Open AccessMusic Therapists’ Conceptualization of Clients’ Experience of Healing: Grounded Theory Analysis
Author(s) -
Eun-Young Hwang,
Hwajin Lee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
voices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1504-1611
DOI - 10.15845/voices.v16i1.788
Subject(s) - grounded theory , music therapy , nonprobability sampling , psychology , conceptualization , psychotherapist , transformative learning , qualitative research , meaning (existential) , theoretical sampling , psychological intervention , perception , social psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , psychiatry , social science , population , environmental health , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
This study analyzed the meaning, distinctive features, and process of therapists’ perception of their clients’ experience related to healing in music therapy. Twenty Korean music therapists who work with a variety of clients were recruited to participate through purposive sampling. Corbin and Strauss’s (2008) grounded theory qualitative analysis method was used. Ten categories and nineteen subcategories were obtained. The central phenomenon was active participation in music therapy, which was influenced by client’s readiness. Clients’ experiences lead to healing through awareness of inner self, expression of emotions, and solving problems. These changes were related to the therapists’ interventions, professionalism and qualifications, and their use of music. It was concluded that the clients experienced four types of healing in their music therapy sessions: physical, emotional, social, and transformative.