Case examples provide very unique and valuable insights into how different forms of therapy are practiced, as well as how clients respond to those therapies. This e-book contains 7 previously published case studies on how music therapy has been used to help individuals who have experienced a traumatic event. Each case details the process by which therapist and client engage in music experiences that enable the client to explore and better utilize the personal resources needed to address his or her own therapeutic needs. The aim of the book is to provide practical information to students and professionals in music therapy and related fields and to inform all those affected by  event trauma about the potential benefits of music therapy.

Table of Contents

 CASE ONE

Improvisation and Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) With a Physically Disabled Woman: A Gestalt Approach

Elizabeth Moffitt

CASE TWO

Out of the Ashes: Transforming Despair into Hope with Music and Imagery

Cecilia Herzfeld Schulberg

CASE THREE

To Be Afraid of Your Own Shadow:  A Case Analysis

Chava Sekeles

CASE FOUR

Life Under Terror—Israeli Songs in Music Therapy:  A Case Analysis

Chava Sekeles

CASE FIVE

From the Highest Height to the Lowest Depth: Music Therapy with a Paraplegic Soldier

Chava Sekeles

CASE SIX

A Flash of the Obvious: Music Therapy and Trauma

Julie Sutton