Older adult groups are great for both you and the community you are serving: groups are practical, cost-efficient, and full of fun social experiences. However, groups also present a unique therapeutic challenge: mixed abilities. Whether it’s cognitive or physical, highs and lows are…
Let’s face it: talking money can be intimidating. When it comes to determining what to charge for group sessions, there are several factors at play. What is the cost of living where you are practicing? Weekly or monthly groups? Fixed…
Searching for an intervention that will engage your clients with late-stage dementia? Sometimes, the simplest answer is the best one: singing! Singing songs of their childhood will take them back, and allow you to connect with them in a deeper, more meaningful…
Are you in need of some fresh intervention ideas for your senior clients? Just open up the music bag you carry around every day! Spanish bullfight music with tambourines? A chorus of rockin’ robins on slide whistle? Yodeling kazoos? Just…
First of all, join us for a remote discussion on Masters Level Entry – Just click here. Second of all, I highly recommend viewing this document which we covered in our first MLE talk. There’s also this Powerpoint on the…
Hello Leader In Healthcare! We wanted to shower you with LOVE before February arrived, so you’re prepared for your sessions. Affirmations are statements made in the present tense that describe something positive about your self. When you use them in…
Dr. Dena Register is a board certified music therapist, associate professor of music therapy and director of the music therapy at West Virginia University. Her primary research interests include professional growth of the field of music therapy, in the US…
Judy Simpson, MT-BC — THE Director of Government Relations of the American Music Therapy Association – shares important information to help you effortlessly answer the question “So, what is music therapy?” and how to maximize the time you already spend…
In 2014, we ran a challenge to answer the age-old question “what is music therapy?” How do YOU answer that question? Click here to see the submissions! Click here for inspiration on answering What Is Music Therapy. This Week’s Shout-Out…
Voting is now over, and……….((drum roll, please…….)) Carolyn Dachinger was the WINNER of our Self-Care contest! She receives a copy of Brene Brown’s book Daring Greatly. Congratulations, Carolyn!! We LOVE Music Therapists!!! Thank you all for participating and voting in…
