Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children

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Coombes, E., Slabu, L., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T. and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children. in: Coombes, E., Gracida, S. and Maclean, E. (ed.) Music Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 212-232
Chapter titleMusic for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children
AuthorsCoombes, E., Slabu, L., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T. and Franco, F.
Abstract

The chapter describes and discusses aspects of a music therapy feasibility study, Music for Displaced Dyads (M4DD) for displaced Ukrainian parents and pre-school children undertaken in the Spring of 2023 in London. A feasibility study is a way to find out if a project plan has the potential to be successful as a bigger project. As this was the first such study that the team was aware of using these measures and protocols, a feasibility study seemed the best way to test the thinking behind the project. The chapter considers the range of data collected and their relationship to each other and discuss findings.

Sustainable Development Goals3 Good health and well-being
Middlesex University ThemeHealth & Wellbeing
Page range212-232
Book titleMusic Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections
EditorsCoombes, E., Gracida, S. and Maclean, E.
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers
Place of publicationLondon, UK
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Paperback9781805013822
Electronic9781805013839
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Online21 Jul 2025
Print21 Jul 2025
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Accepted01 Apr 2025
Deposited11 Sep 2025
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