The effectiveness of a short-term group music therapy intervention for parents who have a child with a disability

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-44

  Williams, Kate E ^a   Berthelsen, Donna ^a   Nicholson, Jan M ^a,b   Walker, Sue ^a   Abad, Vicky ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Parenting Research Center   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children with a disability; Music therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861302292     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/49.1.23     Document Type: Article

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