%0 Journal Article
%T Reporting on Outcomes: An Adaptation of the ¡®AQR-instrument¡¯ Used to Evaluate Music Therapy in Autism
%A Martin Lawes
%J Approaches : Music Therapy & Special Music Education
%D 2012
%I Greek Association of Primary Music Education Teachers
%X This article introduces an adaptation of the music therapy and autism specific AQR-instrument (Assessment of the Quality of Relationship)(Schumacher & Calvet 2007). The author developed this adaptation following the requirement to report on the outcomes of his work at a school for children with autism. After introducing the AQR-instrument, the author describes how his adaptation enables him to produce bar charts illustrating client progress. This is done by drawing on the procedures of the Developmental Disabilities - Children¡¯s Global Assessment Scale (Wagner et al. 2007). A case example illustrates the format used for the therapy plans, termly reports and annual review reports in which the bar charts are incorporated.
%K music therapy
%K autism
%K evaluation
%K outcomes
%K AQR-instrument
%U http://approaches.primarymusic.gr/approaches/journal/Approaches_4(2)_2012/Approaches_4(2)2012_Lawes_Article.pdf