The Betz-Held Strengths Inventory: A Music Therapy Assessment Tool

by | Sep 1, 2013 | Assessment, Music Therapy, Young Children

Stephan Betz, Ph.D., MT-BC and Josef Held, M.Ed, GCFP

This thoughtful audio podcast presents a new music therapy assessment tool for toddlers and children with special needs created by the authors that focuses on positive psychology and building the child’s strengths to succeed in life.

Resources:

  • Achor, S. (2010). The happiness advantage. New York, NY: Random House.

  • Baumeister, R. F., Vohs, K. D., & Tice, D. M., (2007). The strength model of self control. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16(6), 351-355.

  • Betz S., & Held, J. (2013). The Betz-Held strengths inventory. Available at Kdp.amazon.com.

  • Blackwell, L. S., Treszesnieswki, K. H., & Dweck, C. S. (2007). Implicit theories of intelligence pre-dict achievement across an adolescent transition: A longitudinal study and an intervention. Child Development, 78(1), 246-263.

  • Buckingham, M. (2007). Go put your strengths to work. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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  • Peterson, C. (2006). A primer in positive psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

The Early Childhood Development Center in Rastatt where music therapy research led to the Betz-Held Strengths Inventory

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Children learn to talk in frog-language to each other

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Note: Pictures used with the permission of Reha Suedwest, published in “Familienzentrum” program 2013.

About the Authors:

Dr. Stephan Betz has practiced music therapy in Germany, Australia and the U.S. for over 30 years. He currently owns and operates two private practices in California where he received the Betty Isern Howery Award for professional excellence in 2001. Josef Held is a special educator and Fedlenkrais Practitioner for many years. He founded the Music School for Children with Disabilities in Raststadt, Germany. Contact: sbetzmtbc@sbcglobal.net

Suggested Citation:

Betz S. & Held, J. (Authors). (2013, September 1). The Betz-Held strengths inventory: A music therapy assessment tool. Retrieved from imagine.musictherapy.biz