Music Therapy in Children’s Palliative Care

Music Therapy in Children’s Palliative Care: Collaborative Family and Practitioner Voices places the lived experiences of children and families at the center of understanding music therapy within children’s palliative care settings. Through a unique collaborative writing approach, the book brings together the voices of families and music therapists to explore how music therapy supports physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. Emphasizing equality, inclusion, and belonging, the text captures the diversity of families receiving palliative care and illustrates how shared therapeutic relationships can enhance quality of life for both children and their families.

Key Features:

• Centers the lived experiences and voices of children and families in palliative care.
• Explores the role and benefits of music therapy across diverse children’s palliative care settings.
• Uses a collaborative authoring approach representing both family and practitioner perspectives.
• Highlights music therapy’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual benefits.
• Emphasizes equality, inclusion, and belonging in palliative care practice.
• Essential reading for music therapists, practitioners, educators, students, researchers, and families with lived experience.