Abstract
This paper reflects on a music therapy community engagement project that incorporates clinical training, service learning, and community music therapy. Two faculty members and a practicum student in a Midwestern university engaged community members connected to Parkinson’s disease to create a music-based program. We offer a conceptual framework that connects approaches situated within community music therapy (CoMT) qualities and community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles. We share project processes, findings, and recommendations, emphasizing all as equal stakeholders.
Recommended Citation
Rushing, Jess and Cumberland, Denise M.
(2024)
"Community Engagement in Music Therapy: Reflections From the Field,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 16:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol16/iss1/1
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