1. Overview of Music Therapy as a Profession, Nsamu Moonga & Natasha Thomas

2. Aesthetics in Music Therapy: Supporting the Creative Impulse to Flourish, Hakeem Leonard & Andeline dos Santos

3. Music Therapy and the Brain, Kimberly Sena Moore & Concetta Tomaino

4. Ethics in Music Therapy, Debbie Bates

5. Music Therapy Treatment Process, Amy Clarkson & Carol Lotter

6. Music Therapy Research, Anthony Meadows

II. Approaches to Practice

7. A Framework for Conceptually Locating Music Therapy Practice, Brian Abrams

8. Outcomes in Music Therapy Practice, Bill Matney & Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz

9. Experience-Oriented Approaches in Music Therapy, Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff & Alan Turry

10. Ecological Approaches to Music Therapy, Jasmine Edwards & Katrina Skewes McFerran

III. Music Therapy Practices

- Section A. Development, Identity, and Facets of Human Diversity

11. Music Therapy and Childhood Development, Kristen O’Grady & Amelia Oldfield

12. Music Therapy, Children, and Complex Trauma, CharCarol Fisher & Stephenie Sofield

13. Embracing Multiplicities: Reflections on After-Queer Practices, Maevon Gumble, Braedyn Inmon, & k schachner

14. Music Therapy and Disability, Carolyn Shaw & Maren Metell

15. Music Therapy, Autism, and Neurodiversity, Ming Yuan Low & Daphne Rickson

16. Music Therapy, Healthy Aging, and Dementia, Hanne Mette Ridder & Indra Selvarajah

17. Music Therapy and Spirituality Development, Giorgos Tsiris, Noah Potvin, Faith Halverson-Ramos, & Hilary Moss

- Section B. Music Therapy and Mental Health

18. Music Therapy as a Resource for Mental Health, Peter Jampel & Tríona McCaffrey

19. Music Therapy and Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen M. Murphy & Laurien Hakvoort

20. Music Therapy and Trauma, Gene Ann Behrens & Brian T. Harris

21. Music Therapy, Stress, and Anxiety, Jennifer Sokira & Audrey Hausig

22. Music Therapy and Veterans and Military Members, Diane G. Langston & Sarah Pugliese

- Section C. Music Therapy and Ecological Practices

23. Music Therapy with Refugees: Crossing Borders, Alpha Woodward, Mackenzie Kay Conner, & Krzysztof Stachyra

24. Community Music Therapy with Violence-Affected Youth, Sunelle Fouché, Caley Garden, & Michael Viega

25. Music Therapy and Working with Court Systems, Helen Oosthuizen & Michael L. Zanders

26. Music Therapy and Family Systems Theory, Kathryn Eberle Cotter & Viggo Krüger

27. Environmental Music Therapy in Hospital Environments, Andrew Rossetti & Jingwen Zhang

- Section D. Music Therapy and Medical Practices

28. Music Therapy for Specific Medical Conditions, John Mondanaro & Debra Burns

29. Music Therapy for Rehabilitation of Acquired Neurological Conditions, Jeanette Tamplin & Jess Rushing

30. Music Therapy for Pain Management, Joy Allen & Lisa Gallagher

31. Music Therapy for Procedural Support, Annie Heiderscheit, Juan Pedro Zambonini, Karinne’ Andonian, & Jennifer Manno

32. Music Therapy in Intensive Care, Raymond Leone & Mark Ettenberger

33. Music Therapy at the End of Life, Amy Clements-Cortés & Clare O’Callaghan

Author Index

Subject Index