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January
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Blogs
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December
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In Blogs, Internship by MusicWorx
R&B Intern Takeover Podcast
By Becky Bressan and Renee De Luca In the beginning there was an idea... On a warm July night in Southern California, I sat and ate froyo with a group of fellow music therapy interns. As is common in these instances, we talked about music...
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December
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In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
“Say What?” Verbal Interventions in Music Therapy
By Katherine Moore, MusicWorx Intern “What lyrics in the song stood out to you?” I ask this question frequently in my music therapy sessions, especially if the patient requested the song. This icebreaker can provide a patient with the opportunity to open up about something...
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November
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Speed Dating or Advocating?
By Renee De Luca, MusicWorx Intern Advocating to the Point of Frustration From the moment you enter your clinical workplace to the moment you return to your car, you are constantly advocating and justifying your profession. The guitar on your back turns heads in almost...
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November
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In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
Behavior Management in Music Therapy
By Alicia Coleman, MusicWorx Intern Understanding behavior is fundamental not only to therapy, but also to live our lives and interact with others. To better understand human behavior, we examine the science of learning through the approach called Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is a...
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November
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Enneagram in Music Therapy
By Renee De Luca, MusicWorx Intern Disclaimer and my perspective of personality types I am not an expert on how the enneagram works, and I do not believe that personality tests are the law. I think as individuals we grow and adapt, and the test...
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November
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In Blogs, Internship by MusicWorx
Let’s Talk About Your Voice
By Becky Bressan, MusicWorx Intern “Man, I need to learn how to sing.” My co-intern has uttered this phrase countless times over the past five months of internship. She doesn’t say this because she can’t sing, on the contrary, she has a beautiful voice. But...
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November
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In Blogs, Corporate Wellness, Internship by MusicWorx
Impostor Syndrome
By Becky Bressan, MusicWorx Intern Just imagine... You walk out of an interview, and you’re sure that you tanked it. Every single thing you could have said wrong, you did. Oh, and the interviewer’s face; they must think that you’re such an idiot, bringing up...
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September
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In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
Being an Active Member in Co-Treating
By Renee De Luca, MusicWorx Intern NMT and Me Within the field of music therapy, there are many different approaches. I have found since starting this internship, I come from a vastly different background than my co-interns and they all bring in their own strengths...
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August
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In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx