By Taylorlyn Mehnert, MusicWorx Intern When I started working in a children’s hospital for the first time, I had several conversations with my supervisor about hurdles to providing quality care in this environment. The hurdle that stuck out to me the most was that there...
By Danielle Angeloni, MusicWorx Intern You may have heard of or read the infamous book “don’t sweat the small stuff” by Richard Carlson PhD. I had the book introduced to me as a teenager and have often turned to it in times of crisis. Over...
By Taylorlyn Mehnert, MusicWorx Intern “A man and his son are in a terrible accident and are rushed to the hospital in critical care. The doctor looks at the boy and exclaims "I can't operate on this boy, he's my son!" How could this be?”...
By Sarah Murrin, MusicWorx Intern Throughout internship, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to work alongside my incredible supervisor, Maureen “Mo” Dinsmore, in individual and group music therapy sessions with children, teens, and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Mo is a Neurologic Music Therapist who...
By Taylorlyn Mehnert, MusicWorx Intern When we experience something difficult, we often need to do a little “self care” - go home, take a bubble bath, and eat some chocolate. But recently I realized that, apparently, chocolate is not going to fix the long term...
By Maureen Dinsmore, M.A., MT-BC, MusicWorx Staff I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals with intellectual and developmental challenges, with an emphasis on persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), for over fifteen years. These amazing people have forever inspired me to tailor my approach...
Analysing Music Therapist’s Use of Music For Leisure By Anne Delleman, MusicWorx Intern Last week, a client insisted that I play them my favorite song, and I realized I couldn’t. In fact, I couldn’t play a single song by any of the artists I listen...
By Lindsy Lev, MusicWorx Intern My mother and I in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I Am A Central American Migrant Granted, I am a very privileged Central American migrant. I was born in Costa Rica with dual citizenship, and had the luxury of traveling extensively with my...
By Taylorlyn Mehnert, MusicWorx Intern Keeping up with the windstorm of ideas that is music therapy can be a full time job. Theoretically, the research is easily accessible to us. If you want to learn more about a specific subject, all you need is journal...
By Anne Delleman, MusicWorx Intern A young professional can easily feel unqualified in the field of music therapy, where experience is given significant weight. This lack in confidence may limit a beginning music therapist from acting as mover or influencer within the profession. Becoming aware...