A Guidebook in Using Voice as a Tool in Social Services
Tzanakaki, Ioanna (2020)
2020
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ABSTRACT
Ioanna Tzanakaki
A Guidebook in Using Voice as a Tool in Social Services
38 Pages with 1 appendix
November 2020
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services
Bachelor of Social Services
This thesis had been created to provide information for the use of voice in the field of
social services. A guidebook of vocal activities that contains singing, humming, making
sounds with the mouth, speaking, whispering, beatboxing, changing the dynamics of the
voice, reading aloud and other vocal techniques, is included.
Both the thesis and the guidebook provide instructions of the activities and open the pathway for more social services professionals to embrace voice as a zero-cost and effective mean of communication, inspiration, creation, expression art-based method in their work with the clients. The concept occurred with the complete lack of literature about the use of voice as a tool in social services.
The guidebook contains nine voice activities accompanied by general notes and information for the implementation process. Each activity includes instructions, aims and outcomes, a time signature and further details like possible variations and additional suggestions that could make the activities easier and enjoyable to implement. The primary scope of the guidebook is to be used by professionals without any previous studies in music and singing, and it comes with detailed sets of instructions that will guide the social services worker in every step of the implementation.
The voice activities contained in the guidebook, offer the space for further changes and
creative interventions according to the needs of the clients, the group and the context. The primary outcome for the professionals in social services, when using the voice activities is the use of an alternative approach in art-based methods and for the participants is a safe place to exist and express themselves in creative, enjoyable and often therapeutic ways. In conclusion, it can be said that there is a significant need in creating and sharing new, innovative methods made of holistic and straightforward tools which will be offered by the social services professionals through a spirit of empathy, compassion and love for the client.
The guidebook process was evaluated by constant monitoring of the result during each
phase of the design. The feedback by the supervisor teachers and by the peer students was critical in each stage.
Keywords: art-based methods, professional tools, voice, singing, guidebook
Ioanna Tzanakaki
A Guidebook in Using Voice as a Tool in Social Services
38 Pages with 1 appendix
November 2020
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services
Bachelor of Social Services
This thesis had been created to provide information for the use of voice in the field of
social services. A guidebook of vocal activities that contains singing, humming, making
sounds with the mouth, speaking, whispering, beatboxing, changing the dynamics of the
voice, reading aloud and other vocal techniques, is included.
Both the thesis and the guidebook provide instructions of the activities and open the pathway for more social services professionals to embrace voice as a zero-cost and effective mean of communication, inspiration, creation, expression art-based method in their work with the clients. The concept occurred with the complete lack of literature about the use of voice as a tool in social services.
The guidebook contains nine voice activities accompanied by general notes and information for the implementation process. Each activity includes instructions, aims and outcomes, a time signature and further details like possible variations and additional suggestions that could make the activities easier and enjoyable to implement. The primary scope of the guidebook is to be used by professionals without any previous studies in music and singing, and it comes with detailed sets of instructions that will guide the social services worker in every step of the implementation.
The voice activities contained in the guidebook, offer the space for further changes and
creative interventions according to the needs of the clients, the group and the context. The primary outcome for the professionals in social services, when using the voice activities is the use of an alternative approach in art-based methods and for the participants is a safe place to exist and express themselves in creative, enjoyable and often therapeutic ways. In conclusion, it can be said that there is a significant need in creating and sharing new, innovative methods made of holistic and straightforward tools which will be offered by the social services professionals through a spirit of empathy, compassion and love for the client.
The guidebook process was evaluated by constant monitoring of the result during each
phase of the design. The feedback by the supervisor teachers and by the peer students was critical in each stage.
Keywords: art-based methods, professional tools, voice, singing, guidebook