Helen:
Part of the 'gap' in the literature probably is a reflection of the overall
dearth of music therapy research. As a former accredited music therapist in
Canada I can say that it is very difficult to secure funding for clinical
music therapy programs, never mind music therapy research. However, you
might want to start with the webpages for the Canadian Music Therapy
Association (CAMT), the National Music Therapy Association (NAMT) . . .
whose focus tends to be fairly behavioural, and the American Association for
Music Therapy (AAMT).
Wilfrid Laurier University, Faculty of Music (in Waterloo, Canada) also may
be a good place to be in touch with regarding your research, they have a
clinic that they operate as part of their program.
All the best,
Phil Carverhill
Department of Psychology
University of Saskatchewan
9 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5
Canada
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> From: Helen Quenet[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 3:30 AM
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> Subject: Archive Research On Art and Music Therapy Records
>
> Dear All,
>
> I am currently undertaking a PhD at University of Hertfordshire looking
> at the way outcomes of therapy have been recorded over a thirty year
> period
> by therapists working in hospital seetings with learning disabled clients.
> Since I am only a few months into it I am still searching the literature
> for
> similar research, with very little success. Whilst qualitative and
> quanitative
> documentary analysis seems reasonably common in most other areas of
> medical
> research it seems rare in psychotherapy. I have come across two or three
> examples of content analysis of therapy sessions but nothing more closely
> related. Have I really found a gap in the literature or am I looking in
> the
> wrong place?
> Any observations and suggestions welcome.
>
>
> Helen Quenet
>
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