About the Journal

For readers inside and outside the profession of music therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP) seeks to promote the development of music therapy clinical practice through the dissemination of scholarly work. Focusing on clinical benefits of music therapy, the journal strives to serve as a resource and forum for music therapists, music therapy students and educators, and those in related professions. Music Therapy Perspectives is an official publication of the American Music Therapy Association.

Mission Statement

Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP) promotes the development of music therapy clinical practice through the dissemination of scholarly work that explores innovations in clinical benefits, implications, education, and training. MTP supports a vision of music therapy founded upon ethical and culturally responsive practices advancing social justice principles and serves as a resource and forum for music therapy clinicians, students, educators, and related professionals to engage in essential critical discourses. MTP publishes all forms of reports regarding music therapy practice including, but not limited to, clinically focused research reports, clinical portraits, case studies, educational research, and theoretical articles.

Objectives

Music Therapy Perspectives seeks to:

• Speak to the direct clinical and professional experiences of practicing music therapists, and in so doing advance the profession.
• Include information useful to music therapists, music therapy students, and professionals interested in the therapeutic uses of music.
• Address issues related to the supervision of music therapy students and the supervision of music therapists in both professional and advanced practice.
• Include articles addressing the education and training of music therapists.
• Address ethical concepts and issues as they pertain to music therapy education, training, research and professional practice.

Becoming digital-only

Starting in January 2024, Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP) has transitioned to a digital-only format, shrinking our footprint while providing an even more immersive and immediate reading experience for you.

Going digital demonstrates our commitment to top-notch, cutting-edge research while allowing us to enhance the content, interactivity, and accessibility of our journal, ensuring you have seamless access to the latest MTP updates.

Embracing the digital frontier means readers will enjoy:

• Instant Access: No more waiting for your journal to arrive in the mail. Readers are guaranteed access to the most current versions of all articles at all times, and immediate access to the most recently published content via the advance articles feature.
• Enhanced Interactivity: The Oxford Academic platform allows you to dive deeper into research with digital content components, usage information, reference linking and other vital tools that a printed issue cannot provide.
• Reader-Centric Innovation: This transition enables us to build a complete picture of reader engagement with our articles and other digital elements, which will inform future content to improve your experience.

We trust this transition will allow us to serve you better and keep you squarely at the forefront of advancements in Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP).

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