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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 presentation: “Every time someone with autism is allowed to share what goes on in his mind it gives experts more information and insight into the […]

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 15-19 at the Crowne Plaza in Milwaukee, WI.  This year’s theme is “Thirst for More: Tap Into Your Greatest Potential.” The Conference Keynote will be […]

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, finds a study. The researchers involved 251 children and young people for the study and found that children and young persons, aged 8-16 years, who […]

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 creative methods that may help your family make transitions easier. Just the facts, Ma’am.  For those of you not over 50, know that’s a quote from […]

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 those with combat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  From the article: “This randomized controlled trial was designed to determine if art therapy in conjunction with Cognitive […]

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 PPA, a rare form of dementia that affects areas of the brain responsible for speech and language, often have trouble finding or understanding words, and […]

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 groups of adults with personality disorders.” The study, originally published in the September 2015 edition of The Arts in Psychotherapy, used individual interviews from which […]

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 helped stabilize premature newborns’ breathing rate during their time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). … Overall, the researchers found, music therapy showed a […]

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

Rebecca West Presents at RIC Stroke Course

September 6, 2016 by ITAChicago

A look at the use of music in stroke recovery On July 22nd and 23rd, ITA’s School Programs Manager/Music Therapy Internship Director, Rebecca West, was a guest lecturer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s (RIC) Stroke Course. The RIC Academy holds this annual interdisciplinary conference to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapists with the most […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Anna Palumbo, creative arts therapy, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, music therapy, New York University School of Medicine, Preeti Raghavan, rebecca west, Rehabilitation Institute Chicago, research, RIC, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, stroke, stroke recovery, stroke survivors

Creating Art Reduces Stress Hormones

August 25, 2016 by ITAChicago

From MedicalXpress: Although the researchers from Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions believed that past experience in creating art might amplify the activity’s stress-reducing effects, their study found that everyone seems to benefit equally. … The results of the study were published in Art Therapy under the title “Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants’ […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art, art therapy, stress hormones

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