Music Therapy Handbook

by Viega, Michael; dos Santos, Andeline; Wheeler, Barbara L.

• ISBN13: 9781462556922
• ISBN10: 1462556922
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-05-28
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Rich with case material, the second edition of this respected text has been thoroughly revised with many new contributing authors and 85% new material. The Handbook comprehensively explores music therapy theory, research, and practice. Chapters cover foundational concepts and therapeutic processes, major approaches to practice, and clinical applications with people of all ages. The second edition has a heightened focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and cultural humility. Expert contributors describe state-of-the-art practices for using music to foster clients' well-being and recovery in a broad range of mental health, medical, and community settings. 

New to This Edition

• Expanded coverage of working with marginalized communities, including racially minoritized, refugee, LGBTQIA+, and neurodiverse clients, and an increased emphasis on therapist reflexivity.
• Provides an integrated conceptual framework for understanding different music therapy approaches. 
• First edition editor Barbara L. Wheeler is joined by Michael Viega and Andeline dos Santos, who bring fresh perspectives and a more international scope.

Author Biography

Michael Viega, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC (he/him), is Associate Professor of Music Therapy at Montclair State University. He has published and presented internationally on a wide range of topics, such as adolescent development and music therapy, popular music cultures in music therapy, therapeutic songwriting and digital technology, and arts-based research methodologies. As a music therapy clinician, he has worked extensively with children and adolescents who have experienced childhood adversity and trauma. Dr. Viega is a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery.

Andeline dos Santos, DMus, MA (she/her), is Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy and Research Coordinator for the School of the Arts at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She is a registered Music Therapist whose work focuses on adolescents and youth. Dr. dos Santos’s research interests include investigating empathy from within varying theoretical paradigms, and the implications for music therapy practice; the relationships between empathy and violence and empathy and spirituality; and creative and participatory research methods.

Barbara L. Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC (she/her), is Professor Emeritus at Montclair State University, where she taught from 1975 to 2000. She initiated the music therapy program at the University of Louisville in 2000, retiring in 2011. Dr. Wheeler presents and teaches in the United States and internationally and has been an active clinician throughout her career. She edited or coedited three editions of Music Therapy Research, edited the first edition of Music Therapy Handbook, and is coauthor of Clinical Training Guide for the Student Music Therapist. She has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the World Federation of Music Therapy and the American Music Therapy Association.

Table of Contents

I. Foundational Overview
1. Overview of Music Therapy as a Profession, Nsamu Moonga & Natasha Thomas
2. Aesthetics in Music Therapy: Supporting the Creative Impulse to Flourish, Hakeem Leonard & Andeline dos Santos
3. Music Therapy and the Brain, Kimberly Sena Moore & Concetta Tomaino
4. Ethics in Music Therapy, Debbie Bates
5. Music Therapy Treatment Process, Amy Clarkson & Carol Lotter
6. Music Therapy Research, Anthony Meadows
II. Approaches to Practice
7. A Framework for Conceptually Locating Music Therapy Practice, Brian Abrams
8. Outcomes in Music Therapy Practice, Bill Matney & Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz
9. Experience-Oriented Approaches in Music Therapy, Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff & Alan Turry
10. Ecological Approaches to Music Therapy, Jasmine Edwards & Katrina Skewes McFerran
III. Music Therapy Practices
- Section A. Development, Identity, and Facets of Human Diversity
11. Music Therapy and Childhood Development, Kristen O’Grady & Amelia Oldfield
12. Music Therapy, Children, and Complex Trauma, CharCarol Fisher & Stephenie Sofield
13. Embracing Multiplicities: Reflections on After-Queer Practices, Maevon Gumble, Braedyn Inmon, & k schachner
14. Music Therapy and Disability, Carolyn Shaw & Maren Metell
15. Music Therapy, Autism, and Neurodiversity, Ming Yuan Low & Daphne Rickson
16. Music Therapy, Healthy Aging, and Dementia, Hanne Mette Ridder & Indra Selvarajah
17. Music Therapy and Spirituality Development, Giorgos Tsiris, Noah Potvin, Faith Halverson-Ramos, & Hilary Moss
- Section B. Music Therapy and Mental Health
18. Music Therapy as a Resource for Mental Health, Peter Jampel & Tríona McCaffrey
19. Music Therapy and Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen M. Murphy & Laurien Hakvoort
20. Music Therapy and Trauma, Gene Ann Behrens & Brian T. Harris
21. Music Therapy, Stress, and Anxiety, Jennifer Sokira & Audrey Hausig
22. Music Therapy and Veterans and Military Members, Diane G. Langston & Sarah Pugliese
- Section C. Music Therapy and Ecological Practices
23. Music Therapy with Refugees: Crossing Borders, Alpha Woodward, Mackenzie Kay Conner, & Krzysztof Stachyra
24. Community Music Therapy with Violence-Affected Youth, Sunelle Fouché, Caley Garden, & Michael Viega
25. Music Therapy and Working with Court Systems, Helen Oosthuizen & Michael L. Zanders
26. Music Therapy and Family Systems Theory, Kathryn Eberle Cotter & Viggo Krüger
27. Environmental Music Therapy in Hospital Environments, Andrew Rossetti & Jingwen Zhang
- Section D. Music Therapy and Medical Practices
28. Music Therapy for Specific Medical Conditions, John Mondanaro & Debra Burns
29. Music Therapy for Rehabilitation of Acquired Neurological Conditions, Jeanette Tamplin & Jess Rushing
30. Music Therapy for Pain Management, Joy Allen & Lisa Gallagher
31. Music Therapy for Procedural Support, Annie Heiderscheit, Juan Pedro Zambonini, Karinne’ Andonian, & Jennifer Manno
32. Music Therapy in Intensive Care, Raymond Leone & Mark Ettenberger
33. Music Therapy at the End of Life, Amy Clements-Cortés & Clare O’Callaghan
Author Index
Subject Index