Fugue for four voices: building narratives through music behind bars

The project On the Wings of a Piano . . . I Learn to Fly was developed with four women in custody inside a Portuguese prison during 2013–2014 over a period of eight months. Weekly individual sessions focused on improvisation, composition, memorization, and learning repertoire. This one-to-one work with participants resulted in the presentation of three distinct public performances in different contexts and for different audiences. Community music principles of decentralization, accessibility and equal opportunity were the foundation of a strong triangular relationship between the participants, the music they played on the piano, and the facilitator. With the narrative of each participant at its core, this article explores different ways in which this project can be identified as community music, despite the emphasis on individual work with each of the participants. The importance of adapting to each participant’s personal needs, requests and skills is highlighted, as well as the value of the affection developed between facilitator and participants. The subjectivity inherent in the involvement of the facilitator as a researcher is discussed, and the pedagogic outcomes of the project are also considered as an important contribution to research on music in prisons.publishe

In the middle of It: music in prison for mothers and babies

There is an established field on the impact of parental imprisonment between parents and children that are separated by imprisonment, and research on music in prisons has often focused on the benefits for adults who engage with music while incarcerated (Henley et al., 2012). However, there is a much smaller discourse on women who are incarcerated and raising their young children with them inside prison, and the musical interactions between mother and child. In this presentation we discuss our research project designed to bring together practitioners and researchers that work across the many areas of this practice including music education, health and penology in online workshops and visits to establishments in Portugal and the U.K. We discuss music programmes designed for delivery to participants in formal educational settings, as well as the everyday musicking that can take place between mothers and their children, for example, in cells, and how this may mitigate the negative impact of imprisonment for women. This research will expand knowledge and understanding of a hidden area of practice, music as a form of communication between mothers and their young children who reside in custody with them, and discuss implications for music in the prison environment.1866 - Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Saltire Facilitation Workshop Awardpublishe

Cognitive-affective depression and somatic symptoms clusters are differentially associated with maternal parenting and coparenting

Both depressive and somatic symptoms are significant predictors of parenting and coparenting problems. However, despite clear evidence of their co-occurrence, no study to date has examined the association between depressive-somatic symptoms clusters and parenting and coparenting. The current research sought to identify and cross-validate clusters of cognitive-affective depressive symptoms and nonspecific somatic symptoms, as well as to test whether clusters would differ on parenting and coparenting problems across three independent samples of mothers.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Validação psicométrica da Escala da Relação Coparental em mães portuguesas

