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Music Therapy

Julia Krallinger

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Music Therapy

Used: Way of communication

Optimize the clients

quality of life

Improve clients healthand well being

Accomplish

individualized goals

Why music? Helps to express

feelings

Affecting peoples

behavior Flexible with all ages

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What Music Therapy includes:

Music improvisation

Receptive music

listening

Song writing

Lyric discussion

Music and imagery

Music performance

Learning through

music

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Who can benefit from Music

Therapy? Children, adolescents,

adults and elderly withmental health needs

Developmental andlearning disabilities

Alzheimers diseaseand other aging relatedconditions

Substance abuseproblems

Brain injuries

Physical disabilities Acute and chronic pain,incl. mothers in labor

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Outcomes of Music Therapy

Crisis and Trauma

Let emotions out (non-

verbal)

Anxiety and stressreduction

Change in mood and

emotions

Eldery:

Helps to recall

memory

Build up socialinteraction with family

and caregivers

Physical rehabilitation

Management of painand discomfort

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Outcomes of Music Therapy

cond Autism:

Improve social

interaction

Provides a form of

communication

Helps to get away from

rituals, rigid thoughts

and behavior patterns

Mental Health:

Increased self-esteem

Reduced muscle

tension

Decreased anxiety and

agitation

Increased

verbalization

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Sample for Music Therapy session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwf76MUkto&feature

=related

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References

American Music Therapy Association. Consulted 13.09.2012http://www.musictherapy.org/

British Association For Music Therapy. Consulted 13.09.2012http://www.bamt.org/music-therapy-british-association-for-music-therap.html

Canadian Association For Music Therapy. Consulted 13.09.2012http://www.musictherapy.ca/en/information/music-therapy.html

World Federation Of Music Therapy. Consulted 13.09.2012http://www.musictherapyworld.net/WFMT/Home.html

Youtube. Consulted 13.09.2012http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwf76MUkto&feature=related

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