‘Naming the unnameable and communicating the unknowable’: Reflections on a combined music therapy/social work program

Maddick, Rosie

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2011.03.002

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“… Improved well-being was a finding, but not defined. Maddick, ( 2011 ) Australia Evaluate a music therapy program, including participant and practitioner experiences Semi-structured individual Interviews face-to-face, or telephone. Focus group with practitioners 13 men with SCI Aged 17–59 years 9 with tetraplegia Music therapy with music therapist and social worker during inpatient rehabilitation Introduction includes themes of quality of life for people with SCI described by Manns & Chad, ( 2001 ): physical function and independence, physical accessibility, stigma, emotional well-being, relationships and social function, spontaneity, occupation, finances and physical well-being.…”

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“…Of the studies that defined well-being (or quality of life), four listed a broad range of well-being elements, relating to physical functioning, psychological/emotional resources and state, social functioning, independence and participation, and environmental accessibility (Ekelman et al, 2017 ; Hitzig et al, 2013 ; Maddick, 2011 ; Williams et al, 2014 ). One study defined quality of life as the gap between desired and actual achievements (Semerjian et al, 2005 ).…”

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Exploring well-being services from the perspective of people with SCI: A scoping review of qualitative research

Simpson

Villeneuve

Clifton

2021

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Objective Well-being after spinal cord injury is affected by a range of factors, many of which are within the influence of rehabilitation services. Although improving well-being is a key aim of rehabilitation, the literature does not provide a clear path to service providers who seek to improve well-being. This study aimed to inform service design by identifying the experience and perspective of people with SCI about interventions targeting their well-being. Method The scoping review of qualitative literature used thematic analysis to identify and categorize themes related to service activities, valued aspects, limitations and perceived outcomes. Results Thirty-eight studies were selected, related to a range of service types. Most studies did not adopt a well-being conceptual framework to design and evaluate the services. People with SCI particularly valued being treated with dignity, positive expectations, increased autonomy and peer support. Improvements to well-being were reported, including many years post-SCI. However, people with SCI reported limited opportunities to engage in such services. Conclusions Rehabilitation services can improve well-being across the lifetime of people with SCI, but gaps in service provision are reported. The review identified valued aspects of services that may inform service design, including staff approach and positive expectations, having own skills and worth valued, peer support and interaction, autonomy in valued occupations, and long-term opportunities for gains.

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Exploring well-being services from the perspective of people with SCI: A scoping review of qualitative research

Simpson

Villeneuve

Clifton

2021

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…To meet the needs of different types of clients, social workers are willing to learn different intervention approaches including music therapy. Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating music therapy in social work intervention (DeCarlo & Hockman, 2003;Hilliard, 2007;Maddick, 2011). Hence, it is both pioneering and innovative to integrate positive psychology and music therapy as an alternative approach to current social work intervention to alleviate anxiety and increase subjective happiness of adolescents with anxiety symptoms.…”

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Integrating Positive Psychology and Elements of Music Therapy to Alleviate Adolescent Anxiety

Kwok

2018

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: Incorporating the resource-oriented music therapy framework, the present study aims to examine the effectiveness of a designed protocol, integrating positive psychology, and elements of music therapy, in increasing the sense of hope and enhancing emotional competence, hence decreasing anxiety and increasing subjective happiness of the adolescents with anxiety symptoms. Method: Adopting a two-arm randomized controlled trial, 106 Grade 8 to Grade 9 students were recruited from three secondary schools in Hong Kong and randomized into experimental groups and no-treatment control groups. Results: Students in the experimental groups had significant increases in scores of hope, emotional competence, subjective happiness, and significant decrease in anxiety symptoms. Changes in hope were a significant mediator in the relationship between the intervention and decrease in anxiety symptoms and increase in subjective happiness. Discussion: The study provides evidence that integrating positive psychology and music therapy is effective in alleviating psychopathology and enhancing well-being of adolescents.

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“…More structured professionally mediated strategies that integrate creative arts endeavor to enhance these benefits. In general, the results have suggested that creative and expressive arts include positive outcomes at youth, adult, and community levels, and social workers help to facilitate these experiences (Coholic & Eys, 2016;Maddick, 2011; J. Mondanaro & Needleman, 2011;Moxley & Feen-Calligan, 2015, p. 34;Moxley, Feen-Calligan, & Washington, 2012).…”

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All Awareness and No Action: Can Social Work Leverage Creative Arts’ Potential?

Travis

2017

Research on Social Work Practice

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Social work is grounded with an emphasis on promoting the well-being being of individuals and families with an explicit recognition of how the environment plays a significant role in the unfolding of well-being. Unfortunately, the profession’s commitment to maintaining the infrastructure for social work research, education, and practice that helps students and professionals focus on the environmental forces that create, contribute to, and address problems of the living sometimes feels superficial. These trends have made it difficult to realize the effectiveness and promise of integrating creative arts into social work practice. The present article discusses how social work efforts with creative arts will have limited influence if their context, underlying assumptions, and framing are misaligned with the experiential realities of clients; if gatekeeping is too rigid or biased to effectively grow the arts-based infrastructure; and if the underlying assumptions that define well-being outcomes are proportionately narrow, deficit oriented, and short-term focused.

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‘Naming the unnameable and communicating the unknowable’: Reflections on a combined music therapy/social work program

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Exploring well-being services from the perspective of people with SCI: A scoping review of qualitative research

Exploring well-being services from the perspective of people with SCI: A scoping review of qualitative research

Integrating Positive Psychology and Elements of Music Therapy to Alleviate Adolescent Anxiety

All Awareness and No Action: Can Social Work Leverage Creative Arts’ Potential?

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