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Music Therapy, the Medicine for Stroke Survivors

July 30, 2016 by ITAChicago

From the Washington Post: Before his strokes, Sipes, 57, was a professional musician. He played oboe in several symphony orchestras and met his wife, viola player Patty Plombon, in the […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: a place to be, music therapy, ray leone, stroke, stroke survivors, tom sweitzer

Music and Dementia

July 23, 2016 by ITAChicago

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A Music Therapist’s Perspective on Using Music to Engage a Person with Dementia ITA Music Therapist Andra Duncan, MT-BC recently wrote a guest article for Dementia.org on six different ways that […]

Filed Under: Articles, Publications Tagged With: andra duncan, dementia, dementia.org, mental health, music therapist, music therapy

The Chicago Community Trust Supports Creative Arts Therapy

July 14, 2016 by ITAChicago

ITA Receives a Grant From the Chicago Community Trust to Fund Services for Individuals with Disabilities We are extremely grateful to be the recipient of a GO Grant from The […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art therapy, Chicago community trust, creative arts therapies, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, GO Grant, music therapy, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

ITA’s 2016 Webinar Series!

July 12, 2016 by ITAChicago

ITA's 2016 Webinar Series

ITA Hosting 4 Creative Arts Therapy Webinars This summer and fall, ITA therapists will be presenting a series of webinars! The presentations are geared toward  creative arts therapists and mental […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: art, art therapy, clinical practitioners, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, Jessica Sittig, keith whipple, Marni Rosen, music therapy, rebecca west, webinars

ITA at AccessChicago 2016!

July 8, 2016 by ITAChicago

Check out this video on how the event went! ITA Presentations and Workshops at AccessChicago On July 13th, ITA will be presenting at AccessChicago 2016 at Navy Pier! Access Chicago […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: AccessChicago, art therapy, creative arts therapies, dance movement therapy, Dance therapy, drama therapy, group art therapy, group music therapy, keith whipple, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, music, music therapy, Navy Pier

ITA Staff Training with Corky Siegel

July 2, 2016 by ITAChicago

The Connection Between Music and Emotion as it Applies to Music Therapy On June 17th, the ITA staff had the pleasure of meeting and working with Chicago-based blues musician Corky Siegel. […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: corky siegel, creative arts therapy, jeffrey wolfe, keith whipple, music, music therapy

ITA Attends the Great Lakes Region Music Therapy Conference

May 11, 2016 by ITA Staff

The Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Music Therapy Association annual conference took place April 14-16th in Indianapolis. ITA staff Jeffrey Wolfe and Jenni Rook were busy presenting and […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: american music therapy association, amta, client-centered, conference, glr, great lakes region, iamt, illinois association for music therapy, jeffrey wolfe, jenni rook, music therapy

WonderWhy with Emma Mac: Music Therapy

March 24, 2016 by ITA Staff

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In a three part series on the WonderWhy podcast called “How Music Can Heal Us,”Emma Mac from radio station 93XRT interviews two music therapists who work with children, Elizabeth Klinger of […]

Filed Under: ITA in the News Tagged With: children, elizabeth klinger, hospice care, lurie children's hospital, medical research, music therapy, neurological research, rebecca west

ITA on NPR

January 22, 2016 by ITA Staff

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Our Executive Director Jenni Rook, MT-BC, was recently a featured guest on Morning Shift, a daily talk show on WBEZ 91.5 FM. Learn about the benefits of music therapy and […]

Filed Under: ITA in the News Tagged With: iamt, illinois association for music therapy, jenni rook, music therapy, nancy swanson, wbez

Using Music To Ease Anxiety

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

By Jenni Rook, MT-BC, LCPC Anxiety.org disseminates high quality, cutting edge mental health research and insights from world-class doctors, therapists, researchers, and specialists who have dedicated their lives to understanding […]

Filed Under: Publications Tagged With: anxiety, Anxiety.org, emotional state, jenni rook, mental health, music therapy, playlist

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