• Login
    View Item 
    •   Woods Scholars Home
    • Department of Music and Theatre
    • Masters Theses
    • View Item
    •   Woods Scholars Home
    • Department of Music and Theatre
    • Masters Theses
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    A Proposal for a Music Therapist/Pastoral Care Facilitator in Hospice

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Burghard, 2012.pdf (6.078Mb)
    Author
    Burghard, Louis
    Date
    2012
    Degree
    Master of Arts in Music Therapy
    URI
    https://scholars.smwc.edu/handle/20.500.12770/313
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    This project proposes the combination of two professional roles into one position in the hospice field. The proposed position would be a music therapist/pastoral care position. In today’s health care environment, hospice companies must seek to reduce expenses without cutting needed services for their patients. One way this could be achieved is to combine positions when feasible. This project explores the combination of music therapy and pastoral care as part of a holistic treatment for a person in the last stages of life. A thorough review of current academic literature was conducted in the areas of music therapy, pastoral care, spirituality, end of life issues, and the hospice establishment. The project demonstrates the many similar hospice goals addressed by the two professions and how the attainment of these goals could be achieved by one qualified professional with a cost savings to the hospice employer. A job description and a job proposal were created for the consideration of potential hospice employers. The proposal has been evaluated by a hospice administrator in the southeastern United States.
    Subjects
    Terminal care; Pastoral care; Music therapy
    Collections
    • Masters Theses

    Browse

    All of Woods ScholarsCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2022  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV