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Congrats to Our Own: Former ITA Intern Reaches Professional Milestone

April 18, 2017 by ITA Staff

Alexandra Wilson has Article Published by Music Therapy Perspectives Congratulations to Alexandra Wilson, whose recent article, “AMTA Undergraduate Student Research Award: Music Therapy Students’ Preparedness and Training to Work with […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: alexandra wilson, american music therapy association, ITA, ita interns, lgbt, music therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, research

Congrats to Our Own: Dr. Marni Rosen’s Recent Publication Featured in Academic Journal

March 6, 2017 by ITA Staff

Article Presents An Integrated Art and Drama Therapy Approach via Official Journal of the American Art Therapy Association ITA Practice Manager, Clinical Psychologist, and Board Certified Art Therapist Dr. Marni […]

Filed Under: Articles, Publications Tagged With: academic journal, American Art Therapy Association, art, art therapy, article, clinical practitioners, creative arts therapy, creativity, drama therapy, ITA, Marni Rosen, publication

Debunking Autism Myths

January 19, 2017 by ITA Staff

Read One Young Man’s Perspective of Non-Verbal Autism Matthew Lager, a young man with autism, addressed the 2016 TASH Conference, with a presentation addressing myths surrounding non-verbal autism.  From Matthew’s […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: autism, Matthew Lager, non-verbal, non-verbal autism, TASH, TASH Conference

Save the Date for the GLR Conference!

January 18, 2017 by ITA Staff

Registration is Now Open for the Great Lakes Region Music Therapy Conference! The Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) presents its 2017 Conference on March […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: american music therapy association, amta, andra duncan, conference, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, glr, great lakes region, laughter yoga, meredith pizzi, Meredith R. Pizzi, MPA, MT-BC, music therapy

Music Therapy Helps Reduce Child and Adolescent Depression – Study

January 4, 2017 by ITA Staff

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Findings Also Show Music Therapy Improved Communication and Interaction Skills From the Economic Times: “Music therapy may help to reduce depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Resources Tagged With: adolescents, children, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, music, music therapy, research, study, therapy

Eight Ways to Ease Transitions for Families with an Anxious Child

November 23, 2016 by ITA Staff

Tested creative methods to make smooth transitions for families Changes, even routine changes, can be notoriously difficult for children, especially those inclined towards anxiety or rigidity.  Here are some tested […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anxiety, children, creativearts, creativity, drama therapy, families, ITA, keith whipple, play, transitions

Art Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD

November 16, 2016 by ITA Staff

A Randomized Controlled Trial A study in the latest edition of Art Therapy: Journal of the Art Therapy Association examined the use of Art Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy with […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art therapy, Art Therapy: Journal of the Art Therapy Association, article, cognitive processing therapy, cpt, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, study, veterans

Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley wants to help families dealing with Primary Progressive Aphasia

November 7, 2016 by ITA Staff

Physician recommends Music Therapy for treating symptoms of Dementia Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley shares her mother’s experience with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) in the October/November issue of Neurology Now. People with […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, Borna Bonakdarpour, Cognitive impairment, creative arts therapy, dementia, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, ITA, music therapy, Neurology Now, PPA

Art Therapy and the Recovery Process

October 31, 2016 by ITA Staff

Psychology Today looks at the Effects of Art Therapy In Psychology Today, Dr. Cathy Malchiodi reports on a study investigating the “effects of art therapy on the recovery process in […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: adults, art therapy, dr. cathy malchiodi, personality disorders, psychology today, research study, the arts in psychotherapy

Music Therapy Helps Preemie Babies Thrive

September 24, 2016 by ITA Staff

From HealthDay.com: “The soothing sound of mom singing may help premature newborns breathe easier, a new review finds.  The analysis, of over a dozen clinical trials, found that music therapy […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: healthday.com, music therapy, newborns, nicu, preemies, premature, research

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