The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the Coparenting Relationship Scale —crs— in a sample of Portuguese mothers. The original version of this measure assesses in seven  subscales the four dimensions of coparenting described in the ecological model of coparenting.  The study was composed by a sample of 548 mothers having a heterosexual intimate relationship and with at least one child (under 18 years) from the current marital relationship. Using a confirmatory factor analysis, the final factor solution revealed a satisfactory adjustment, suggesting the construct validity of the crs, χ2 (372) = 828.5, ns, cfi = 0.95, nfi = 0.91 e rmsea = 0.04 (90 % ic = 0.04-0.05). The scale also showed coefficients of internal consistency between satisfactory and elevated in all subscales (Cronbach’s α between 0.70 and 0.94) and satisfactory values of convergent and divergent validity, obtained through correlational analysis of crs with other theoretically selected constructs. The results give initial support to the psychometric quality of the Portuguese version of crs.Keywords: Coparenting, mothers, validation, assessment.El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo la adaptación y la validación de la Escala de Relación Coparental —erc— en madres portuguesas. La versión original de la medida evalúa las cuatro dimensiones de la coparentalidad del modelo ecológico de la coparentalidad, a través de 7 subescalas. El estudio estuvo compuesto por una muestra de 548 madres en una relación íntima heterosexual y por lo menos un hijo con el actual compañero conyugal, con una edad inferior a 18 años. Probada a través de análisis factorial confirmatorio, la solución factorial final investigada  presentó un ajuste satisfactorio, lo que sugiere la validez de constructo de la erc, χ2 (372) = 828.5, ns, cfi = 0.95, nfi = 0.91 y rmsea = 0.04 (90 % ic = 0.04-0.05). La escala también presentó coeficientes de consistencia interna entre lo satisfactorio y lo elevado en todas las subescalas (α de Cronbach entre 0.70 e 0.94) y valores muy satisfactorios de validez convergente y divergente, obtenidos a través de análisis correlacionales de la erc con otros constructos teóricamente seleccionados. Los resultados dan soporte inicial a la calidad psicométrica de la versión portuguesa de la erc.Palabras clave: coparentalidad, madres, validación, evaluación.O presente estudo teve como objetivo a adaptação e a validação da Escala de Relação Coparental —erc— em mães portuguesas. A versão original da medida avalia as quatro dimensões da coparentalidade do modelo ecológico da coparentalidade, através de 7 subescalas. O estudo foi composto por uma amostra de 548 mães numa relação íntima heterossexual, e pelo menos um filho com o atual parceiro conjugal com uma idade inferior a 18 anos. Testada através de análise fatorial confirmatória, a solução fatorial final investigada apresentou um ajustamento satisfatório, o que sugere a validade de construto da erc, χ2 (372) = 828.5, ns, cfi = 0.95, nfi = 0.91 e rmsea = 0.04 (90  ic = 0.04-0.05). A escala também apresentou coeficientes de consistência interna entre o satisfatório e o elevado em todas as subescalas (α de Cronbach entre 0.70 e 0.94) e valores muito satisfatórios de validade convergente e divergente, obtidos através de análises correlacionais da erc com outros construtos teoricamente selecionados. Os resultados dão suporte inicial à qualidade psicométrica da versão portuguesa da erc.Palavras-chave: coparentalidade, mães, validação, avaliação

Reclusão e experiência musical: a prática de piano em contexto prisional

Doutoramento em MúsicaDentro do amplo universo da Música na Comunidade, os projetos com base em práticas coletivas têm vindo a ser amplamente documentados, constituindo-se como a base que sustenta a definição dos princípios filosóficos sobre o qual a Música na Comunidade se desenvolve. Partindo de um trabalho preliminar de investigação direcionado para o papel do líder de projetos musicais em contexto prisional, esta tese pretende contribuir para ampliar a perspetiva do que é a Música na Comunidade, relatando e refletindo sobre um projeto desenvolvido dentro de uma prisão feminina portuguesa entre 2013 e 2014. Tendo a prática individual de piano como centro do processo de trabalho musical, o projeto desenvolveu-se por um período de cerca de oito meses, envolvendo quatro reclusas do Estabelecimento Prisional Especial de Santa Cruz do Bispo (Porto). As sessões individuais, semanais, gravitaram em torno da improvisação, composição, memorização e aprendizagem de repertório. A evolução do trabalho individual resultou na apresentação de três concertos públicos ao longo dos oito meses de trabalho, em três contextos distintos e direcionados para diferentes públicos. Seguindo o princípio fundamental da filosofia da Música na Comunidade de colocar as pessoas no centro de qualquer projeto, na análise apresentada neste trabalho intersetam-se a visão técnica e objetiva do trabalho musical em si mesmo com uma lente de observação e análise mais humana e subjetiva, fortemente influenciada pela estreita relação desenvolvida com cada uma das participantes. Tomando como ponto de partida os princípios básicos da Música na Comunidade da inclusão, democratização e participação ativa, exploram-se as diferentes formas através das quais este projeto pode ser identificado como Música na Comunidade, não obstante o facto de se ter centrado no trabalho individual com cada uma das participantes. Expandem-se os limites das práticas de Música na Comunidade e abrem-se novas portas para futuros projetos.Within the broad universe of the Community in Music, projects based on collective practices have been widely documented, becoming the base that supports the definition of the philosophical principles on which the Community Music develops. Starting from the preliminary research focused on the role of the leader within musical projects behind bars, this work aims to contribute to the broadening of the perspective of what is Community Music, reporting and reflecting on a project developed within a Portuguese women's prison between 2013 and 2014. Having the individual piano practice at the centre of the musical work progress, the project developed over a period of about eight months, involving four inmates of the Estabelecimento Prisional Especial de Santa Cruz do Bispo (Porto). The individual, weekly sessions gravitated around improvisation, composition, memorizing and learning repertoire. The evolution of individual work resulted in the presentation of three public concerts in three distinct contexts and directed to different publics. Following the fundamental principle of Community Music of putting people at the centre of any project, in the analysis here presented the technical and objective vision of the musical work itself intersect with a human and subjective lens of observation, strongly influenced by the close relationship developed with each of the participants. Taking the basic principles of Community Music as a starting point (inclusion, democratization and active participation), this thesis explores the different ways in which this project can be identified as Community Music, despite of the focus on individual work with each of the participants. The limits of Community Music practices are expanded and new doors are opened for future projects

