Background: Ideally, music therapists are guided in their work by a framework and they communicate their way of doing music therapy with clarity through a framework. A framework is a theoretical structure found in literature that…
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into music therapists’ current understandings of the impact of trauma on autistic individuals, as well as their reactions and/or opinions on incorporating trauma-informed assessments…
The comorbidity of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) (or characteristics consistent with its diagnosis) is hypothesized to be up to 64% (Tierny, et al., 2015). Music has been found to be…
This paper details the creation and evaluation of "Music Therapists, Sparking Conversation" a pilot program aimed at increasing the sense of community within a hybrid (virtual and in-person) music therapy program at a small midwest…
The instance of agitation in persons in mid-late stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is problematic both as an indicator of distress in the individual and because agitation makes caregiving more difficult for caregivers, thereby…
Termination is the last step of the therapeutic process and results in the end of the therapeutic relationship between service user and service provider. Though considered an integral component of music therapy and related…