The Arts in Psychotherapy

摘要

Flyvbjerg (2006) asks us to consider Kuhn's insight to remind us that "a discipline without a large number of thoroughly executed case studies is a discipline without a systematic production of exemplars, and that a discipline without exemplars is an ineffective one" (p. 242).The music therapy community has been fortunate to have a growing collection of exemplars through case study analyses in books edited by Bruscia (2006), Hadley (2003) and now Meadows (2011). Meadows captures the "complexities of clinical practice" (p. 22) in the cornucopia of approaches and models presented in 38 case studies by contributors from Europe, North America, Australia, South Africa and the Middle East. The 38 contributions from experienced music therapists all over the world are exceptional exemplars and offer nuggets of wisdom, experience and insight for both seasoned practitioners and students. It is a practical book as well, and a great resource book for teachers, students and practitioners who are looking for inspiration, support or another perspective from which to think about their work. In his introduction Meadow offers several ways to access information.