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Reflections on Supervision in Music Therapy in the Context of Autism
No full textThis paper is related to aspects of supervision in music therapy, specifically focused on Argentine music therapists working in the context of autism. A supervision approach is described for music therapy in this context. Some reflections regarding the themes identified and worked on during the supervision process are presented. The reflections and guidelines are based on the author´s experience as a music therapist supervisor in this field.
Acknowledgments
I am very grateful to my colleagues from Argentina and Latin America for their trust in my contribution as a supervisor during the supervision process. Not only for their willing to improve their services and their professional role in this context, but for giving me the opportunity to grow and nurture myself as a professional and as a human being.
Editor’s Note: The Article Editor thanks Alex Kratchman for their additional assistance with English-language editing.
Resumen
El presente escrito está relacionado con los aspectos de la supervisión en musicoterapia, específicamente focalizado en el trabajo clínico realizado por los/las musicoterapeutas argentinos/as actuando en el contexto del autismo. Se describirá un abordaje de supervisión en musicoterapia para este contexto. Se expondrán algunas reflexiones vinculadas a las temáticas identificadas y trabajadas con los/las musicoterapeutas durante el proceso de supervisión. Dichas reflexiones y lineamientos están basados en la experiencia de la autora, como supervisora de musicoterapeutas trabajando en este campo de aplicación.
Agradecimientos
Agradezco a los/las colegas de Argentina y Latinoamérica por su confianza en mi aporte durante el proceso de supervisión. No sólo por su búsqueda en mejorar sus servicios y su rol profesional en este contexto, sino por darme la oportunidad de crecer y nutrirme como profesional y como ser humano.
Nota del editor: el editor del artículo agradece a Alex Kratchman su ayuda adicional con la redacción en inglés.El presente escrito está relacionado con los aspectos de la supervisión en musicoterapia, específicamente focalizado en el trabajo clínico realizado por los/las musicoterapeutas argentinos/as actuando en el contexto del autismo. Se describirá un abordaje de supervisión en musicoterapia para este contexto. Se expondrán algunas reflexiones vinculadas a las temáticas identificadas y trabajadas con los/las musicoterapeutas durante el proceso de supervisión. Dichas reflexiones y lineamientos están basados en la experiencia de la autora, como supervisora de musicoterapeutas trabajando en este campo de aplicación.
Agradecimientos
Agradezco a los/las colegas de Argentina y Latinoamérica por su confianza en mi aporte durante el proceso de supervisión. No sólo por su búsqueda en mejorar sus servicios y su rol profesional en este contexto, sino por darme la oportunidad de crecer y nutrirme como profesional y como ser humano.
Nota del editor: el editor del artículo agradece a Alex Kratchman su ayuda adicional con la redacción en inglés
Selecting the Best Music for the Moment in a Music and Imagery Session: How do we Experience the Choosing? A Trioethnography
No full textMusic and Imagery (MI) is a receptive music therapy method within the Continuum Model of Guided Imagery and Music developed by Lisa Summer. In receptive music therapy, clients listen to music for therapeutic purposes. The unique part of the MI method is that the client’s own music can be used. Three qualified music therapists from two countries trained together in the MI method and were grouped together for supervision. Moving away from the traditional therapist-client dyad model, we worked as a trio, with the third person in our trio actively witnessing the session and sharing her perspectives and reflections during the post-session discussion. This article focuses on discussing our experiences in selecting music for our individual processes, since this selection is the new concept in the MI method, called the transition. To report our experiences, we chose to use trioethnography. Each author told her own story, whilst the others took part actively in a small intervision group as critics, friends, and colleagues. In this way, we acknowledged each other’s processes as clients, therapists, and witnesses. Our experience of using intervision to explore the new concept of transition (choosing music) and reporting on that process using trioethnography was very positive. It became clear that intervision can be meaningful for all music therapists in clinical settings, and that trioethnography should be further explored as a research approach
