Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis

Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis

The current music therapy literature addresses the use of music with the Deaf population, particularly those with cochlear implants. However, few studies or descriptions of music therapy with Deaf individuals who are dually diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and an intellectual disab...

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Main Author: Anna Johnson Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen) 2016-05-01
Series:Voices
Subjects:
Deaf
language-dysfluency
vibrotactile feedback
music therapy
mental health
dual diagnosis
Online Access:https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2297
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spelling doaj-f4ca73a3dead430eaf85a08f756985012020-11-25T02:39:32ZengGAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen)Voices1504-16112016-05-0116310.15845/voices.v16i3.840Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual DiagnosisAnna Johnson Ward0Cherry Hospital, NC, United StatesThe current music therapy literature addresses the use of music with the Deaf population, particularly those with cochlear implants. However, few studies or descriptions of music therapy with Deaf individuals who are dually diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and an intellectual disability have been conducted. Given that music therapy has been found to be an effective intervention for both Deaf individuals and individuals with emotional or behavioral needs, ideas and resources for music therapists working with this population are needed. These case examples provide a description of music therapy for individuals who were dually diagnosed in a residential mental health facility. Music therapy experiences and their effectiveness for Deaf patients with dual diagnoses are presented as well as cultural aspects of music within the Deaf community and their implications for creating music therapy interventions. https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2297Deaflanguage-dysfluencyvibrotactile feedbackmusic therapymental healthdual diagnosis
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Deaf
language-dysfluency
vibrotactile feedback
music therapy
mental health
dual diagnosis
author_facet Anna Johnson Ward
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title Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis
title_short Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis
title_full Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis
title_fullStr Music Therapy Interventions for Deaf Clients with Dual Diagnosis
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title_sort music therapy interventions for deaf clients with dual diagnosis
publisher GAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen)
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publishDate 2016-05-01
description The current music therapy literature addresses the use of music with the Deaf population, particularly those with cochlear implants. However, few studies or descriptions of music therapy with Deaf individuals who are dually diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and an intellectual disability have been conducted. Given that music therapy has been found to be an effective intervention for both Deaf individuals and individuals with emotional or behavioral needs, ideas and resources for music therapists working with this population are needed. These case examples provide a description of music therapy for individuals who were dually diagnosed in a residential mental health facility. Music therapy experiences and their effectiveness for Deaf patients with dual diagnoses are presented as well as cultural aspects of music within the Deaf community and their implications for creating music therapy interventions.
topic Deaf
language-dysfluency
vibrotactile feedback
music therapy
mental health
dual diagnosis
url https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2297
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