The Use Of Creative Arts In Music Therapy Supervision: A Sequential-Explanatory Mixed Methods Study

This study examined how music therapists use the creative arts in music therapy supervision when supervising music therapy students, interns, and professionals and/or other creative arts therapy professionals. The researcher utilized a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to address when and how music therapists utilize the creative arts in music therapy supervision as well as the benefits and challenges of using the creative arts in music therapy supervision. A researcher-designed instrument, Supervision in Music Therapy Survey, was distributed to board-certified music therapists at the time of the study. Survey respondents were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview and five interviewees were selected based on their experiences of using the creative arts in music therapy supervision and who were demographically representative of the field of music therapy.