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Using music to develop peer interaction: an examination of the response of two subjects with a learning disability
Author(s) -
Hooper Jeff
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2002.00210.x
Subject(s) - psychology , music therapy , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , nonverbal communication , learning disability , interpersonal interaction , value (mathematics) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , psychiatry , computer science , machine learning
Summary The paper examines the response of two subjects who attended a programme of music activity therapy in which the music activities encouraged peer interaction. Music activity therapy was compared with a control condition (i.e. ball and target games). Both treatment conditions increased the level of positive interaction. The absence of negative interaction was also significant. The results affirmed the value of nonverbal interventions in encouraging interaction, and offered insights into the relationship between the two subjects.