Music Therapy in Children's Hospices

Mercedes Pavlicevic lived and worked in South Africa, and was Director at the Music Therapy Master's Programme at the University of Pretoria, and Visiting Researcher at the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre, London. She was involved in Community Music Therapy projects in South Africa for nine years.

Foreword, Victoria Wood. Introduction, Mercédès Pavlicevic. 1. `When I Grow Up', Lesley Schatzberger. 2. Beginnings of Music Therapy in Our Hospice, Cathy Ibberson. 3. Music and Medicine: Music Therapy within Medical Setting, Catherine Sweeney-Brown.4. A Creative Response to Loss: Developing a Music Therapy Group for Bereaved Siblings, Jane Mayhew. 5. Brief Encounters, Ceridwen Rees. 6. `A Bohemian Rhapsody': Using Music Technology to Fulfil the Aspirations of Teenage Lads with Muscular Dystrophy, Neil Eaves. 7. The Open Music Therapy Group Session, Brigitte Schwarting. 8. Living Community: Music Therapy with Children and Adults in a Hospice Setting, Graeme Davis. 9. `This Musical Life': Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice - A Place for Living, Diane Wilkinson. 10. From Hospice to Home: Music Therapy Outreach, Kathryn Nall and Elinor Everitt. 11. Needing Support: A Therapist's Perspective, Gill Cubitt. Before We Conclude, Mercédès Pavlicevic. Conclusion: Working Together in Music Therapy, Chris Stratton and Jane Mayhew. List of Contributors. Index. CD Order Form.