"He Has Rescued Me from Danger": Religious Music-Making, Trauma, and Resilience on the Ethio-South Sudanese Border
No full textThe Ethio-South Sudanese border is characterized by instability and conflict. Most populations in this area have experienced violence and displacement and face ongoing insecurity and political inequality. During my fieldwork in the region, several composers gave accounts of how composing and singing Christian songs provided them with comfort and hope in times of hardship, particularly following episodes of violence. Using ethnographic research and interviews as primary methodologies, this article explores how these individuals use religious music-making as a means of coping and resilience in the wake of trauma. The primary goal of this article is to provide a platform for their stories. The secondary goal is to explore resonances between their accounts and scholarly observations about potential roles of music-making in trauma resilience across disciplines. I focus particularly on themes of embodied music-making, community connection, and spirituality. All point to the same phenomenon: that music can play a role in human resilience and meaning-making. Finally, I make suggestions on how to enhance mental health care in culturally-relevant ways in a religious society such as in Ethiopia, as well as draw out cross-cultural implications for mental health care in the western system
Music Therapy with Patients with Personality Disorder: Advantages and Challenges
No full textThis clinically oriented article reflects on music therapy with patients with a personality disorder diagnosis, focusing on music improvisation and the advantages and challenges it may provide for both patient and therapist. The method used is reflexive and based on a combination of many years of clinical experience and theoretical reflection. The article has four parts. The first part describes our approach to music therapy. The second part presents our view on challenges in music therapy with patients with a personality disorder (PD) and specifically borderline personality disorder (BPD) issues. The third part presents our view on the advantages of music therapy with this client group and the fourth part is a discussion. The discussion has three topics: 1. Does this article present a more nuanced picture of music therapy with a more diverse understanding of challenges and advantages? 2. What is the relationship between challenges/advantages and rupture/repair? 3. How does music therapy relate to common factor theory
“... because school is supposed to help you in the future.”: Students’ perspectives on the meaning of placement activities in the subject of Educational Choice
No full textFormålet med artikkelen er å gi innsikt i hvilken betydning ungdomsskoleelever tillegger utplasseringsaktiviteter, og hvordan dette er forbundet med betingelser knyttet til utplassering. Artiklens empiri består av fire fokusgrupper med totalt 24 ungdomsskoleelever som har deltatt i utplasseringsaktiviteter. Det teoretiske fundament er kritisk psykologi og kritisk pedagogikk. Med dette rammeverket analyseres frem fem temaer, nemlig: 1) at elever har ulike begrunnelser for hva de tillegger betydning ved utplassering; 2) refleksive og relasjonelle dimensjoner kan styrke betydningen av utplassering; 3) elevenes forventninger til arbeid og betingelser for å kunne utføre arbeidet; 4) hvis utplassering skal bidra til utdanningsvalg, ønsker elevene innsikt i hele yrke; og til slutt, 5) at mange elever ønsker mer utplassering, men ikke under alle betingelser. Det diskuteres hvordan studiens funn kan bidra til utvikling av karriereundervisning og didaktisk forståelse i faget utdanningsvalg i Norge, med særlig fokus på utplasseringsaktiviteter.The purpose of the article is to provide insight into the personal meaning that students in lower secondary school give to work placement activities, and how this is connected to conditions linked to work placement. The article\u27s empirical data consists of four focus groups with a total of 24 students lower secondary school who have participated in work placement activities. The theoretical foundation is critical psychology and critical pedagogy. With this framework, five themes are analyzed, namely: 1) that students have different reasons for what they attach importance to on work placement; 2) reflexive and relational dimensions can strengthen the meaning of work placement; 3) the students\u27 expectations of work and conditions for being able to carry out the work; 4) if placement is to contribute to educational choices, students want insight into the entire profession; and finally, 5) that many students want more placements, but not under all conditions. It is discussed how the study\u27s findings can contribute to the development of career education and didactic understanding in the subject of Educational Choice in Norway, with a particular focus on work placement activities
