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    Adding humour to the music therapist’s tool-kit: Reflections on its role in child psychiatry
    (SAGE, 2009-06-01) Haire, Nicky; Oldfield, Amelia
    In this article we reflect on the use of humour in music therapy on a children’s psychiatric unit. We review the current literature and, by providing detailed case vignettes, identify four characteristics of humour in music therapy in this context as well as listing the main functions of humour here. We find that humour is a highly subjective experience and that due consideration of the intention behind any use of humour by the music therapist is crucial. Awareness and attunement to one’s client are considered vital when dealing with such a powerful multi-faceted phenomenon.
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    Subject benchmark statement: healthcare programmes, phase 2: Arts Therapy, QAA 05909/04
    (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, 2004) Waller, Diane; Dokter, D.; Gersie, Ailda; Karkou, Vicky; Redsull, Hazel; Sibbett, Caryl; Tyler, Helen; Wood, Chris; Woodward, Ann
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    Editorial
    (2009-08-01) Young, Courtenay; Karkou, Vicky
    This is the fourth volume and eighth issue of the journal, Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, and it is the first issue that Helen Payne, the editorin-chief and founder of the journal, has encouraged other members of the editorial board to undertake tasks for co-ordination, editing and writing of the editorial. It has been decided that, for the next four years, teams of two editors from the editorial board will take turns to write editorials, edit the submissions and co-ordinate the work for the journal. Each team is made up of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist and a Body Psychotherapist. The 'northern team,' consisting of Vicky Karkou and Courtenay Young, is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has taken the responsibility to edit the next few issues, starting with this one. The 'southern team,' Gill Westland and Helen Payne, based in Cambridge and Hertfordshire, respectively, will undertake the tasks involved with future volumes. We are hoping that this new structure of collaboration will offer a slightly different flavour to the journal, coloured by the editorial comments and choices made by the two teams.
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    Pre Registration Education Standards.
    (College of Occupational Therapists, 2008) McMillan, Ian R.
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    SWITCH Partnership (Service Working to Integrate Therapy into Community Health): Baseline Evidence & Service Redesign Planning Report
    (Joint Improvement Team, 2008-05) Forsyth, Kirsty; Dobson, E.; Ait-Hocine, Nadia; McClymont, J.; Mould, Gillian
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    Psychosocial aspects of scuba diving for people with physical disabilities: an occupational science perspective.
    (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, 2007-02) Carin-Levy, Gail; Jones, Derek
    PURPOSE: This project investigated the psychosocial benefits of scuba diving for individuals with acquired physical impairments. METHOD: In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 3 volunteers recruited from a diving club specializing in training people with disabilities to dive. Qualitative methods were used to analyze the data in order to identify the themes recurring in the interviews. RESULTS: The respondents indicated that diving is a challenging, enjoyable activity that enhances their quality of life through enriched social experiences and improved self-concept. Furthermore, subjects stressed that carrying out the activity in a buoyant environment allowed them to feel weightless, thus free from their impairments and equal to non-disabled divers. IMPLICATIONS: The study highlighted the need to carry out further research in this field in order to gain better insight into the impact of scuba diving on the quality of life of people with physical impairments. French But. Ce projet avait pour but d'examiner les avantages psychosociaux de la plonge sous-marine pour les personnes ayant des dficiences physiques acquises. Mthodologie. Des entrevues semi-structures en profondeur ont t ralises auprs de trois participants volontaires recruts dans un club de plonge spcialis dans l'enseignement de la plonge des personnes ayant des dficiences physiques. Des mthodes qualitatives ont t utilises afin d'analyser les donnes, en vue de dterminer les thmes rcurrents dans les entrevues. Rsultats. Les rpondants ont indiqu que la plonge tait une activit agrable, pleine de dfis qui rehaussait leur qualit de vie grce aux riches expriences sociales vcues et l'amlioration de leur concept de soi. Par ailleurs, les sujets ont affirm que le fait de faire une activit en milieu flottant leur permettait d'avoir une impression d'apesanteur, et qu'ils se sentaient librs de leur handicap et gaux face des plongeurs sans handicap. Consquences. L'tude a permis de mettre en relief le besoin de poursuivre des recherches dans ce domaine afin de mieux comprendre les effets de la plonge sous-marine sur la qualit de vie des personnes ayant des dficiences physiques.
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    The psychosocial effects of exercise and relaxation classes for persons surviving a stroke
    (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, 2009-04) Carin-Levy, Gail; Kendall, Marilyn; Young, Archie; Mead, Gillian
    Background. This study was set up to explore unexpected findings emergent from a randomized controlled trial of exercise versus relaxation post-stroke. Purpose. Stroke survivors' experiences of taking part in exercise and relaxation classes were explored. Methods. In-depth, semi-structured interviews carried out with 14 community-dwelling stroke survivors in Edinburgh. The informants previously participated in a randomized exploratory trial of exercise versus relaxation. Findings. The classes motivated participants to take part in other purposeful activities, to continue to practice what they had learned, and/or to attend another class in the community. Class participation also led to an improvement of self-perceived quality of life, specifically, improved confidence, physical ability, psychosocial functioning, and a sense of empowerment. Implications. Taking part in either exercise or relaxation classes after stroke can contribute to improved self-perceived quality of life, improved psychosocial functioning, and improved motivation to take an active role in the recovery process. Rsum Description. Cette tude a t mene en vue d'examiner les rsultats imprvus d'un essai contrl alatoire comportant des sances d'exercice et des sances de relaxation chez des patients ayant subi un accident vasculaire crbral (AVC). But. Les expriences vcues par des survivants d'un AVC ayant particip des sances d'exercice ou des sances de relaxation ont t tudies. Mthodologie. Des entrevues en profondeur semi-structures ont t menes auprs de 14 survivants d'un AVC vivant dans la collectivit Edinburgh. Les informateurs avaient particip auparavant un essai exploratoire alatoire comportant des sances d'exercice et des sances de relaxation. Rsultats. Les sances motivaient les participants participer d'autres activits significatives, continuer de mettre en pratique ce qu'ils avaient appris ou assister d'autres cours dans la communaut. La participation ces sances a galement permis aux participants d'amliorer leur perception face leur qualit de vie, en particulier d'amliorer leur confiance, leurs habilets physiques et leur fonctionnement psychosocial et d'avoir un sentiment de pouvoir sur leur vie. Consquences. La participation des sances d'exercice ou de relaxation la suite d'un AVC peut contribuer l'amlioration de la perception de la qualit de vie, du fonctionnement psychosocial et de la motivation participer activement au processus de rtablissement.
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    From graduate to reflective practice scholar
    (College of Occupational Therapists, 2007-11) Quick, L.; Forsyth, Kirsty; Melton, J.
    The National Health Service is currently striving to deliver evidence-based, effective and efficient services. In this climate, it is important to enable new graduates to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence to meet these exacting demands, in an effective and supportive environment. This is of particular importance because there is growing concern over the retention of new graduates. If new graduates do not receive effective support to complete the transition to a competent professional, then the concern is that they may choose to leave the profession and/or seek new roles. This opinion piece argues for an academic/practice partnership to provide the needed support structures to allow graduates to become competent professionals. Two examples are provided, which embrace such partnership working.