Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach

Amelia Oldfield has over 25 years' experience as a music therapist. She currently works at the Croft Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry and at the Child Development Centre, Addenbrookes. She was the joint initiator of the MA Music Therapy Training at Anglia Polytechnic University, where she is a part time lecturer. She has completed four research investigations and a PhD. She has also produced six music therapy training videos. She is married, has four children and plays clarinet in local chamber music groups.

This practical book will be of use to music therapists, nurses and occupational therapists working with children from a variety of clinical groups, including children on the autism spectrum and children with learning disabilities. It is also of use to music therapy trainers, their students and academics whose interests include music therapy.

• Contents: Introduction. 1. Characteristics of my Music Therapy Approach. 2. Working with Pre-School Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their Parents: Setting and Case Studies 3. Working with Pre-School Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their Parents: Characteristics of my Approach. 4. Music Therapy with Individual Children with Severe Physical and Mental Difficulties. 5. Music Therapy with Individual Children with No Clear Diagnosis. 6. Music Therapy Groups at the Child Development Centre. 7. Investigation into Music Therapy for Ten Pre-School Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their Parents. Conclusion. Coda. Appendices. References. Indexes.