In Blogs, Internship by MusicWorx
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October
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Blogs
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June
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Mindfulness: A History and Practice for Mental Health
By Jocie Purcell, MusicWorx Intern You may have heard of mindfulness from the brightly colored cover of a magazine while waiting in line at the grocery store. You’ve heard colleagues and peers practicing it in their personal time. You may even be helping clients use...
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June
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Music Therapy as a Disaster Relief Service for Adolescents
By Cailey Garner, MusicWorx Intern Content warning: Experiences of displacement, loss, and trauma. Our modern world is in constant motion. As we witness the rise of sea level, record-setting temperatures, unprecedented floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, and drought, we must also rise to combat the...
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May
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Toxic Positivity
By Cailey Garner, MusicWorx Intern Toxic Positivity… It may sound like a paradox upon first glance. How could maintaining a positive outlook on our lives or the lives of others become harmful? When life throws us difficulty and pain, isn’t positivity something we should always...
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April
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A Music Therapy Intern’s Guide to Co-Treating with Physical Therapy
By Jocie Purcell, MusicWorx Intern Music in the Human Experience On a busy Wednesday morning in the ICU, I put on my protective gown and gloves and entered the room of a follow-up patient. I had corresponded with the Physical Therapist and suggested that we...
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April
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The Creation of ‘Stylistic Music Skills with Tia’
By Tia Mae Frostrom, MusicWorx Intern When approaching my internship capstone, a special project “providing a resource or program”, I first considered where my interests and skills might overlap. Reflecting on my past university experience as a music therapy major, I recalled countless conversations about...
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March
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Confronting Imposter Syndrome
A personal reflection on imposter syndrome in the final stages of internship. By Elise Scullin, MusicWorx Intern On September 27, 2021, I walked into the MusicWorx office for the first time, finally starting my internship after 4 months away from school and the music therapy...
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March
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Music & Creative Arts for Self-Care
Accessible Exercises to Facilitate Your Personal Self-Care Practice. By Tia Mae Frostrom, MusicWorx Intern As a current music therapy intern, I love being able to support others through music every day. Music has the power to connect with each person as needed. Developing and refining...
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March
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Music Therapy With Antepartum Patients
By Elise Scullin, MusicWorx Intern Disclaimer: I will be using the terms “antepartum patients” (pre-birth) and “pregnant individuals” to describe the patient population. While all of the antepartum patients I have worked with personally have been female identifying, not all people who experience pregnancy identify...
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December
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