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 Rosen shares her expertise on Developmental Transformations Training-based art therapy in “Developmental Transformations Art Therapy: An Embodied, Interactional Approach.” The article, featured in Art Therapy’s […]
Debunking Autism Myths
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 […]
Save the Date for the GLR Conference!
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 […]
Music Therapy Helps Reduce Child and Adolescent Depression – Study
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 […]
Eight Ways to Ease Transitions for Families with an Anxious Child
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 […]
Art Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD
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 […]
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley wants to help families dealing with Primary Progressive Aphasia
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 […]
Art Therapy and the Recovery Process
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 […]
Music Therapy Helps Preemie Babies Thrive
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 […]
Rebecca West Presents at RIC Stroke Course
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 […]
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