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Sabbatella, Patricia: The process of Evaluation in Music Therapy
Areas of assessment and evaluation of clients: Taking the first two
agreeing categories together participants thought that the more
important general areas are: sensoriomotor (90.6%), emotional (94%),
cognitive (55.6%) and communication-social (94.8%).
Assessment information collected: Taking the first two agreeing
categories together, participants thought that the more frequent aspects
to asses, beside diagnosis are musical state of the client (70.5%), musical
responses skills (71.7%), use of musical instruments (61.2%),
improvisation skills with instruments (71.8%), voice abilities (66.1%),
expression through voice (75.2%), movement-sound (83.8%), feelings
communication through music (91.4%), skills on communication through
music (81.3%), participation in musical activities (80.5%).
Models of evaluation used: Taking the first two agreeing and not
agreeing categories together, 50% of respondents use standardise model
of assessment and 34% don't use standardise model of assessment. About
evaluation 39.8% use standardise model of evaluation and 51.6% don't
use standardise model of evaluation.
Record methods used to collect and to preserve data: Taking the first
two agreeing together participants used audio tape record (60%), video
tape record (16.5%), written notes (85%), music notations (37.4%),
behavioural checklists (30%).
Evaluation reports: Taking the first two agreeing categories together,
music therapists use descriptive reports (80.9%) rather than check list
reports (57.3%).
Importance of assessment: Taking the first two agreeing categories
together, 98.3 % of respondents strongly agree with its importance as it
is an useful tool to find out the client's problems; to set up the
objectives/goals (93.8%) and treatment procedures (96.5%) and to
decide the admission of the client to music therapy (94.5%).
Importance of evaluation: Taking the first two agreeing categories
together, 94.1 % of respondents strongly agree with its importance
because it serves to determine the progress of the client; the
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