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标题：Representing People in Music Therapy Research and Practice: A Balancing Act
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作者：Rebecca Fairchild ; Jennifer Bibb
期刊名称：Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy
电子版ISSN：1504-1611
出版年度：2016
卷号：16
期号：3
页码：1-10
DOI：10.15845/voices.v16i3.878
出版社：University of Bergen. Antioch University
摘要：The process of representing people in academic writing and discussion is paradoxical. Drawing on our experiences of research in areas of child welfare and adult mental health, we consider whether the predominantly problem-focused language often used to describe and represent people in music therapy research and practice is congruent with the strengths-based way in which music therapists work. This article describes a call to action for music therapists to reflect on the language we use to represent the people we work and research with. We argue the need for a better balance in representing people in music therapy case studies, presentations and articles, by focusing on their strengths and resilience along with their challenges.
其他摘要：The process of representing people in academic writing and discussion is paradoxical. Drawing on our experiences of research in areas of child welfare and adult mental health, we consider whether the predominantly problem-focused language often used to describe and represent people in music therapy research and practice is congruent with the strengths-based way in which music therapists work. This article describes a "call to action" for music therapists to reflect on the language we use to represent the people we work and research with. We argue the need for a better balance in representing people in music therapy case studies, presentations and articles, by focusing on their strengths and resilience along with their challenges.
关键词：representation; language; resource-oriented; music therapy