Upward elevational shift of the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) in alpine breeding sites at Dovrefjell, central Norway
Full text linkClimate change is expected to force species to move upwards and polewards. Mountain species are at particular risk because upward elevational shifts may be limited by the maximum height of mountain ranges. The Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris breeds in the high mountains of southern Norway. Two previous studies recorded the elevation of breeding territories of Horned Larks in two regions of Dovrefjell, central Norway. In mountains around Grimsdalen (Dovre municipality) territories had a mean elevation of 1329 m (range = 1200–1450 m, n = 15) in 1969, and in mountains around Einunndalen (Folldal and Oppdal municipalities) the mean was 1339 m (range = 1240–1430 m, n = 15) in 1992. The same mountain areas were resurveyed 30–53 years later in 2022. In Grimsdalen, mean elevation of lark territories was now 1426 m (range = 1260–1570 m, n = 23) and in Einunndalen 1415 m (range = 1196–1523 m, n = 42). Overall, the data suggested a mean upward elevational shift of 2.2 m/year. The shift in elevation suggests that climate change has influenced the elevational range of the Horned Lark in the mountains of central Norway, with potential population consequences if the upward shift continues
Approval of Terrorist Actions: Have the Danish Courts Given Due Consideration to all Applicable Aspects in Cases Linked to the Israel-Hamas Conflict?
Full text linkThe relationship between national and international criminal law has grown increasingly closer over time. However, are national courts providing enough consideration to international law in national criminal cases? In cases concerning Danish terrorism legislation and the approval of terrorism, it appears that the answer may be in the negative. The latest development in the conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to several national Danish indictments and convictions under § 136 (2) of the Danish Penal Code for approving the actions committed by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023. The article concludes that in such cases, the Danish national courts have not been conducting the required assessments linking national law to EU and international humanitarian law
Collaboration Between Social Workers and Music Therapists in a Child Welfare Context for Unaccompanied Refugee Children: A Focus Group Study
No full textMigration poses a complex global challenge, particularly for unaccompanied refugee children. In Norway, almost all of these children suffer from mental health issues and face settlement challenges. These young people are placed in care homes within the child welfare system, where they have the right to participate in cultural activities, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Research indicates that cultural activities, such as music, are beneficial for their well-being, yet access is often limited. Social workers play a crucial role in addressing these needs. This study explores how social workers reflect on the role of music in their work with unaccompanied refugee children, and the implications of this role for music therapy. We conducted semi-structured focus group interviews with eight social workers experienced in child welfare services. Thematic analysis, using the Stepwise Deductive-Inductive method, was applied. Social workers noted that music helps young people cope with emotions and facilitates dialogue. Organised cultural initiatives provide nonconfrontational spaces promoting safety and belonging. However, social workers highlighted the need for knowledge, resources and competences linking music and health. The findings are discussed in the context of community music therapy, emphasising the role of music therapists as catalysts and supervisors in integrating cultural activities within child welfare
Lavere pH forlenger holdbarhet
Full text linkI dette prosjektet har det blitt undersøkt hvordan forskjellige matvarer påvirker pH-verdien til guacamole, og hvilke av pH-verdiene til matvarene som forhindret mest mulig oksidasjon. Det har blitt observert at matvarer med høyere pH-verdi holder seg dårligere enn matvarene med lavere pH-verdi. Konklusjonen blir dermed at de forskjellige matvarene vil endre pH-verdien til guacamole avhengig av hvilken pH-verdi matvarene har. Videre viser prosjektet at guacamolene med surere miljø, som hadde pH-verdi på omtrent 2-3, forhindret mer oksidasjon enn de guacamolene som hadde pH-verdi på omtrent 6-7. Dermed var blandingene med lavest pH-verdi de som fikk guacamolen til å holde seg lengst og best