Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 71022
More than a Playlist: An Overview of Music Therapy
Oct 20, 2023 - 09:00 AM EDT to 12:15 PM EDT
Michelle Adams
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Event Description: This training will provide an overview of the music therapy profession, including information about board-certified music therapists, approaches to music therapy, types of interventions used in treatment, collaboration with other healthcare professionals. In this session, you can expect to grow your understanding of music therapy and how it benefits a variety of patient populations. Come join this hands-on session as we learn more about music’s impact on the brain and how music is used as a therapeutic tool to reach non-musical therapeutic goals!
Objectives
Describe the role of Music Therapists and the services they provide.
Identify music-based interventions used in music therapy.
Identify various approaches to music therapy practice.
Discuss how you can integrate music and/or music therapy into the work you do each day for more positive outcomes.
Audience
This workshop will be beneficial to behavioral health and human service practitioners, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, substance use and addictions professionals, clinicians and all others interested in this topic.
Speakers
Sarah A Gaddy, M.M., MT-BC, QP
