Music Therapy supports individuals experiencing a shift in their health, in their surroundings, or who are experiencing feelings of isolation when living in long term care. Music therapy benefits individuals at all ages and stages of life and health -...
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Over the course of my career as a certified music therapist, I have worked in hospitals, privatevhomes, long-term care facilities, group homes and schools. I and my colleagues bear witness to many of life’s most profound moments. Years ago I...
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Music therapy is one of the healthcare professionals that a patient might come across during their stay in the hospital, along with encounters with various other healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, and...
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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...
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Starting this month I begin a new blog series to address the case for music therapy in healthcare. I want to put my profession to the test. Does it hold the value I feel it does? Are there areas we...
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I entered my first palliative care room as a practicing music therapist in early 1990s. I was unfamiliar with the person I was about to meet – all I knew as I walked through the door was that her name was Gwen,...
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25 years has passed since I entered my first palliative care room. Today, like all the other days in the past, I was unfamiliar with the person I was about to meet - all I knew as I walked through her...
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I first witnessed the power of music at the age of 14. My grandfather had recently had a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. He would reside in a long term care facility for the next...
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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...
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(the following is the speech Jennifer Buchanan opened the Afternoon of Song/Anniversary Celebration on Saturday June 11, 2016 - all photos by Christina Ryan)Good Afternoon! It truly is a great honour to have you all here today. I’m honestly...
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