tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post8038091049757307259..comments2024-03-20T18:46:45.397-04:00Comments on The Mindful Music Therapist: Who knows?Roiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-87927355641384518912010-02-21T15:46:27.909-05:002010-02-21T15:46:27.909-05:00And, again, I thank you for your kind words, Amand...And, again, I thank you for your kind words, Amanda. I absolutely agree with you that music therapists (among other professionals) need to learn how to work with people who don't use speech as their main communication mode. Frankly, if it's possible, it would probably be best taught by folks who don't, in fact, use speech to communicate. I know that's how I've learned. And, boy, even after 22 years, I've still got quite a ways to go! :-)Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-12581772916732161732010-02-19T23:29:08.230-05:002010-02-19T23:29:08.230-05:00I love this post too. I work with a lot of childr...I love this post too. I work with a lot of children (preK up to High school) who are nonverbal. The kids show you so many things without words. I see things in their eyes (eye gaze, eye contact), I see things in their body language, in their participation in sessions, in their reactions to songs they really like, etc. I find them so interesting! IT is a very challenging but very important thing I think we need to better teach at the university level of Music therapy-working with nonverbal clients who do not have a goal of verbal speech.<br />Roia, your posts are so insightful :)<br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-3195126946768161172010-02-09T05:44:43.969-05:002010-02-09T05:44:43.969-05:00Quite agreed, Adelaide Dupont. Quite agreed.Quite agreed, Adelaide Dupont. Quite agreed.Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-71888089202079238912010-02-07T22:15:03.786-05:002010-02-07T22:15:03.786-05:00No, I don't think competence is measurable.
I...No, I don't think competence is measurable.<br /><br />It doesn't have an upper or a lower limit (a floor or a ceiling).<br /><br />You can't tell how long or how high it might be.<br /><br />It can be an intuition or an impression or a belief.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-65635060345164212912010-02-07T14:30:19.307-05:002010-02-07T14:30:19.307-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Nikki! Glad it has meaning...Thanks for stopping by, Nikki! Glad it has meaning for you. It is all about meaning, isn't it?Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-49441084553221193572010-02-06T23:09:48.943-05:002010-02-06T23:09:48.943-05:00This post was meaningful to me! Thank you!This post was meaningful to me! Thank you!Nikki Belshe, MT-BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901753630043440392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-91404897261910662102010-02-06T21:07:18.066-05:002010-02-06T21:07:18.066-05:00"What about the other things we presume which..."What about the other things we presume which are not so measurable as competence?"<br /><br />Well, first off, we're a presumptuous lot. Heck, I'm willing to bet the folks I'm a music therapist to have their own assumptions about who I am and how I'm going to behave as well. <br /><br />Second, do you think competence is truly measurable? I'm not so sure I believe it is. <br /><br />I've always liked the Martha Leary and Anne Donnellan assertion (from their book, "Movement Differences and Diversity in Autism/Mental Retardation: Appreciating and Accommodating People with Communication and Behavior Challenges", 1995, DRI Press):<br />"Our position is that it is not true and not helpful to believe that people are born with some quantity our western society calls intelligence that places maximum limits, or at least predictable constraints, on their ability to learn and do." (p. 31)<br /><br />Thanks, Adelaide, for your, as always, thoughtful comments.Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906560836708126523.post-74756372160800064102010-02-06T19:53:32.895-05:002010-02-06T19:53:32.895-05:00Yes, because you can control and change your under...Yes, because you can control and change your understanding to the situation.<br /><br />A lot of bad things happen when you try to control someone else's understanding.<br /><br />(I'm not saying orient or pay attention).<br /><br />And the mutual thing is so important.<br /><br />What about the other things we presume which are not so measurable as competence?Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com