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Filling a Need While Making Some Noise

Filling a Need While Making Some Noise

A Music Therapist's Guide to Pediatrics

Kathy Irvine Lorenzato
Foreword by Kay Roskam

Paperback: £18.99 / $29.95

2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-819-1, BIC 2: MQTC MJW MQCL3

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Prelude. Foreword, Kay Roskam. 1. The Gospel According to Me. No.1 Goal: Fun. 1. Is All This Noise Really Necessary? (you betcha). In the Beginning. Child Life. Perfect Place for a Music Therapist. Empowering Patients. Respect. Child Development. Knowing Appropriate Parental Behaviour When You See It. The Job is Five Days a Week. 3. The Group Experience. Music Therapy Group. Safety First - Group Instruments. Parents in the Group. Group Songs. Cue the Group. Changing the Group to Fit Individual Needs. Drum Improvisation Group. Hussy! 4. The Importance of Being Staff. Recognizing the Expertise of Others. Co-treating. Celebrations. Nurse as Ally. I'll Do Anything. Support Your Local Nurse! Priority Patients. Hierarchy. Be Kind to Housekeepers. MT Assessment - What Do You Really Need to Know? Data Collection - Less is More. Charting. Rounds. Changing the Environment. 5. Getting Specific in the Acute Medical Setting. Common Diseases in Pediatrics. Bone Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Transplant. Latex Allergies. Child Abuse. 6. Tools of the Trade. Piano Lessons. Song Writing. Song Choosing. Worst Ages/Best Ages. Nicole. Back Door Approach. Ashley. 7. Welcome to the Broken Hearts Club. Friends. Boundaries. Psychosocial Aspects to Cancer. Bad Times - Relapse. Father and Son. 8. The Art of the Family. Hospitalization as Monkey Wrench. Siblings Brothers Brandy Funerals. 9. Critical Care Units. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. DJ. Burn Unit. 10. There are All Kinds of Suffering. Pain and Fear. Guided Imagery. Cancer Treatment Changes. A Word to Parents - You Know Who You Are. 11. Complaints Department. Complaints? Moi? Adagio For Strings - A Controlled Substance. Religious Conversion on Pediatrics. Height Issues, Or Does Size Matter. 12. Grand Finale (Finally). Toddlers Keep You Humble. Survival Tips. Coda. References. Further Reading. Resources. Song Books. Commonly Used Medical Abbreviations.