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The Clip Approach : A Visual Methodology to Support the (Re)Construction of Life Narratives
2021
Major life changes may cause an autobiographical rupture and a need to work on one’s narrative identity. This article introduces a new qualitative interview methodology originally developed to facilitate 10 prostate cancer patients and five spouses in the (re)creation of their life narratives in the context of a series of interventive interviews conducted over a timespan of several months. In “The Clip Approach” the interviewees’ words, phrases, and metaphors are reflected back in a physical form (“the Clips”) as visual artifacts that allow the interviewees to re-enter and re-consider their experience and life and re-construct their narratives concerning them. Honoring the interviewees as …
The role of music therapy in the treatment of people with intellectual disabilities suffering from mental health issues
2016
Mental health issues are more common among people with intellectual disabilities than among others. Therefore, more research is needed on this topic. The main concepts of the present study – intellectual disability, mental disorders, and music therapy – are defined. The aim of this qualitative semi-structured interview study was to discover how the mental health issues of people with intellectual disabilities affect their daily life. Furthermore, the objective was to find out, whether the mental health issues persons with intellectual disabilities suffer from could be eased by using music therapy, and what music therapy methods are used when treating this group of clients. Music therapists …