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Clinical Practice Protocol of Creative Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Their Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Clinical Practice Protocol of Creative Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Their Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Published on: January 7, 2020

[MusicPlayTherapy--a parent-child psychotherapy for children 0-4 years old]

Katrin Stumptner1, Cornelia Thomsen

  • 1Institut für Musik und Psychotherapie, Berlin. katrin.stumptner@t-online.de

Praxis Der Kinderpsychologie Und Kinderpsychiatrie
|October 20, 2005
PubMed

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MusicPlayTherapy (MPT) uses music to enhance early parent-child relationships, promoting emotional and social development. This approach helps parents reconnect with their children through play and music, addressing early interaction challenges.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychotherapy
  • Music Therapy

Context:

  • Early parent-child relationship is crucial for emotional, social, and cognitive development.
  • Risk factors can disrupt parental competence and parent-child interaction.
  • Parent-child psychotherapy is indicated for interactional problems.

Purpose:

  • Introduce MusicPlayTherapy (MPT) as an intervention for early parent-child relationship difficulties.
  • Utilize music's sensory and communicative properties to facilitate emotional expression and preverbal communication.
  • Provide a playful therapeutic space for parents and children to reconnect and improve interaction.

Summary:

  • MusicPlayTherapy (MPT) integrates music, rhythm, and melody to stimulate preverbal expression and communication in infants and toddlers.
  • Therapy sessions involve the child and one parent, focusing on re-engaging parents in play to foster emotional connection.
  • Sessions are complemented by counseling for both parents to support the therapeutic process.

Impact:

  • Enhances parent-child bonding and emotional attunement through music-based play.
  • Improves children's social and emotional development by strengthening the primary caregiver relationship.
  • Offers a unique therapeutic avenue for addressing early developmental and relational challenges.

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