Placement presentation

Placement Presentation

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Setting:

-Special education school for pupils aged between 4 to 19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties. -Part of Eden Academy Trust

- Age: 11

- Ethinicity: Latin / South/ Central American - Religion: Christian - Home language: Portuguese and English - Family: Live with parents

Johnathan

Diagnosis:Autism Spectrum Disorder

DIagnosis

Conidtions: (No meidical needs at school)- Speech difficulties (Verbal but unclearly) - Hayfever - Eczema - Constipation - Feeding or nutritional problem

Likes:- Block - Dinosaurs - Robots - Going out - Being first in line - Weird and wonderful animal - Fast music - Explore new things

Dislikes:- People don't understand what he is saying or writing - Adult directed activities

Likes & Dislikes

Strength: - Happy to take part in learning - Understand instructions - Willing to share emoiotn with adults he trusts - Helpful and considerate

Goals:- Increase confidence in speaking and in general - Safe place to express his emotions

Strengths & Goals

Referral: Referred by previous classroom teacher due to: - Social communication and interation - Self-expression

Therapies: Music Therapy: One term with Georgie New term with Kelly Speech & Language therapy.

Referrals & Therapies

TIMELINE

11/01/22

18/01/22

25/01/22

01/02/22

Observe Jonathan in classroom setting

First session

Second session

Third session

Recent experiences:

• Changing a new music therapist
• "Dad disppeared"

From Observing in the classroom:

• He doesn't talk much in the classrom (even with prompts)
• He has one good friend who he high fives with constantly
• Noticed a classmate sitting beside him bullied him a little
• He invited me to play legos with him (aware of my presence)
• Benefit from using visual aids

Struggles as a music therapist

• Bad old habits of saying "nice" "beautiful"
• Did not know how to use words to work with him
• Too nervous, for the first 2 sessions

("you want to go back to the classroom?")

• What to do when he's writing?
• Didn't catch his emotions or asked him to elaborate

- Piano Duet- Guitar and rhythm

Music conneciton

Preparing for the next session:

Tools:

• Feelings bears
• Pen and paper
• New instruments
• Dinosaur toys

Music:

• Theme tone related to the cartoon Bakugan
• Theme tone related to guitar's open strings
• Slow, melancholy chords on guitar