09
March
0
Clinical Music Therapy
27
January
0
In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
Reading, Writing, and Rapport
By Katherine Moore, MusicWorx Intern “You’re way too young to know anything about the Eagles!” While this sentiment may be true (the Eagles were just a few decades before my time), I hear statements like these all too often in the adult medical setting. Usually,...
17
December
0
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...
19
November
0
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...
15
September
0
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...
26
August
1
In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
Song-Aid Kit
By Danielle Angeloni, MusicWorx Intern Who would have thought that out from the depths of my childhood closet, analyzing Green Day song lyrics, would grow a passion great enough to inspire a career in music therapy? Swimming in teenage angst, I knew two things for...
07
August
0
In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
How to Rock DIR®Floortime™ – Anywhere
By Audrey Weatherstone, MusicWorx Intern I am fortunate to have a music therapy internship with a wide variety of populations and settings. Over the past several months, I have worked with pediatrics, older adults and hospice, mental health groups with adolescents, children with developmental disabilities,...
04
August
0
In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
A Musical Crash Course in Development
Resources for the Families of Post-Hospitalized Children By Anne Delleman, MusicWorx Intern I have always been amazed by what children are able to learn within their first five years. To go from an eight pound infant that can’t see color or lift their head to...
17
July
0
In Blogs, Clinical Music Therapy by MusicWorx
Research: It Works, But Does It Function?
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...
30
April
0
