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ITA Music Therapists Host Training for Bridging Memory Through Music™ Program

December 11, 2017 by ITA Staff

Collective Music Team Takes Aim at Dementia ITA kicked off our new Bridging Memory Through Music™ program with the first training for the staff, musicians, and volunteers. Bridging Memory Through Music™ is a unique music program for adults with dementia. It is a consecutive 12-week program that is based on existing research and literature that […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda Ziemba, bmtm, Borna Bonakdarpour, Bradley Drozdowski, Bridging Memory through Music, dementia, Emma Hospelhorn, families, ITA, Jeff Wolfe, jenni rook, Lydia Snow, music, music therapy, northwestern, Orff, Peggy Wise, Silverado

ITA Welcomes New Board Members

December 1, 2016 by ITA Staff

Learn all about the two newest additions to our Board of Directors ITA would like to extend a warm welcome to our two newest board members, Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour and Leslie Chamberlain.  Read on to learn more about them: Borna Bonakdarpour, MD   Borna Bonakdarpour received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. His doctoral […]

Filed Under: ITA Announcements Tagged With: board of directors, Borna Bonakdarpour, DePaul Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) network & Alumni Career Services, ITA, Leslie Chamberlain, Northwestern University

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

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