Análise Fonológica não linear: Contributos para o Desenvolvimento de uma Ferramenta Automática e Individualizada

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Uma fuga a várias vozes

In Music, an escape is a composition where several voices dialogue, ask and respond, pursuing each other in a rich counterpoint in symmetries and inversions. In the context of a prison escape the word acquires a more complex meaning that goes beyond the body's escape to the walls and barbed wire of the prison: the body is stuck, but the spirit can not handcuff. Today's presentation tells stories of how piano music gave wings to fly. From the counterpoint between the voices of the participants of two projects in two Portuguese prisons is the path that reveals new ways of making music in the community, exploring the principles of inclusion, democratization and active participation as foundations of all work.Na Música, uma fuga é uma composição onde várias vozes dialogam, perguntam e respondem, perseguindo-se entre si num contraponto rico em simetrias e inversões. No contexto de uma prisão, a palavra fuga adquire um significado mais complexo que vai para além da fuga do corpo às paredes e ao arame farpado da reclusão: o corpo está preso, mas o espírito não se consegue algemar. Na apresentação de hoje contam-se histórias de como a música tocada ao piano deu asas para voar. Do contraponto entre as vozes dos participantes de 2 projetos em duas prisões portuguesas faz-se o caminho que revela novas formas de fazer Música na Comunidade, explorando os princípios da inclusão, da democratização e da participação ativa comofundamentos de todo o trabalho

Música e comunicação para mães e filhos na prisão

As interações musicais entre mães e bebés, nomeadamente o uso da música para estabelecer rotinas, desempenham um papel no estabelecimento de laços positivos entre mães e bebés em todo o mundo (Martin, 2014). No âmbito da pesquisa inicial realizada durante a preparação de um capítulo para publicação no Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Learning and Development in Music sobre o uso da música como forma de comunicação e ligação entre mães e crianças em contexto prisional, trabalho escrito com a coautoria da Dr. Kirstin Anderson (Napier University, Edimburgo), fomos surpreendidas com a quase total ausência de publicações sobre este tópico. Encontrámos, apenas, um artigo académico (Rodrigues et al., 2010) que reflete sobre a forma como a música pode ser utilizada pelas mulheres e pelos seus filhos que residem com elas em reclusão para comunicarem entre si e formarem laços positivos. O impacto da prisão no desenvolvimento de relações parentais tem sido objeto de estudo frequente. Por outro lado, a investigação sobre música nas prisões tem-se centrado, sobretudo, nos benefícios do envolvimento em projetos de foro musical para a população reclusa adulta, sendo esparsos os estudos centrados no papel da música sobre a população reclusa feminina. Sabe-se, no entanto, que o número de mulheres sob custódia em todo o mundo aumentou 17% na última década (Penal Reform International, 2021), levando a um possível aumento do número de crianças que vivem em prisões. Nesta apresentação, discutimos o nosso projeto de investigação concebido para reunir profissionais e investigadores que trabalham nas diversas áreas que atravessam a problemática do papel da música como catalisador de relações entre mães e crianças recluídas, nomeadamente a educação musical, a saúde, a penologia e a criminologia. Apresentamos os resultados do trabalho de campo feito em prisões portuguesas e no Reino Unido durante em 2021/2022, assim como os resultados dos workshops nos quais se juntaram diversos atores no domínio da música e da prisão.Musical interactions between mothers and babies, including the use of music to establish routines, play a key role in establishing positive bonds between mothers and babies around the world (Martin, 2014). As part of the initial research carried out during the preparation of a chapter for publication in the Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Learning and Development in Music on the use of music as a form of communication and attachment between mothers and children in a prison context, co-authored by Dr Kirstin Anderson (Napier University, Edinburgh), we were surprised by a lack of publications on this topic. We only found one academic article (Rodrigues et al., 2010) that relects on the ways in which music can be used by women and their children who live with them in custody to communicate with each other and form positive bonds. There is an established field on the impact of parental imprisonment. On the other hand, research on music in prisons has focused, above all, on the benefits of involvement in musical projects for the adult prison population, with studies focusing on the role of music on the female prison population being scarce. It is known, however, that the number of women in custody around the world has increased 17% in the past decade (Penal Reform International, 2021), leading to a possible increase in the number of children living in prisons. In this presentation, we discuss our research project designed to bring together professionals and researchers working in diferent areas that address the issue of the role of music as a catalyst for relationships between mothers and imprisoned children, namely musical education, health, penology and criminology. We present the results of fieldwork carried out in Portuguese prisons and in the United Kingdom during 2021/2022, as well as the results of workshops in which various actors in the field of music and prison came together.publishe

