University of Kentucky, USA.
J Music Ther. 2011 Fall;48(3):357-69. doi: 10.1093/jmt/48.3.357.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a descriptive analysis of music therapy-related videos on YouTube. Preliminary searches using the keywords music therapy, music therapy session, and "music therapy session" resulted in listings of 5000, 767, and 59 videos respectively. The narrowed down listing of 59 videos was divided between two investigators and reviewed in order to determine their relationship to actual music therapy practice. A total of 32 videos were determined to be depictions of music therapy sessions. These videos were analyzed using a 16-item investigator-created rubric that examined both video specific information and therapy specific information. Results of the analysis indicated that audio and visual quality was adequate, while narrative descriptions and identification information were ineffective in the majority of the videos. The top 5 videos (based on the highest number of viewings in the sample) were selected for further analysis in order to investigate demonstration of the Professional Level of Practice Competencies set forth in the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Professional Competencies (AMTA, 2008). Four of the five videos met basic competency criteria, with the quality of the fifth video precluding evaluation of content. Of particular interest is the fact that none of the videos included credentialing information. Results of this study suggest the need to consider ways to ensure accurate dissemination of music therapy-related information in the YouTube environment, ethical standards when posting music therapy session videos, and the possibility of creating AMTA standards for posting music therapy related video.
本研究的目的是对 YouTube 上与音乐治疗相关的视频进行描述性分析。使用关键词“音乐治疗”、“音乐治疗疗程”和“音乐治疗疗程”进行初步搜索，分别产生了 5000、767 和 59 个视频的列表。缩小后的 59 个视频列表由两名调查员进行划分，并对其进行审查，以确定它们与实际音乐治疗实践的关系。共有 32 个视频被确定为音乐治疗疗程的描述。这些视频使用由调查员创建的包含 16 项内容的评分标准进行分析，该评分标准检查了视频特定信息和治疗特定信息。分析结果表明，音频和视频质量是足够的，而叙述描述和鉴定信息在大多数视频中效果不佳。根据样本中观看次数最多的前 5 个视频（基于最高的观看次数），选择进一步分析，以调查美国音乐治疗协会（AMTA）专业能力（AMTA，2008 年）中规定的专业能力水平的展示。其中 5 个视频中的 4 个符合基本能力标准，而第 5 个视频的质量排除了对内容的评估。特别值得注意的是，这些视频中均未包含认证信息。本研究结果表明，需要考虑在 YouTube 环境中确保音乐治疗相关信息准确传播的方法、发布音乐治疗疗程视频的道德标准，以及为发布与音乐治疗相关的视频制定 AMTA 标准的可能性。
