What’s Inside This Toolbox
- 180 double–sided pages
- 30 digital files for colorful handouts, including songs, articles, book lists
- 16 detailed sessions divided into an 8–week military music therapy protocols
- digital form download (included with CMTEs)
- pre–curriculum session considerations
- updated program evaluation documentation samples
- updated testimonials from active service members and military staff
- US military bases by region
Contents
- Music and Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury and the Military
- Military Music Therapy Program Development
- Statistical Analysis: Injury, Incidence, Casualty
- The Basis of Music Therapy in Military Healthcare Systems
- Music Therapy and Peer Support
- Pre-Curriculum Preparation
- Week 1: Developing Rapport
- Session 1: Ice Breakers
- Session 2: Personal Music Inventory
- Week 2: Active Music–Making
- Session 3: Drumming to Live Guitar Facilitation
- Session 4: Instrument Stations
- Week 3: Exploring the Voice
- Session 5: Vocal Cadences
- Session 6: AFreedom Is a Voice: Exploring Improvisation
- Session 6: BFreedom Is a Voice: Adapted Text-Talk vs. Real-Talk
- Week 4: Lyric Analysis
- Session 7: Reading Between the Lines
- Session 8: Gratitude Exercise and Research Review
- Week 5: Songwriting
- Session 9: The Blues
- Session 10: Group Songwriting / Creating an Original Composition
- Week 6: Music for Relaxation
- Session 11: Providing a Music Therapy Relaxation Prescription
- Session 12: Music–Making for Relaxation
- Week 7: Creative Arts
- Session 13A: Creative Arts: Creating an Album Cover
- Session 13B: Album Artwork Adapted
- Session 14: What’s in a Name?
- Week 8: Special Topics
- Session 15: Harmonica for Health
- Session 16: Music: Past, Present and Future
- Program Evaluation, Documentation, and Samples
- Testimonials from Service Members, Families, and Military Staff
- US Military Base Locations by Region
Learning Objectives
References to items on the Board Certification Domains are based on the Practice Analysis Study of 2019. Those registered for Introduction to Military Music Therapy, Third Edition will develop or improve their abilities to use music therapeutically in a variety of rehabilitation settings, including in–patient facilities and outpatient facilities.
Introduction to Military Music Therapy addresses these specific competencies in the current Board Certification Domains:
Learning Objective 1 | List several client populations that may exist within the military setting. |
Learning Objective 2 | Explain three specific considerations to apply to working with someone diagnosed with PTSD. |
Learning Objective 3 | Explain how writing music can be therapeutically expressive for clients who are/have served in the military. |
Learning Objective 4 | Explain how vocal improvisation is a useful tool for self-advocacy. |