by jb music therapy | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog
The longer I work in healthcare, the more I understand why we need professionals to serve those in an active state of recovery and healing. And my hunch is if you have been a patient in any healthcare system, for any period of time, you will understand this too. As...
by jb music therapy | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog
So why did Music Therapy not become a series of music-based techniques but instead become an autonomous profession? I have asked myself this question many times throughout my career. Especially as many other individuals and groups in healthcare settings have begun to...
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...
