title: Music therapy assessment for severely emotionally disturbed children: a pilot study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to pilot a music therapy assessment instrument for severely emotionally disturbed children. The subjects in this pilot were 20 children, 13 male and 7 female, at a residential treatment center in Cleveland, Ohio. After conducting an extensive literature review, the authors developed a music therapy assessment instrument measuring 4 relevant domains: behavioral/social functioning, emotional responsiveness, language/communication abilities, and music skills. Responses were coded into 3 categories: defensive/withdrawn, target behavior, and disruptive/intrusive. Results demonstrated that subjects displayed significantly more behaviors in the disruptive/intrusive domain. High inter-rater reliability scores of 91.5% for percent agreement and .808 for Cohen's kappa were achieved utilizing this assessment instrument.
authors.affiliation: Beech Brook, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Layman
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hussey
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Laing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects