What’s Inside This Toolbox
- 94 single-sided pages with related links to handouts, lyrics, outlines, articles, and resources
- User-friendly digital format – Just click a title or link to jump to that page!
- Introduction and considerations to working with adolescents
- Five broad goal areas with six types to make up 30 interventions targeted for adolescents
- Written in a format for groups, but easily adaptable for individual sessions
- Virtual adaptations to EVERY intervention!
- Sample documentation and tips for program development
- Recommendations of popular songs and topics for lyric analysis with teens
Contents
- How to Use This Toolbox
- Teen Toolbox Nuts and Bolts
- Considerations for Teens Session
- Types of Interventions
- GOAL: Emotional
- Active Music Making: Play That Emotion
- Songwriting: Black-Out Poetry
- Music and Movement: Shake It Out
- Creative Expression: Mansion
- Mindfulness: Music and Emotions
- Leisure: Emotions Bingo
- GOAL: Social and Communication
- Active Music Making: Create a Band
- Songwriting: Cut-Ups
- Music and Movement: Zip-Zap-Zop – Body Percussion
- Creative Expression: Song Columns Poetry/Rap
- Mindfulness: Music Mindfulness
- Leisure: Musical Telephone
- GOAL: Cognitive
- Active Music Making: Learning an Instrument
- Songwriting: Madlibs
- Music and Movement: Egg Shaker Pass
- Creative Expression: Song Title Mash-Up
- Mindfulness: To Play or Not to Play?
- Leisure: Make a Musician
- GOAL: Identity and Awareness
- Active Music Making: Beach Ball Autonomy
- Songwriting: Social Stamina
- Music and Movement: Dance Flow
- Creative Expression: Warrior
- Mindfulness: HUMS Music Assessment
- Leisure: Egg Shaker Toss
- GOAL: Coping and Self-Care
- Active Music Making: Karaoke
- Songwriting: Garageband Beats
- Music and Movement: Proprioceptive Input
- Creative Expression: Personal Album Artwork
- Mindfulness: Mental Vacation
- Leisure: The Alphabet Challenge
- Intervention Index
- Documentation
- Music Resources and Song List
- About the Authors
- References
Learning Objectives
References to items on the Board Certification Domains are based on the Practice Analysis Study of 2019. Those registered for "Adolescent Mental Health Toolbox: Empowering Music Therapists to Support Teens in Clinical and Community Settings" will develop or improve their abilities to help others express themselves through active music-making, writing songs, and by analyzing lyrics. Participants will learn these skills for group settings and individual work.
"Adolescent Mental Health Toolbox: Empowering Music Therapists to Support Teens in Clinical and Community Settings" addresses these specific competencies in the current Board Certification Domains:
Learning Objective 1 | Describe three considerations when working with adolescents and how you would implement them in your practice or program. I. Safety |
Learning Objective 2 | Identify 3-5 goal areas for a facility/program session(s). Create three session plans from the interventions in the book based on the goals. II. Referral, Assessment, Interpretation of Assessment and Treatment Planning |
Learning Objective 3 | What are some things you learned about yourself when exploring this resource? III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation |
Learning Objective 4 | When considering music with adolescents, what are some music genres that you utilize more often and what are some genres that you feel less comfortable using? III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation |