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Vol (number) 4(3)
title An Auto-ethnographic Research on Development of a Music Therapist, Growing as a Middle Child
author(s) Si Won Choi(Olive speech- Language & Psychology Center)·Hyejin So(Jeonju University)
Keywords middle child, music therapist, professional development, auto-ethnography
Abstract Th e purpose of this study is to understand professional development and expertise
of a music therapist who was growing up as a middle child, with the experiences of
accepting her life and reflecting upon it. To that end, the researcher who is in training
to become a music therapist and was growing up as a middle child, conducted an
analysis on her professional development process and described the fi ndings, using an
auto-ethnography method. First, the researcher looked into the diffi culties she experienced
as a middle child, including the eff orts she made to be loved in a society with
clear preference for sons. The difficulty the researcher experienced in justifying her
existence amid the strong preference for sons drove her to become preoccupied with
being well-behaved and experience parentifi cation in the process. Second, during the
music therapist training course, the researcher was able to recognize the false self she
had established and develop the true self. Th rough this development process, the researcher
was able to grow her professional capabilities as a music therapist and realize
that an in-depth review of Korean family culture was needed to help clients truly understand
the diffi culties they experienced. Th is study is meaningful in that it provides
specifi c real-life information on how an individual grows into a music therapist, based
on deep understanding of their own socio-cultural backgrounds and self-refl ection.
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Si Won Choi·Hyejin So 4(3).pdf