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Music Therapy Goals and Techniques with Children with Autism

Music Therapy Goals and Techniques with Children with Autism. A Survey Research Study By Erin Sewell 04/27/07. Method. Participants Instrument Procedure. Procedures. Created survey using surveymonkey.com Music Therapist working with children with autism

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Music Therapy Goals and Techniques with Children with Autism

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  1. Music Therapy Goals and Techniques with Children with Autism A Survey Research Study By Erin Sewell 04/27/07

  2. Method • Participants • Instrument • Procedure

  3. Procedures • Created survey using surveymonkey.com • Music Therapist working with children with autism • Chose participants from AMTA Sourcebook randomly • Looked under Therapist who work with autism • counted down the list by 4’s and chose that person • Sent emails to 85 people meeting criteria • Approximately 30% of people emailed answered survey

  4. Instrument: Survey Questions: • How long have you been working with children with autism? • What methods do you use with children with autism? • Rate the effectiveness of each method used • How often do you work with each of the following Domains: Communication, Academic, Behavior and Motor? • What other work settings do you work in?

  5. Music Therapy Methods with children with Autism • Song writing • Re-Creative • Improvisation • Song listening • Other • Includes instrument playing, social skills, relaxation, calming, singing, movement

  6. Results: Methods

  7. Effectiveness Graph

  8. Results: Effectiveness of Methods • On a scale of low-high Song writing had an average response of 3.11 • On a scale of low-high Re-creative had an average response of 3.00 • On a scale of low-high Improvisation had an average response of 3.59 • On a scale of low-high Song Listening had an average response of 2.31

  9. Domains Average Response Chart

  10. Domains • An average response of 4.96 participants work on communication with clients. • An average response of 4.09 participants work on Academic skills with clients • An average response of 4.48 participants work on Behavior skills with clients • An average response of 4.09 participants work on Motor skills with clients

  11. Discussion • The method that respondents perceived as most effective was improvisation” • Communication was the most common domain area participants said the worked on in Music Therapy

  12. Discussion • Questions that should have been asked: • What AMTA region are you located in? • What work settings do you work in?

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