The ward music therapy group and the integral involvement of nursing aides

Journal/Book: Music Therapy Perspectives. 1983; Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. National Association for Music Therapy 8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 930 20910 Silver Spring, Maryland USA. journal article.

Abstract: Thirty-two long-term psychiatric adult patients and sixteen staff members participated in a sixteen month ward music therapy group. The progress of the group from a weekly thirty minute sing-a-long to a weekly sixth minute therapy group with the goal of interpersonal awareness training among group participants adn staff was due, in part, to the personal commitement and involvement of the psychiatric nursing aides. The aides encouraged individuals to actively participate in music therapy. In addition, the aides served willingly as partners to the more regressed group members. Throughout the program, monthly meetings were held to discuss progress and to plan future goals, objectives, and methods for achieving these. In all facets of the program, the nursing aides were part of the decision making and plan implementation.

Keyword(s): adult, psychiatric, chronic-patients, nursing, group, music-therapy.

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