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Are We Allowed to Sing? – a Music Therapist’s Perspective During Coronavirus
We have also been recently informed that singing is classified as a high-risk activity. What does this mean for the music therapists and the clients we serve? Are we allowed to sing?
Self-Care During a Pandemic
During the pandemic, which parts of your self-care remain the same? Which parts have changed? How? Going through a pandemic can cause stress and anxiety, since it is disrupting normal life for many people all at once. While it is important to stay informed by watching...
The 3 Things Music Therapy Clients Need?
This week we look at client needs and satisfaction. If we are to have a #caseformusictherapy it is essential we look at ensuring the music therapist's lens remains on the patient. Problems Solved What clients need more than anything is their problems solved. Some...
The Future of Music Therapy
When I planned out the #caseformusictherapy blog series who knew that when I got to the month I was to discuss the ‘future of music therapy’ it would land right in the middle of the future already happening - around the entire globe. What I was planning to address...
5 Ways Music Helps During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Here are 5 ways music can help during a COVID (or any) crisis.
Can Music Therapy Support Social Change?
Although change is inevitable the strategy to best steer positive change is certainly possible within the music therapy community.
Using Music to Care For Ourselves and Our Communities
I am still processing my second visit to Igloolik, Nunavut. What I know for sure is that I am not taking the place nor the experiences I had for granted. To be invited into such a small community, in such a remote area, with so many significant stories of loss,...
A Love Letter to the Organizations We Serve
Music is not a cure-all for love lost, or missed, but it can help a little.
How Reliable is Music Therapy?
All services, including therapy, are judged on the skills, quality and outcomes of the service/provider.
Why Professionals are Necessary in Healthcare? Including Professional Music Therapists
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...