The Australian Journal of Music Therapy (AJMT)

Volume 8, 1997

Meadows, T Music therapy for children with severe and profound multiple disability: A review of literature 3-17
No abstract.
Kennelly, J & Edwards, J Providing music therapy for the unconscious child in the paediatric intensive care unit. 18-29
This paper describes techniques used in the provision of music therapy to two children in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit during the phase of admission when they were unconscious. The presentation of known songs and adaptations of known songs elicited a range of responses in these children. Further study of the role and effects of music with this patient group is required following positive outcomes for these children receiving music therapy while unconscious in an intensive care unit.
Lee, K & Baker, F Towards integrating a holistic rehabilitation system: The implications for music therapy. 30-37
The philosophy underpinning rehabilitation services is continually evolving (McGrath and Davis, 1992). Music therapists, like all health professionals, respond and adapt to accommodate these changes to ensure their role in these structures is secure. This process of adaptation is particularly important for the music therapy profession as it is not currently recognised as an essential service in rehabilitation facilities in Australia (Milford, 1993). This paper explores the impact of an altered treatment ideology (from multi-disciplinary to interdisciplinary) on music therapy clinical practice in a 63-bed rehabilitation facility specialising in the rehabilitation of clients with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), mostly through road trauma.