title: Facing the music: speculations on the dark side of our moon.
abstract: Work with people who are dying is painful and no palliative caregiver is exempt from this. The emotional pain associated with being a palliative care music therapist is related to professional training, the experience of being a professional minority and new-corner in the workplace, and the intensity and intimacy of the musical workspace. Questions are posed to facilitate music therapist self-reflection. Therapist self-acceptance includes tolerance for imperfection, which, in turn, affects the music's capacity for containment.
authors.affiliation: Music Therapy Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rykov
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000193:education; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological