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A/PROF DENISE GROCKE



Contact Details

Organization: Music
Position: ASSSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN MUSIC THERAPY
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Homepage: http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/grocke.html
Work: (03) 8344-5259
Fax: (03) 8344-5346
Room: 210
Level: 02
Building: Conservatorium Of Music
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Music, Music Therapy Mental health, dementia, education of music therapists Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Norway Norwegian Academy of Music Research, Teaching
Denmark Aalborg University Exchange, Research, Teaching
United States Temple University Research
Germany Witten/Herdecke University Exchange, Research
Spain Instituto Musica, Arte y Proceso Teaching

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
PhD University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1999
Bachelor of Music Michigan State University
Bachelor of Music University of Melbourne
Master of Music University of Melbourne

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Registered Australian Music Therapy Association Registered Music Therapist 01-Aug-1975
Registered Association for Music and Imagery (USA) Fellow 15-Jun-1994
Member British Society for Music Therapy Member 31-Dec-1991

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Association of Music & Imagery (FAMI) 31-Dec-1993

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Songs for Life: Group Music Therapy for Serious Mental Illness (SMI)-a Randomised Control Trial Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2008

Additional Grant and Contract Information

Grocke, D., Bloch, S; & Castle, D.  (2008-2010). Songs for Life:  Group Music Therapy for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) - a Randomised Controlled Trial.    
Funded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant - $230,761.
Collaboration: St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. Mental Health Unit.

Grocke, D., Kader, L. & Pantelis, C. (2007-2008). Resource-Oriented Music Therapy for Low Motivation Patients with Severe Mental Illness.
Funded by: Joint Award, Collaborative Research Initiative.  Melbourne Research Office, University of Melbourne - $15,000.       
Collaboration: Sunshine Hospital, Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit & University of Bergen, Norway.

Grocke, D, Bloch, S & Castle, D (2004). Music and Mental Health.
Funded by: Joint Research Program. University of Melbourne $9530.
Collaboration: St Vincent’s Hospital and the Mental Health Research Institute.

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Challenges of working with people aged 60-75 years from culturally and linguistically diverse groups: Repertoire and music therapy approaches employed by Australian Music Therapists
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Australian Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 30-55
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  • Guided imagery and music: the Bonny method as psychotherapy
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Psychotherapy in Australia
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 64-71
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  • The effect of group music therapy on quality of life for participants living with a severe and enduring mental illness
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 90-104
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • A music therapy treatment protocol for acquired dysarthria rehabilitation
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Music Therapy Perspectives
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 23-29
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  • Bereaved Parents' Experiences of Music Therapy with their Terminally Ill Child.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 45
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 330-348
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  • Indigenous music therapy theory building through grounded theory research:
    The developing indigenous theory framework
    Year: 2008
    Journal: The Arts in Psychotherapy
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 280-286
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  • Indigenous theory building through grounded theory research: The developing indigenous theory framework
    Year: 2008
    Journal: The Arts in Psychotherapy
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 280-286
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  • Is there a role for music therapy in the care of the severely mentally ill?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australasian Psychiatry
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 442-445
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  • The effect of music therapy on anxiety in patients who are terminally ill
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 582-590
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Publications in 2007

Books

  • Receptive Methods in Music Therapy: Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers(London)
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Book Chapters

  • A Structural Model of Music Analysis
    Year: 2007
    Book: Microanalysis in Music Therapy
    Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers(London)
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  • Understanding Music Therapy Experiences Through Interviewing: A Phenomenological Microanalysis
    Year: 2007
    Book: Microanalysis in Music Therapy
    Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers(London)
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Publications in 2006

Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • A Case Study in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM)
    Year: 2005
    Book: Case Study Designs in Music Therapy
    Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers(London)
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  • Phenomenological Inquiry
    Year: 2005
    Book: Music Therapy Research
    Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(Gilsum)
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Journal Articles

  • Celebrating the Voice of Music Therapy
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Journal of Music Education
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 18 - 26
    Publisher: Australian Society for Music Education
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  • Significant Moments in Music Therapy in Australia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: The Australian Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 104 - 118
    Publisher: Australian Music Therapy Association(Melbourne)
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  • The Role of the Therapist in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM)
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Music Therapy Perspectives
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 45 - 52
    Publisher: American Music Therapy Association(Washington)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • New areas of music therapy practice
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Voices: A world forum for Music Therapy
    Volume: 6-19 Dec
    Issue: 2004
    Page numbers: 1
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  • Re-inventing the Wheel
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Voices: A world forum for Music Therapy
    Volume: 7-20 June
    Issue: 2004
    Page numbers: 1
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  • The 5th International Symposium for Qualitative Music Therapy Research
    Year: 2004
    Journal: The Bulletin: Newsletter of the Australian Music Therapy Association
    Volume: 27.2
    Issue: June 2004
    Page numbers: 5
    Publisher: Australian Music Therapy Association(Turramurra)
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Healing an inflamed body: The Bonny Method of GIM in treating rheumatoid arthritis
    Year: 2003
    Book: Psychodynamic Music Therapy: Case Studies
    Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(Gilsum)
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(Gilsum)
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Book Chapters

  • Qualitiative Research in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)
    Year: 2002
    Book: Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond
    Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(Gilsum)
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  • The Bonny Music Programs
    Year: 2002
    Book: Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond
    Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(Gilsum)
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  • The Evolution of Bonny's Music Programs
    Year: 2002
    Book: Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond
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Journal Articles

  • Advances in Music Therapy: An International Perspective
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the New Zealand Society for Music Therapy
    Volume: 2002
    Page numbers: 6-20
    Publisher: New Zealand Society for Music Therapy(Whitby)
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  • Afterword
    Year: 2002
    Journal: British Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 1 (2002)
    Page numbers: 60
    Publisher: Association for Professional Music Therapists/British Society for Musi(East Barnet)
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  • Music-Imagery Methods in Health and Spirituality
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the New Zealand Society for Music Therapy
    Volume: 2002
    Page numbers: 60-69
    Publisher: New Zealand Society for Music Therapy(Whitby)
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  • Re-Imaging in GIM Supervision
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 2 (2002)
    Page numbers: 178-181
    Publisher: Sogn og Fjordane College, Faculty of Higher Education at Sandane
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  • Review of T. Wigram, I. Nygaard Pedersen & L.O. Bonde, "A Comprehensive Guide to Music Therapy"
    Year: 2002
    Journal: The Australian Journal of Music Therapy
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 2002
    Page numbers: 55-56
    Publisher: Australian Music Therapy Association(Melbourne)
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