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Fachner, J. (2007) Co-Therapists in Nordoff/Robbins Music Therapy. Music Therapy Today (Online 1st April) Vol.VIII (1) 39-55. available at http://musictherapyworld.net (Nordoff & Robbins, 1986). Artistic and musical issues have been addressed frequently in explications on therapy, but the aspect of co-therapy was never explored in detail. Methodology The choice of method followed a qualitative research concept. A qualitative analysis of action seeks first and foremost to understand the world in a hermeneutical sense from the acting person’s perspective, and in a sec- ond step to develop a theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) and abstraction based on practical experience. The objective of this paper is to understand the co-therapist and his actions in Nordoff/Robbins music therapy from the perspective of the music therapist, and to develop a profile for co-therapists. Statements by co-therapists will provide valuable input. The method chosen was open interviews. The interviews addressed selected issues but were also open to spontaneously emerging additional issues; the aim was to permit interview partners to present the issues under discussion according to personal views and wishes. In addition, the author interviewed Clive Robbins himself, and a number of Nordoff/ Robbins music therapists from educational institutions in Witten/ Herdecke, London and New York. The answers were structured according to similarities and then categorized. As many of the original statements as possible were used in the text (see Fachner, 1994). An analysis of these interviews led to the summary of characteristics of a co-therapist and his activities as presented below. Co-therapists – scope of activities In group sessions co-therapists take the lead; in Nordoff/Robbins music therapy they are mainly active in work with children. They are very help- Methodology 40
Fachner, J. (2007) Co-Therapists in Nordoff/Robbins Music Therapy. Music Therapy Today (Online 1st April) Vol.VIII (1) 39-55. available at http://musictherapyworld.net ful in music therapy with mentally and physically handicapped children. Co-therapists adapt the therapy room to a child’s specific needs and pro- portions and ensures safety in the therapy context (protection from sharp edges and possibly harmful objects etc.) He adjusts the setting with a view to the patient’s needs, to specific therapeutic intentions and experience, and creates visual attractions for a child. Instruments are positioned as required. A co-therapist has to listen attentively to the music, he should anticipate practical procedures and movement directions and the „flow“ of therapy and be able to hold up a cymbal, for example, at the right place and exactly the right moment, to adjust the height of the drum and so on. The way he handles the instruments should be playful and convey this impression to the child. Co-therapists as mediators between therapist, child and music Co-therapists are part of the same musical process as therapist and child. Therefore they are part of the same temporal continuum together with therapist and patient or any other person in the same performance (in a temporal and local sense). A co-therapist furthers the relation between therapist and child and assists the process of relation between music and child. He helps the child to do what he or she wants to do and helps „to get into the music“. He is not only a helper; he generally supports a child’s „positive actions“ and efforts to expand the limits of his or her expressivity. He backs children in their intentions to act and must also be able to perceive the therapist’s intentions. If the therapist clearly „demands“ a structure with his music, then the co-therapist can help the child to achieve this structure. Co-therapists amplify and channel, they intensify the relation between Co-therapists as mediators between therapist, child and music 41
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