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INFORMATION SHEET

Title of research: Engagement in Music Therapy: a detailed study of

communication between the therapist and client presenting with severe and multiple handicaps.

Kia-ora,

You are invited to participate in the research study being prepared for a Masters Degree at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington. The research is being undertaken by Miona Stamenovic, 2^nd year Masters Student and supervised by Sarah Hoskyns, Director of the Master of Music Therapy Programme at the New Zealand School of Music.

Introduction:

My research project is based on a music therapy session with a student with high needs attending Wilson School, North Shore, Auckland. The purpose of the research is to find out how one child participates or „engages‟ in an ordinary music therapy session. I would like to recruit no more than four willing participants who are experienced in the field of severe and multiple handicaps, from a group of professionals and parents to observe video of a recorded music therapy session and comment on their observations of

„engagement‟ within the session.

If you agree to participate, you will be invited to take part in a semi-structured interview, which I will facilitate, for no longer than 1 ½ hours. The meeting will take place at Wilson School, Lake Ro Takapuna on Auckland‟s North Shore, at a time convenient to you, probably late afternoon/evening on a weekday. During the meeting the aim will be to develop and discuss your ideas and observations on engagement in the music therapy session. As researcher, I will ask you to identify 3 moments in the session that you think look like engagement. I will then ask you some open ended questions about those moments and you will be free to communicate your ideas about what you saw.

Inclusion Criteria for Recruitment of Participants:

You will have to have knowledge and experience working with and/or caring for people who present with a variety of severe and multiple disabilities. Due to the limitations and time frame of a Masters thesis, I will aim to include no more than 4 people from a group experienced in the field of severe and multiple disabilities, who are either employed at or affiliated to Wilson School. Ideally this will be:

 One registered music therapist;

 One parent, guardian or caregiver of the student participating in the music therapy session observed;

 One teacher aide employed at the Wilson School for a period of 6 months or more.

 One registered therapist employed at the Wilson School, from a group of Occupational, Physio, Speech and Language Therapists.

The first 4 respondents who meet these criteria will be invited to take part in the project.

Project Procedures:

The interview will be recorded and a written transcript will be prepared by the researcher.

The transcript will be returned to you for verification and for correction of any specific details if necessary. The transcript will then be analysed for themes and constructs of meaning, and a summary will be prepared for inclusion in my research. Every effort will be made to protect your privacy and confidentiality as a participant: for example names will be changed and identifying information disguised. During the process of the

research, raw data will be stored in a locked cupboard at the school where the research is being conducted. At the end of the study all raw data relating to the study will be stored securely at the New Zealand School of Music for a period of five years before it is destroyed.

If you would like to take part and you can meet the inclusion criteria above, please contact the researcher, Miona Stamenovic, by email at the bottom of this information sheet, by (date to be inserted following ethical approval).

Your rights as a participant:

You are under no obligation to accept this invitation. If you decide to participate, you have the right:

 To decline to answer any particular question;

 To withdraw from the study;

 To ask any questions about the study at any time during participation;

 To provide information on the understanding that your name will not be used unless you give permission to the researcher;

 To be given access to a summary of the project findings when it is concluded;

 To ask for the audio/video tape to be turned off at any time during the interview.

If you would like to see a summary of the results, please tick the relevant section on the consent form. If you have any questions about the study, please contact the researcher and/ or the supervisor, at the contact details below:

Researcher:

Miona Stamenovic 2^nd year Masters Student, NZSM, Wellington

Email: [email protected]

Supervisor:

Sarah Hoskyns Associate Professor,

Director of Master of Music Therapy Programme

NZSM, PO Box 2332, Wellington

Email: [email protected]

This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern A, Application08/39. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact Professor John O‟Neill, Chair, Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern A, telephone 06 350 5799 x 8771, email:

[email protected].

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