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KMID : 1148220190150010231
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Journal of Arts Psychotherapy
2019 Volume.15 No. 1 p.231 ~ p.257
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Qualitative Research on the Growth Experiences of Music Therapy Experts
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Hwang Eun-Young
Yang Eun-A
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Abstract
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The goal of this research is to examine what experiencesmusic therapists have as they become experts and to investigate the essence and the significance of those experiences. Ten recommended music therapy experts were interviewed about their experiences and growth related to music therapy. Applying the phenomenological research method, we distinguished three categories, eight subcategories, and 20 semantic units from 1) the experiences during the process of becoming a music therapist, and two subcategories and nine semantic units from 2) the essence and the significance of that process. The results are as follows: First, music therapists "entered music therapy" for unique individual motives. In particular, their "major or hobby" and "attitude towards life" exerted great influence on their entrance into the field. Second, they experienced "joy and satisfaction," "difficulty," and "overcoming challenges" through "the hours of learning." Third, they underwent a time of "change as a therapist and as an individual" through "valuable experiences" during "the clinical course" after graduation. In addition to such experiences, music therapists also identified "growth in music skills," "understanding clients," "establishment of therapeutic philosophy," "flexibility during sessions," and "receiving systematic help" as essential requisites for "growing into an expert." They also stated that "life as a music therapy expert" should be founded on "overcoming exhaustion," "individual analysis," "pursuit of learning," "pride in one's job," and "a sense of calling to the vocation," and that these foundations comprise the essence and significance of life as a music therapy expert.
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KEYWORD
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Music therapist, Music therapy expert, Growth
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