Music and communication for mothers and young children in prison

The inspiration for this research began with a surprise; a lack of information on the musical communication between mothers and their young children, albeit in a unique environment, the prison. Musical interactions between mothers and infants, for example, the use of music to establish routines in young children’s lives, play a role in establishing positive bonds between mothers and their babies around the world (Martin, 2014). This paper follows initial research on this topic undertaken in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Early Learning and Development in Music; we found only one academic paper (Rodrigues et al., 2010) that examines how music is used by women and their children who reside in custody with them to communicate with each other and form positive attachment bonds. Based on both of our professional experiences, as music teachers and practitioners working in prisons in Scotland and Portugal, we saw that this practice is not reflected in published academic literature. There is an established field on the impact of parental imprisonment between parents and children that are separated by imprisonment, and research on music in prisons has often focused on the benefits for adults who engage with music while incarcerated (Henley et al., 2012). However, there is a much smaller discourse on women who are incarcerated and raising their young children with them inside prison, and the musical interactions between mother and child. This paper is timely as the number of women in custody around the world has increased substantially, and on every continent, by over 100,000 in the last decade (Prison Reform Trust, 2021). In this paper, we discuss our research project designed to bring together practitioners and researchers that work across the many areas of this practice including music education, health and penology, in a series of online workshops using Heikkinen et al.’s (2012) ‘Five Principles of Action Research and Narrative’ to connect and develop this practice. We discuss music programmes designed for delivery to participants in formal educational settings, as well as the everyday musicing that takes place between mothers and their children, for example, in cells, and how this may mitigate the negative impact of imprisonment for women. This research will expand knowledge and understanding of a hidden area of practice, music as a form of communication between mothers and their young children who reside in custody with them, and discuss implications for music education in the prison environment.publishe

SUPERVISÃO CLÍNICA, OUTCOMES CLÍNICOS E AUTOEFICÁCIA EM PSICÓLOGOS ESTAGIÁRIOS: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

Research has shown that clinical supervision is associated with clinical outcomes in clients and therapeutic self -efficacy in trainees and therapists at the beginning of the profession. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the key -results of empirical studies that tested the association between supervision quality and clinical outcomes in clients and/or predictors self -efficacy in the trainee and inexperienced therapists and their moderators. Studies were sc reened a database (PsycInfo), published between January 2007 and May 2016. The titles, abstracts and keywords of the generated citations were independently reviewed by two investigators to consensually select the items. Of the 1081 screened articles, 11 m et the inclusion criteria. Significant positive associations were found between the quality of clinical supervision and clients’ clinical outcome and also with specific dimensions of self -efficacy in the trainee and inexperienced therapists (micro -skills, multicultural competence, satisfaction supervision and alliance supervision work, attachment, perceived autonomy support, anxiety, disclose and academic training). Implications for clinical supervision are discussed