The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy

Dr Stella Compton-Dickinson is a London-based Health and Care Profession council registered music therapist, accredited supervisor, professional oboist and lecturer, UK Council for Psychotherapy registered therapist and supervisor. She has her own private practice and twenty years' experience in the National Health Service as a Clinician, Head of Arts Therapies and Clinical Research Lead. Dr Laurien Hakvoort is a Dutch senior registered music therapist and Neurologic Music Therapy fellow. She is a lecturer in music therapy of ArtEZ school of music and worked for 17 years in forensic psychiatry.

Foreword by Professor Helen Odell Miller. Preface. 1. The Rationale for a Music Therapy Treatment Manual for Men and Women in Secure Forensic Treatment. 2. Cognitive Analytic Music Therapy: The Treatment Manual. Appendix 2a. The Psychotherapy File. Appendix 2b. Target Problem Procedure sheet. Appendix 2c. Helpful Aspects of Therapy Questionnaire. Appendix 2d. The States Description Procedure. Appendix 2e. The Personality Structure Questionnaire. Appendix 2f. Group Diagram. Appendix 2g. The Art and Music Therapy Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (AMT-PSQ). Appendix 2h. Patient Feedback Questionnaire. 3. Music Therapy Anger Management: The Treatment Manual. Appendix 3a. FP40 Music Therapy Coping Lists. Appendix 3b. MTAM-Handout. Appendix 3c. Music Therapy Anger Management Questionnaire. Appendix 3d. Musical Polarities. Appendix 3e. Stress Gauge Sheet. Appendix 3f. Large Stress Gauge Sheet. 4. The G-CAMT and MTAM Manualised Music Therapy Approaches in Different Forensic Psychiatric Settings. 5. Guidance and Practical Work Sheets for Music Therapists (Specialist Use). 6. Evaluating Clinical Practice. 7. Guidance for Clinicians in the Use of Music. Appendix 6a. Semi Structured Interview Schedule. Epilogue.