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Francis Myerscough
(they/them)
BMus MA MA
Research student
Overview
I am an HCPC-registered Music Therapist with a varied clinical background: much of my clinical work has been with children, young people, and families. Another strand has been with queer and trans adults.
I am a passionate advocate for inclusive practice which affirms and celebrates human diversity in the arts therapies and beyond. My PhD research focus on co-production stems from my experience of successes and difficulties co-producing a music therapy organisation with community members.
Publication
2023
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Book Reviews: Sabah Choudrey, Supporting trans people of colour: How to make your practice inclusive. British Journal of Music Therapy 37(2), pp. 112-113. (10.1177/13594575231193322)
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Reflections on (in)visibility and (in)audibility in music therapy: Who? How? To whom?. British Journal of Music Therapy 37(1), pp. 17-27. (10.1177/13594575221137778)
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Becoming Phoenix Song: The therapeutic paradox of liminal existence in the development of a trans and nonbinary community music therapy voicework project. In: Lee, C. A. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Queer and Trans Music Therapy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. C32P1–C32N8., (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192898364.013.32)
2022
- Myerscough, F. and Wong, D. 2022. (Un)learning from experience: an exposition of minoritized voices on music therapy training. Music Therapy Perspectives 40(2), pp. 132-142. (10.1093/mtp/miac024)
Articles
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Book Reviews: Sabah Choudrey, Supporting trans people of colour: How to make your practice inclusive. British Journal of Music Therapy 37(2), pp. 112-113. (10.1177/13594575231193322)
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Reflections on (in)visibility and (in)audibility in music therapy: Who? How? To whom?. British Journal of Music Therapy 37(1), pp. 17-27. (10.1177/13594575221137778)
- Myerscough, F. and Wong, D. 2022. (Un)learning from experience: an exposition of minoritized voices on music therapy training. Music Therapy Perspectives 40(2), pp. 132-142. (10.1093/mtp/miac024)
Book sections
- Myerscough, F. 2023. Becoming Phoenix Song: The therapeutic paradox of liminal existence in the development of a trans and nonbinary community music therapy voicework project. In: Lee, C. A. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Queer and Trans Music Therapy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. C32P1–C32N8., (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192898364.013.32)
Research
Thesis
Co-Production of Creative Therapy Provision - Challenges and Possibilities: A Mixed-Methods, Qualitative Enquiry
My research utilises (auto)ethnographic and arts-based techniques within an overarching grounded theory methodology, with the aim of producing a conceptual model which supports creative therapists in making sense of how co-production functions (or not) in their own contexts.
Bringing observational, interview, and creative data together, I aim for a rich set of data which reflects the complexity and messiness of human relations, and how this impacts on co-production processes.
Funding sources
School of Healthcare Sciences PhD Studentship, July 2023-ongoing.
Supervisors
Research themes
Specialisms
- Music therapy
- Co-production
- Arts therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Institutional dynamics