The Clinician's Guide to Forensic Music Therapy ─ Treatment Manuals for Group Cognitive Analytic Music Therapy (G-GAMT) and Music Therapy Anger Management (MTAM)

Dickinson, a music therapist, supervisor, oboist, and lecturer in the UK, and Hakvoort, a music therapist, neurologic music therapy fellow, and lecturer who has worked in forensic psychiatry in the Netherlands, offer two treatment manuals on the use of cognitive analytic music therapy and music therapy anger management in the treatment of forensic patients in prisons, penitentiaries, and hospitals. They explain the rationale for a music therapy treatment manual for individuals with mental disorders in secure forensic treatment, then provide the manuals, with information on their development, research, risk procedures, patient groups, stages of treatment, principles of group therapy, elements, individual assessments, tools, protocols, sessions, and closure, along with handouts. Other chapters address approaches in different forensic psychiatric settings, guidance for music therapists, evaluating clinical practice, and advice for clinicians on a multi-disciplinary team. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

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.