An Isle Full of Noises: Enhancing Mental Health Through the Music Workshop Project
Journal
Groupwork: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Working with Groups
Year
2003
Abstract
The Music Workshop Project provides regular opportunities for people with a range of mental health problems to express themselves through music. Along with the therapeutic effects of being creative it aims to encourage people to develop interpersonal skills through improvisational groupwork. Formed in 1995, the project appears to have been very successful. Recent years have seen a trend within mental health towards evidence-based practice so as to provide services and interventions that are demonstrably effective. In the light of this, it was decided to research the effectiveness of the project in an attempt to elicit the views of service users and local mental health staff. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Music and Health Institute Terms
Improvisation; Interpersonal Problems; Mental Health; Music Medicine; Psychological Outcomes; Quality of Life; Wellness and Well-Being
Indexed Terms
Music Workshop Project; mental health problems; interpersonal skills; improvisational groupwork; program evaluation; Group Psychotherapy; Interpersonal Interaction; Mental Disorders; Mental Health Program Evaluation
Study Type
Editorials, Opinions, Position Papers
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Gillam, T. (2003). An Isle Full of Noises: Enhancing Mental Health Through the Music Workshop Project. Groupwork: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Working with Groups, 13, 45-64. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/993