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Kristen O’Grady, Music Therapy and Spiritual Care in Medical Settings, Journal of Music Therapy, Volume 62, Issue 1, Spring 2025, thae021, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thae021
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Music therapists and hospital chaplains often work alongside each other in medical settings, supporting both the musical and spiritual health of patients and families. Both professions incorporate aspects of the other’s discipline—music can be an expression of spirituality, just as one’s spiritual experiences are often deepened through music. Music is often deeply engrained in spiritual practice. However, neither music therapists nor hospital chaplains are explicitly trained to engage in collaborative work with the other.
Music Therapy and Spiritual Care in Medical Settings is the much-needed product of a collaborative endeavor to unite music therapists and spiritual care clinicians in a critical conversation about music, spirituality, and health. In the often sterile spaces of medical settings, music therapists and hospital chaplains shine a light on the critical roles that spirituality, aesthetics, music, and the therapeutic relationship play in patient and family health and wellbeing. This interactive guidebook was written for a wide audience and includes writings from many well-versed voices in these areas. Music therapists and healthcare chaplains, as well as students and those interested in broadening their perspectives in both areas, will find something of interest in this comprehensive electronic book.
