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- Title
Undergraduate Music Therapy Education and Training: Current Status and Proposals for the Future.
- Authors
Jensen, Kaja L.; McKinney, Cathy H.
- Abstract
To establish the current status of undergraduate music therapy education and training, 66 microfiche copies of college and university catalogues were examined. In formation regarding requirements in music therapy, music, natural and behavioral sciences, and general education was collected. The collected data were then compared against the curricular standards set forth by the National Association for Music Therapy. In addition, the authors examined existing compilations of music therapy competencies, evaluating each for its usefulness in determining curriculum for music therapy education and training. Shortcomings and strengths in the present music therapy curriculum are identified based on competency research findings. The authors suggest methods for resolving the divergence between research findings related to the competencies necessary for the practice of music therapy and undergraduate curricula. Additional suggestions are made for identifying competencies that define and facilitate optimal manifestations of the present and future potential of music therapy practice.
- Subjects
MUSIC therapy education; PSYCHOLOGY; GENERAL education; NATIONAL Association for Music Therapy; COURSE evaluation (Education); MICROFICHES; MUSIC psychology; NATURAL history
- Publication
Journal of Music Therapy, 1990, Vol 27, Issue 4, p158
- ISSN
0022-2917
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jmt/27.4.156