"Using Music In Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy | Psychology

There is growing evidence for the powerful role that music plays in enhancing children's cognitive social and emotional development. Written for a broad audience of mental health professionals this is the first book to provide accessible ways of integrating music into clinical work with children and adolescents. Rich case vignettes show how to use singing drumming listening to music and many other strategies to connect with hard-to-reach children promote self-regulation and create opportunities for change. The book offers detailed guidelines for addressing different clinical challenges including attachment difficulties trauma and behavioral emotional and communication problems. Each chapter concludes with concrete recommendations for practice; an appendix presents a photographic inventory of recommended instruments. |Using Music in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy | Psychology