by jb music therapy | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog, Music Therapy Resources
Starting this month I begin a new blog series to address the case for music therapy in healthcare. I want to put my profession to the test. Does it hold the value I feel it does? Are there areas we need to improve? In this first post I start by re-visiting some of...
by jb music therapy | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Mental Health, Workplace Wellness
When Statistics Canada shared their results from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health 2012 it fell in line with a recommendation by the Commission’s Mental Health Strategy for Canada which outlined the need to “improve mental health data collection,...
by jb music therapy | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog
The sun has arrived – and all of a sudden we are getting that familiar feeling to move……and to help us move better we are reaching for the right music. For those who exercise, music is often a way to distract oneself from the physical activity, and...
by jb music therapy | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Education, Mental Health, Youth
Emily is 16 years old and over the past few months has disengaged from her peers and family members. It has come to the attention of her foster mom that she was being terribly bullied at school. The bully has since moved to a different educational system however,...
by jb music therapy | Jan 14, 2019 | Blog, Personal Wellness
One weekend when I was 8 years old I woke up to a piano being carried into my living room by two burly men. Within weeks of the piano being delivered a man by the name of Mr. Nicholwitz arrived. He was introduced to me as my piano teacher. Mr. Nicholwitz would arrive...