title: Awareness of music therapy practices and factors influencing specific theoretical approaches.
abstract: The investigator identified music therapists' theoretical awareness of their practices and analyzed factors influencing their specific theoretical orientations and models. A 2-page survey was mailed to 500 board-certified music therapists in the United States; 272 returned surveys were analyzed. Data analysis revealed that respondents': (a) adoption of current theoretical approaches is contingent on the attended college, area of practice, and their age groups; (b) work satisfaction is not a function of involvement with theoretical orientations but rather of their area of practice and attendance at national music therapy conferences; (c) involvement in music making is not a function of theoretical orientations but of academic degrees; (d) emphasis on client's musical growth and aesthetic quality of music was not a function of theoretical orientations or any other investigated factor; (e) satisfaction with past education was not a function of involvement with theoretical orientations but of the area of practice; (f) desire to expand their theoretical knowledge was not a function of theoretical orientations but of academic degrees.
authors.affiliation: Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul. Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Chuel
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description / Q000592:standards*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States