Psychodynamic Music Therapy Case Studies

a collection of 21 case studies exemplifying psychodynamic music therapy informed variously by the theories of freud jung klein winnicott stern kohut mahler bion and others experienced music therapists from nine countries describe their work with children adolescents and adults diverse methods are featured including improvisation songs music imaging and music listening the length of treatment ranges from a few sessions spread over a couple of months to weekly sessions spanning 6 years one distinguishing feature of the book is the illumination of how transference countertransference resistance and defenses are manifested in the musical relationship between therapist and client engagingly written these case studies capture the depth and far reaching possibilities of music therapy thus demonstrating the importance of training in advanced techniques in music therapy 2004 paperback 448 pages table of contents dedication acknowledgments contributors preface introduction psychodynamic music therapy an overview by susan hadley part one children case 1 couldn t put humpty together again symbolic play with a terminally ill child by catherine sweeney case 2 being beverly music therapy with a troubled eight year old girl by helen m tyler case 3 speaking without talking fifty analytical music therapy sessions with a boy with selective mutism by wolfgang mahns case 4 melodic song as crying rhythmic song as laughing a case study of vocal improvisation with an autistic child by gianluigi de franco case 5 growing up alone analytical music therapy with children of parents treated within a drug and substance abuse program by juliane kowski case 6 the voice from the cocoon song and imagery in treating trauma in children by susan bray wesley case 7 working with jenny stories gender power and abuse by penny j rogers case 8 the healing function of improvised songs in music therapy with a child survivor of early trauma and sexual abuse by jacqueline z robarts case 9 the girl who barked obj