Playing with sound
The therapeutic use of music in direct work with children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12569366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Lefevre (0000-0003-0166-9788, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 333-345 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00338.x |
| OpenAlex | W1991071346 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Children rarely have the language or the cognitive development to process and convey their experiences solely through words, so spontaneously complement these with symbolic forms of expression and communication, such as play, metaphor and a variety of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic imagery. Consequently, social workers need to supplement verbal methods of assessment and intervention with more symbolic modes of communication and engagement when working directly with children. The play therapy literature has been a key source of guidance and the expressive arts therapies, such as art and drama therapy, are now well represented in the literature and training of social workers in ‘direct work with children’. However, principles and practice from music therapy are under‐represented. The writer, who is a social worker, psychotherapist and musician, shares her reflections on introducing techniques and theoretical approaches from music therapy into her own therapeutically orientated direct work. Suggestions are made as to how other practitioners (both musically trained and not) could develop the use of music as a further ‘tool’ in their direct work with children
Art · Drama · Drama therapy · Expression (computer science · Intervention (counseling · Linguistics · Metaphor · Music therapy · Play Therapy · Psychotherapist · The arts · Variety (cybernetics · Visual arts · Applied Psychology · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Child Therapy and Development · Computer Science · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |