The Power of Music Therapy in Forensic Mental Health and Correctional Rehabilitation At the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre (SAFPC), we've witnessed firsthand how music therapy transforms lives within forensic mental health settings. Since the early 2000s,...
From improving our emotions and communication skills to enhancing physical health and creating community, singing is a powerful practice that nourishes both mind and body and helps us to cope with life’s challenges.
The diagnosis of children and adults with ADHD has increased significantly in the last decade. There are many theories as to why this increase has been so substantial. Historically, affected children were viewed as choosing to misbehave, as opposed to having true...
JB Music Therapy is a team of certified Music Therapists (MTAs) who collaborate, design and personalize therapy plans with their clients that will foster desired change to boost mood, decrease stress, improve speech or movement after injury, increase focus, develop...
Science is catching up with what music therapists have been witnessing for many decades — the fact that music can change the way a person feels, thinks, and behaves.
Music offers an alternative that can help us tap into our intrinsic mood-stabilization systems that are mediated by hormones and neurotransmitters.