Musicianship and Music Skills Training for Music Therapists

1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Decuir
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Edwards ◽  
Oonagh MacMahon

AbstractA music therapist and an ethnomusicologist who is also qualified as a music therapist explore some of the ways in which music therapy and medical ethnomusicology might engage a dialogue that is helpful to expanding thinking and practice in both fields. We begin by describing music therapy and outlining some core concepts of therapeutic work. We then discuss ethnomusicology and reflect on the ways in which music therapy and ethnomusicology may complement one another in the field of medical ethnomusicology. We consider how an exploration of concepts informing cultural safety might be enacted in healthcare through the use of music and whether this might serve as a useful joint future enterprise between music therapists and medical ethnomusicologists. Finally we explain why we encourage medical ethnomusicologists to cease attempts to become applied therapeutic practitioners without further therapy skills training.  


Author(s):  
Lynda Katz Wilner ◽  
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker

Hospital reimbursements are linked to patient satisfaction surveys, which are directly related to interpersonal communication between provider and patient. In today’s health care environment, interactions are challenged by diversity — Limited English proficient (LEP) patients, medical interpreters, International Medical Graduate (IMG) physicians, nurses, and support staff. Accent modification training for health care professionals can improve patient satisfaction and reduce adverse events. Surveys were conducted with medical interpreters and trainers of medical interpreting programs to determine the existence and support for communication skills training, particularly accent modification, for interpreters and non-native English speaking medical professionals. Results of preliminary surveys suggest the need for these comprehensive services. 60.8% believed a heavy accent, poor diction, or a different dialect contributed to medical errors or miscommunication by a moderate to significant degree. Communication programs should also include cultural competency training to optimize patient care outcomes. Examples of strategies for training are included.


1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah R. Klevans ◽  
Helen B. Volz ◽  
Robert M. Friedman

The effects of two short-term interpersonal skills training approaches on the verbal behavior of student speech-language pathologists were evaluated during peer interviews. Students who had participated in an experiential program in which they practiced specific verbal skills used significantly more verbal behaviors though to facilitate a helping relationship than did students whose training had consisted of observing and analyzing these verbal skills in clinical interactions. Comparisons with results of previous research suggest that length of training may be a crucial variable as students appear to need considerable time and practice to master the complex skills necessary for interpersonal effectiveness.


1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-163
Author(s):  
Richard I. Evans

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette Yetter ◽  
Catherine Laterza

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Kranak ◽  
Marnie N. Shapiro ◽  
Mary R. Sawyer ◽  
Neil Deochand ◽  
Nancy A. Neef

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