Table of Contents

FOREWORD
Professor Adam Ockelford, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom

INTRODUCTION
Henry Dunn, Music Psychotherapist, Arts Therapies Service, Devon Partnership NHS Trust

PRELUDE: The Unanswered Question
Auriel Warwick, Retired Music Therapist

PART 1 - IMPROVISATIONAL APPROACHES
Chapter 1 Clinical Trials.... Are Music Therapists Deluding Themselves?
Amelia Oldfield, Music Therapist NHS, Laura Blauth, Freelance Music Therapist, Johanna Finneman, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Órla Casey, Head of Music Therapy, Cambridgeshire Music, Cambridgeshire County Council.

Chapter 2 Evolving a Contemporary Psychoanalytically-Informed Relational Music Therapy with Children with High-Functioning Autism in Specialist School Placements
Joy Gravestock, Freelance Music Therapist

Chapter 3 "Fight it Jake, Fight it!" The Ethics of Encouragement with Clients with anAutistic Spectrum Condition
Robin Bates, Music Therapist and Supervisor, Cornwall Music Therapy Trust

Chapter 4 Musical Interaction Therapy (MIT) For Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs): Underlying Rationale, Clinical Practice And Research Evidence.
Dawn Wimpory, Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Lead for ASD (NHS) and Lecturer (Bangor University, joint appointment) and Elise Gwilym, Freelance Music Therapist

Chapter 5 Group Clinical Improvisation as a Practice of Ritual and Connection for Young People with Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Becky White, Associate Lecturer University of the West of England and Freelance Music Therapist

Chapter 6 Shared Experience; Learning from Other Modalities in Therapeutic Work with an Adult with an Autistic Spectrum Condition
Alistair Robertson, Music Therapist in the NHS and Voluntary Sector, Scotland

PART 2 - COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES
Chapter 7 Music Therapy with Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Their Families
Josie Nugent, Music Therapist for Foyle Down Syndrome Trust, Derry, Northern Ireland and Freelance Music Therapist.

Chapter 8 How Do Music Therapists Share? Exploring Collaborative Approaches in Educational Settings for Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Emma Maclean, Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian and Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Scotland and Claire Tillotson, Freelance Music Therapist

Chapter 9 Finding a Place: Context-Based Music Therapy in a Transitional Centre for Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Kate Fawcett, Freelance Music Therapist and Musician

Chapter 10 A Team Approach in Supporting Mark's Journey to Increased Social Engagement - Music Therapy Work with a Young Man with Autism
Cindy-Jo Morison, Senior Music Psychotherapist, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

PART 3 - MUSIC THERAPY APPROACHES CONNECTED WITH AUTISTIC IDENTITY AND CULTURE
Chapter 11 Voice and the Autistic Self: An Exploration Into How Non-Verbal Voicework in Music Therapy Can Support Intersubjective Relatedness
Tina Warnock, Freelance Music Therapist, Director for Belltree Music Therapy CIC and Vocal Psychotherapy UK

Chapter 12 Valuing Neurodiversity: A Humanistic, Non-Normative Model of Music Therapy Exploring Rogers' Person-Centred Approach with Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions
Beth Pickard, Senior Lecturer University of South Wales, Wales, Freelance Music Therapist

Chapter 13 Self-Realisation in Music therapy: Assessing the Young Autistic Person's Sense of Self in the Quest for Wholeness through a Synthesis of Music Therapy, Psychosynthesis and a Developing Sense of Self
Peter Whelan, Senior Music Therapist, Whitefield Schools, London

POSTLUDE: Music Therapy and Autism across the Lifespan
Elizabeth Coombes, Course Leader, University of South Wales MA Music Therapy and Freelance Music Therapist and Supervisor, Wales and Emma Maclean, Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian, Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Scotland
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BOOK

AUTHOR INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

Promotional Information

A much-needed new guide that celebrates the diverse range of approaches to music therapy work with autism for both children and adults

About the Author

Henry Dunn is a Music Psychotherapist with Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

Elizabeth Coombes is Course Leader of the MA Music Therapy training at the University of South Wales.

Emma Maclean is Lead Music Therapist, NHS Lothian and Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University.

Helen Mottram is Music Therapist with Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Josie Nugent is a Freelance Music Therapist, Northern Ireland and Teacher and Supervisor on MA Music Therapy Training course, University of Limerick, Ireland.

Reviews

Wonderfully rich in its range of content, this book is a must read, an invaluable text for music therapists, other professionals, and music therapy training programs worldwide. The contributors, all experienced music therapists and researchers from across the UK, describe improvisational, relational, and collaborative approaches. Offering a deep appreciation of people with autistic spectrum conditions across the lifespan, and of how music therapy 'works', this book illuminates the interweaving of musical, developmental, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives, in the service of neuro-diversity, identity and culture.
*Jacqueline Z. Robarts, Professor, Music Therapy MA Program, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London*

This book brings together an impressive range of perspectives on music therapy practice in the UK, with authors offering reflective insights to their work across the autism spectrum and the lifespan. The writing is deeply respectful of the lived experience of people on the autism spectrum and highlights how music therapists can contribute to celebrating autistic identity and culture. Highly relevant critiques are made about best practice for defining and measuring outcomes in therapy that challenge clinicians and researchers to intensely reflect on their practice.
*Grace Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne.*