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Becoming Aware, Taking Control and Connecting with Self in Reflexive Music Therapy: An Adult Woman’s Journey Toward Therapeutic Change

Dodds, Abby Leigh
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-1553
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1660172360385196

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2022, Master of Music (MM), Ohio University, Music Therapy (Fine Arts).
Adult individuals seeking non-pharmacological, therapeutic support for situational mental health challenges have emerged as a population group that is unrecognized and underserved by the mental healthcare system in the US. Music therapy is known as a beneficial treatment modality for these individuals, but accessible treatment methods for this group of consumers is narrowly represented in music therapy literature. This case exploration was conducted to gain insight into the experiences of one member of this population as she engaged in a series of music therapy sessions involving reflexive, participant-led therapeutic music experiences facilitated by a supportive music therapist. The clinician, who was also the primary investigator in this study, employed research methods based in transcendental phenomenology during collection and analysis of rich, descriptive data. The research process ultimately resulted in synthesis of the essential, structural elements of a phenomenon that emerged organically from the participant’s therapeutic process. The essence of the phenomenon, Therapeutic Change, is defined by the intersection of Awareness, Control, and Connection within the therapeutic space. The researcher discusses implications of these findings and makes recommendations for development and future implementation of a new, integral model of music psychotherapy that emerged as a result of this work, called Insight-Oriented Music Facilitated Psychotherapy (IMFP). The researcher believes the ethical application of IMFP will empower and inspire music therapy clinicians to expand their services to meet the mental health treatment needs of this emergent group of consumers.
Kamile Geist (Advisor)
Caitlin Kraus (Committee Member)
Brent Beeson (Committee Member)
150 p.
Alternative Energy; Alternative Medicine; Behavioral Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Cognitive Therapy; Counseling Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Fine Arts; Health; Health Care Management; Mental Health; Music; Pedagogy; Performing Arts; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Public Health
Music Therapy; Reflexivity; Psychotherapy; Improvisation; Transcendental Phenomenology

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  • Dodds, A. L. (2022). Becoming Aware, Taking Control and Connecting with Self in Reflexive Music Therapy: An Adult Woman’s Journey Toward Therapeutic Change [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1660172360385196

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dodds, Abby. Becoming Aware, Taking Control and Connecting with Self in Reflexive Music Therapy: An Adult Woman’s Journey Toward Therapeutic Change. 2022. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1660172360385196.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dodds, Abby. "Becoming Aware, Taking Control and Connecting with Self in Reflexive Music Therapy: An Adult Woman’s Journey Toward Therapeutic Change." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1660172360385196

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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