Banca de DEFESA: ADRIA JULIANA VASCONCELOS SOUSA DA SILVA

"TUESDAY WE KEEP PRAYING FOR 15 HOURS”: CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSIC THERAPY TO EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE AND THE SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE

Music therapy, institutional shelter, adolescents, well-being

Music therapy is a scientifically proven practice that has shown its effectiveness in the process of human development, taking into account all subjectivity. This research sought to analyze the contributions of music therapy in the promotion of subjective well-being of adolescents in the context of institutional reception, comprising the host house as a context of development. The specific objectives were: to investigate the participants' perceptions of the daily experience of institutional care; assess the subjective well-being of adolescents; describe the development in specific domains from music therapy sessions and identify the contributions of music therapy sessions to the experience of institutional reception and subjective well-being of research participants. 16 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old participated in the study. The theoretical basis adopted was the Bioecological Theory of Human Development, by Úrie Bronfenbrenner. which understands human development as the result of interaction processes that occur between a being active in its own developmental process and the people, symbols and objects in its immediate environment. Ecological insertion was adopted as a methodological strategy, suitable for developmental research that takes place in the environments where the processes under study occur. Therefore, the ecological insertion was carried out for 12 months in the city's shelter, with music therapy sessions being carried out with the teenagers for 6 months. The following data collection instruments were used: music therapy form, Individualized Music Therapy Assessment (IMTAP), subjective well-being assessment scales in adolescents, video, interview guide, well-being scale with emojis and field diary. The data were analyzed according to the specificities of each instrument. The results found indicated that adolescents have positive and negative perceptions about their daily experiences in the shelter. The subjective well-being scales indicated good levels of well-being. Regarding the participants' development in the domains previously defined for analysis, the adolescents showed significant development in all of them. Finally, the results indicated that the music therapy sessions contributed both to bringing joy and lightness to the participants' daily lives and to their subjective well-being. It is expected that these results will be useful in designing public policies aimed at people in institutional care, by showing that music therapy can contribute to maintaining the well-being of people in institutional care.