Resources & references

Read a scoping review on the use of music therapy in pediatric neurodisability. Results indicated that music therapy is effective both as a stand-alone treatment and in interprofessional teams within this population, and targets a wide range of domains of function.

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Read a plain language summary of an article discussing the use of music therapy in pediatric neurodisability.

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Listen to Karen Twyford discuss her scoping review on the use of music therapy in pediatric neurodisability.

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Read an article discussing an intergenerational music therapy group, led by music therapist Hayley Cann, aiming to bridge gaps and forge social connections between school children and seniors.

This article describes the development and implementation of the Grief Song-Writing Process (GSWP) with bereaved adolescents. Details of this protocol are shared, along with five original songs composed for and during the song-writing process.

Watch how group music therapy helps three young teens address their social, communication, and emotional regulation goals.

Watch how music therapy can support children, adolescents and their families in a pediatric hospital setting, and learn how music therapists contribute to interdisciplinary care teams.

This video showcases the Jared Kurtin Music Therapy Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, which is a clinical and evidence-based program for hospitalized infants, children and their families. This hospital is a leader in creative medical treatment options and has the first established pediatric music therapy program in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Watch music therapist Becky Ickes describe how she uses music therapy to support children in a pediatric hospital setting.

Brian Schreck, a music therapist at Cincinnati Children's, helps patients and families dealing with a serious illness or end-of-life diagnosis cope and grieve through innovative music therapy.  In this video, the Bennett family describes how the therapy helped them through the loss of their 14-year-old son, Dylan. They listen to the song every single day.

Read a news article detailing a performance by students with emotional and behavioural challenges at a school. Erin Steiner, the music therapist at the school, explains that while they call it a show, the performances and displays are truly a presentation of the culmination of the year's work in music and art therapy sessions.

This article examines music therapy's role in supporting addiction recovery, the types of musical experiences that benefit this clientele, and its potential limitations.