Dos Santos, Andeline2018-05-182018-05-182018-09-192018-05-18Lotter, S 2018, The affordances of narrative group music therapy with adolescents who self harm, MMus Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64975>S2018http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64975Mini Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2018.This qualitative study examined how adolescent participants who self-harm narrate motivations for and experiences of self-harm and what a narrative group music therapy process could afford them. Seven participants from a high school in South Africa who engage in self-harm attended narrative group music therapy sessions for six weeks. Multiple interventions were used to create opportunities for self-expression within sessions. Narratives that emerged during this therapeutic process were analysed. Five main narratives were identified: “who I am, becoming and strive to be,” “relationships,” “worldview,” “self-harm,” “music therapy.”en© 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.Narrative music therapyAdolescenceTrauma/abuseNarrative analysisSelf harmIdentityUCTDMusic theses SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingMusic theses SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationMusic theses SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesMusic theses SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsMini Dissertation