Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Oh, Jia
URN	etd-08282003-184317
Title	The Effects Of Music Therapy On The Vocational Rehabilitation Of Residents In Psychiatric Halfway Houses
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jayne M. Standley Committee Chair Clifford Madsen Committee Member Diane Gregory Committee Member
Keywords	Music Therapy Intervention
Date of Defense	2003-06-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of music therapy intervention on the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with psychiatric disabilities who were residing in halfway houses. The subjects were 23 adult psychiatric clients with a mean age of 44.8 years old. The experimental groups contained 11 subjects, and the no contact control group contained 12 subjects. With a pretest-posttest design, four music therapy sessions addressing interpersonal relationship skills at an employment setting were given to the experiment groups. The pretest and posttest scores were collected on a measure of the Test of Interpersonal Competence for Employment (TICE). The normative control subjects (n=11) with no psychiatric diagnosis were tested on TICE for a profile comparison. The Mann Whitney U test was used to analyze the data at the .05 level of significance. No statistical significance was found on the pretest scores of the supervisor test (U=61.5, p>.05) and of the coworker test (U=53.5, p>.05). The results indicated that there was no significant difference on the posttest scores of the supervisor test (U=43, p>.05) and of the coworker test (U=58, p>.05). Other findings of the study are discussed.
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