by jb music therapy | Oct 6, 2010 | Blog, Elders
Here is a short case study by DIANA. Diana has recently joined our team…here is her account of a session, a short while after transitioning into one of our long term placements: During a recent session at a long term care facility, the son of one of my...
by jb music therapy | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
A week ago I wrote about my music therapy mentor Fran Herman. Today I learned the loss of another mentor whom I barely knew, but who had great influence over me theses past few months. Louise Guy and I shared the stage at the University of Calgary at the invitation...
by jb music therapy | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
Long-term care workers find stress relief in Music; Landmark Study could save industry 1.46 Billion American Music Conference 2007 The Recreational Music Making (RMM) program drastically reduced employee burnout and turnover. The study revealed that the program...
by jb music therapy | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Elders
Music Therapy and Dementia Dementia, characterized by severe impairment of the person’s intellectual capacity, emotional disturbance and personality changes, is caused by a number of different reasons such as the loss of neurons in the brain due to head injury,...
by jb music therapy | Aug 15, 2010 | Blog, Disabilities, Neuro Rehab - Brain Injury, Stroke
I have had a wonderful summer and am consciously striving to not take these days for granted. Having the opportunity to spend time with my family and friends and going on an incredible Alaskan running cruise …well it can’t get any better than that. Usually at...
