Betwixt and Between: considering liminality and rites of passage in the context of music therapy in a specialist further education college

Elizabeth Coombes

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2019.101610

Betwixt and Between: considering liminality and rites of passage in the context of music therapy in a specialist further education college

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The case load of a music therapist may contain much work with young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) as they transition to adulthood. There is however, no extant body of work exploring the anthropological theories of liminality and rites of passage in this context. It is considered that these theories offer a potential model of working in an educational setting as these young people move into the next phase of their lives. Discussion of the above theories and a description of the setting and the connection between the two is used to propose a potential music therapy model for work with this population at this point during the clients’ lifespan.

Original language	English
Article number	101610
Journal	The Arts in Psychotherapy
Volume	67
Issue number	February 2020
Early online date	20 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2019.101610
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2020

Keywords

Autism
Learning disabilities
Liminality
Music therapy
Rites of passage
Transition

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