In Group Music Therapy Alison Davies, Eleanor Richards and Nick Barwick bring together developments in theory and clinical practice in music therapy group work, celebrating the richness of what group analytic thinking and music therapy can offer one another. The book explores the dynamic elements of the processes that take place in both group analytic therapy and group music therapy, exploring both the commonalities and the distinctive characteristics of the two modalities.

Contents. Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Richards, Preface. Group Music Therapy: Historical Perspectives. Davies A History of Group Work in Music Therapy. Odell-Miller and Richards A Personal Account of the Development of Music Therapy Groups in the UK. Group Therapy: A Group Analytic Perspective. Barwick Core Concepts in Group Analysis: The development of the principle of interconnectedness. Barwick Core Concepts in Group Analysis: What happens in groups? Barwick Core Concepts in Group Analysis: What does the conductor do? Barwick Developments in Group Analysis: The mother approach. Barwick Developments in Group Analysis: The other approach. Group Music Therapy: Developmental Perspectives. Davies Early Years: Experiences with others. Richards Music, Attachment and the Group: Mainly theory. Richards Music, Attachment and the Group: mainly practice. Group Music Therapy: Clinical Perspectives. Clinical Vignettes. Davies Co-therapy. Davies Experiential Groups.