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Music Therapy

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What is Music Therapy?

Established healthcare/human service profession.

Structured and planned use of the power of music to focus and direct change and treatment.

Music therapists use music interventions and strategies to facilitate changes that are non-musical in nature.

Where do Music Therapists Where do Music Therapists Work?Work?

Music therapists work with children, adolescents, Music therapists work with children, adolescents, and adults with:and adults with:

Acute, chronic, or terminal illnessAcute, chronic, or terminal illness

Developmental disabilitiesDevelopmental disabilities

Mental illnessMental illness

Physical disabilitiesPhysical disabilities

Acute or chronic painAcute or chronic pain

Wellness settingsWellness settings

•MusicWorx Inc. is an American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) approved internship site. As such, it has met criteria for approval under the National Roster Guidelines per the new Standards for Education and Clinical Training.

•There are 4 interns working with MusicWorx at any given time.

Internship Summary

•Each intern is required to be proficient on guitar, piano, and voice. Some also play other instruments such as violin, cello, flute, or clarinet.

•Each intern has earned an undergraduate degree, a graduate degree, or an equivalency degree in Music Therapy from an AMTA approved university.

•A six-month internship is required in order to be eligible to sit for a Board Certification Exam.

American Music Therapy American Music Therapy AssociationAssociation

The only professional organization in the U.S. established to promote music therapy

through increased public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increased

access to quality music therapy services.

AMTA Standards of Clinical AMTA Standards of Clinical PracticePractice

To ensure the quality of music delivered to clients, all To ensure the quality of music delivered to clients, all music therapists must follow a general procedure for music therapists must follow a general procedure for each individual that includes:each individual that includes:

Referral and acceptanceReferral and acceptance

AssessmentAssessment

Treatment planningTreatment planning

Implementation of music therapy interventionsImplementation of music therapy interventions

Documentation of sessions and follow-upDocumentation of sessions and follow-up

Discharge planning and termination of servicesDischarge planning and termination of services

Why Music?Why Music? Music is a whole brain process.Music is a whole brain process.

Music is a familiar, non-threatening medium for Music is a familiar, non-threatening medium for most children.most children.

Music is easily adaptable to all ages and Music is easily adaptable to all ages and functioning levels.functioning levels.

Music is fun!Music is fun!

MusicMusic• Music captivates Music captivates

and maintains and maintains attention.attention.

• Music can be Music can be adapted to meet the adapted to meet the needs of the needs of the students.students.

• Music structures Music structures time in a way that time in a way that we can understand.we can understand.

• Music provides a Music provides a meaningful way to meaningful way to help students learn help students learn academic skills.academic skills.

• Music taps into Music taps into memory and memory and emotions.emotions.

• Music  provides Music  provides immediate feedback.immediate feedback.

• Music is success-Music is success-oriented.oriented.

• Music provides a non-Music provides a non-threatening setting for threatening setting for social interaction social interaction (verbal and nonverbal (verbal and nonverbal communication).communication).

Neurologic Music Therapy

Neurologic music therapy (NMT) is the research based treatment system for clients with

neurologic disorders, autism, and other various disabilities that is based on utilizing the

physiological mechanisms inherent in music perception and production. Treatment

techniques are standardized for functional therapeutic outcomes.

Neurologic Music TherapyCognition: Attention and Perception

Techniques Music Sensory Orientation Training (MSOT)

Musical Neglect Training (MNT)

Auditory Perception Training (APT)

Musical Attention Control Training (MACT)

Selective

Sustained

Divided

Alternating

Neurologic Music TherapyCognition: Executive Functioning

Training

Techniques

Music Executive Functioning Training

Organization

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Reasoning

Comprehension

Neurologic Music TherapySpeech and Language Training

Techniques• Melodic Intonation Training (MMIT)

• Musical Speech Stimulation (STIM)

• Rhythmic Speech Cueing (RSC)

• Vocal Intonation Training (VIT)

• Therapeutic Singing (TS)

• Oral Motor and Respiratory Exercises (OMREX)

Neurologic Music TherapySensory-Motor Training

Techniques Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) Pattern Sensory Enhancement (PSE) Therapeutic Instrumental Music

Performance (TIMP)

Contact InformationContact InformationBarbara Reuer, PhD, NMT-F, MT-BCBarbara Reuer, PhD, NMT-F, MT-BC

3830 Valley Ctr Dr., #705, PMB 5423830 Valley Ctr Dr., #705, PMB 542

San Diego, CA 92130San Diego, CA 92130

866/800.0197866/800.0197

breuer@musicworxinc.combreuer@musicworxinc.com

http://www.musicworxinc.comhttp://www.musicworxinc.com