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Music Therapy is an established psychological clinical intervention, delivered by HCPC registered music therapists to help people whose lives have been affected by injury, illness or disability through supporting their psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative and social needs.
Part I explains the foundations of music therapy and examines professional issues. Topics include assessment and intervention methods, music and the brain, cultural issues in treatment, and evidence-based practice. Part II focuses on theoretical orientations and approaches.
- Barbara L. Wheeler
- 2015
Music Therapy uses the different elements of music, such as components of rhythm, melody and tonality, to provide a means of relating within a therapeutic relationship. A wide range of accessible instruments are used within sessions, and clients are encouraged to explore these and the use of their voice to create a musical language which ...
Mar 1, 2006 · A scientific basis for music therapy only emerged after World War II and the term "music therapy" was introduced in about 1950. Contemporary music therapy is used in many fields of...
^Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families, or communities who seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative,
Mar 26, 2015 · In music therapy, there is an implicit understanding that music, utilized in relation to goals and objectives, has inherent therapeutic value. A common understanding is that music changes responses and that the characteristics of the music are important to the therapeutic outcome.
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Mar 4, 2015 · Music therapy is a relational therapy involving the use of music in therapeutic processes with individuals and groups by a qualified practitioner who has undertaken appropriate training and undertakes ongoing professional development.
