Music Therapy is an Allied Health Profession

Music Therapy is an allied health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, psychological, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, the client's abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of his or her life.

Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in the music therapy profession supports the effectiveness of music therapy in many areas such as facilitating movement and overall physical rehabilitation, motivating people to cope with treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for the expression of feelings.

Benefits

Music for Therapy benefits lives by

Physically

-Providing positive diversion from pain
-Encouraging movement
-Facilitating relaxation

Behaviorally

-Structuring behavior management
-Promoting client's participation in activities of daily living
-Decreasing resistance to care

Emotionally

-Providing music as a safe mode of emotional expression
-Creating positive moment-to-moment experiences

Socially

-Promoting verbal and nonverbal communication
-Enhancing language development

Cognitively

-Providing intellectual stimulation
-Creating opportunities to reminisce


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