1. Doing music therapy: an exploration -- 2. Increasing levels of involvement -- 3. Essential aspects of becoming a music therapist: education, clinical training, and related areas -- 4. The process of planning for music therapy --5. Client assessment -- 6. Goals and objectives -- 7. Planning and implementing music therapy strategies -- 8. Improvising experiences -- 9. Re-creative experiences -- 10. Compositional experiences -- 11. Receptive experiences -- 12. Further considerations in planning -- 13. Facilitating client responses -- 14. The role of music -- 15. Working with groups -- 16. Working with individuals -- 17. Documentation strategies -- 18. Self-assessment for the music therapist.