Integrating Music Therapy in School Counseling: Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_56How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD); music therapy; school psychological counseling; emotion regulation; behavior improvement

Abstract

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) are increasingly prevalent in school counseling. Students with EBD often exhibit social difficulties, emotional regulation problems, and classroom behavior issues, which can significantly impact their academic performance and daily life. Currently, the emotional and behavioral problems of EBD students are becoming more complex. This paper focuses on exploring how music therapy can be integrated into the school counseling system through a literature review and case analysis, and examines the specific effects and benefits of music therapy on the emotional regulation and improvement of EBD students. The research results show that EBD students have significantly improved emotional regulation ability, expression ability, and classroom performance during music therapy. These improvements can also reduce aggressive behavior, social difficulties, depressive moods, and enhance students’ self-esteem. However, there are also some challenges in the process of music therapy, such as insufficient understanding of music therapy by educators and limited resources.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zihan Yang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/26
TI  - Integrating Music Therapy in School Counseling: Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
BT  - Proceeding of 2025 8th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 510
EP  - 516
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_56
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_56
ID  - Yang2026
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