In this episode of the MTRB Podcast, we discuss how clinicians can become active researchers, including different modes of presenting research, collaboration, and how conducting research augments music therapy practice. We finish with a note about autism and attention, the post from October 24th. First, a reminder that the AMTA conference in Cleveland, Ohio is a few weeks away!
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Autism and Attention
Most of the research on children with autism is focused on their social skills and emotional awareness. Although these are major need areas for children with autism, these skills aren’t the only skills that come up as “needs” in the assessment. The ability to attend, follow-though with an exercise, and inhibit behaviors are also areas of need; however, there is less representation of these skills in the research literature. Today, MTRB will take a look at a review of literature on attention in autism and generalize this information into the music therapy clinic. Continue reading
MT for Arousal from Coma
Acquired brain injury may result in an altered level of consciousness including coma or a minimally conscious state. Different techniques have been attempted to help arouse a person in an altered state of consciousness. A new systematic review investigated different techniques represented in the research literature, including music therapy. Continue reading