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Exploring Hope as a Foundation for Music Therapy
Wilson, Amy
Wilson, Amy
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The rising incidence of mental illness establishes hope as a vital human need. Hope is identified as a protective factor in preventing suicide. Studies demonstrate hope is a psychological strength involved in persevering cancer treatment, chronic illness, and bereavement by promoting positive coping leading to resilience. When individuals face injury or illness, hope provides motivation and inner resources to set goals, find meaning, maintain a positive outlook, and endure suffering. This emerging theoretical model proposes an outline for the integration of music elements and the therapeutic relationship to foster hope in adult medical populations. The model is grounded in neurologic pathways and brain structures involved in hopeful thinking and emotional processing. This model incorporates Hope Theory and the Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions along with principles of music perception, memory recall, and meaning making. Music is a time-ordered sensory experience that can alter mood, is stored in memory, and embodies meaning, thus, music therapy can be a unique and effective means to develop and maintain hope. The purpose of the Hope Fostering Model of Music Therapy is to inform clinical practice and research. Future development of the model will serve to structure music-based interventions that foster hope, identify variables, and mechanisms of change. The model was created using a framework for applied disciplines merging knowledge from extant studies in psychology and nursing and the author’s experiences in clinical practice.
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These are the slides from a presentation given at the Suncoast Music Education, Music Therapy, and Music Cognition Symposium in Tampa, Florida on 02/6/2025.
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2025-02-28
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University of Kansas
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Musician, Orchestra, Mental, Physical, Tension