss, Robert E. KroutC. Medical Music Therapy33. Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Helen Shoemark & Deanna Hanson-Abromeit34. Medical Music Therapy for Children, Joanne Loewy35. Medical Music Therapy for Adults, Carol Shultis & Lisa Gallagher36. Music Therapy for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Neurological Disorders, Jeanette Tamplin37. Music Therapy at the End of Life, Clare O’Callaghan, Lucy Forrest, & Yun WenAuthor IndexSubject Index