Dr. Marni Rosen Provides Training for Lifeline Theatre Staff Working in the Chicago Public Schools On October 4, ITA Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen, conducted a workshop at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre entitled “Trauma Informed Education for Teaching Artists.” Fifteen teaching artists working in the Chicago Public Schools attended the 2-hour workshop, aimed at providing much-needed […]
No Tip Toeing Around This Conversation
ITA Invites Dialogue on the Scope of Practice of the Therapeutic Arts at the 2nd Annual Creative Arts Therapy Conference In the landscape of the therapeutic arts, ITA comes to recognize the rise of interest and use of creative art forms as a helping tool. In its 41 years of operation, ITA has stood by […]
The Perks of Joining a Non-Profit Board
Here’s Why Joining a Non-Profit Board Could Be Your Richest Experience Yet As Non-Profit Expert and Consultant Joan Garry recently pointed out , there may be some presumptions and myths about what it means to join a non-profit board or about what is required to join a non-profit board. She debunks them, beautifully, and then offers […]
NAMI Presents a Multitude of Pathways Leading to Wellness
Discover Your Own Way to Mental Health with Guidance from The National Alliance on Mental Illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI , is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Continue reading to gain insight on the organization’s programs […]
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 […]
Dance/Movement Therapy Q and A
By former ITA Dance/Movement Therapist Deanna Roberts Q: What is Dance/movement therapy (DMT)? A: The American Dance Therapy Association defines DMT as the following: “Dance/movement therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of the individual.” This definition is based on “the empirically supported premise that […]
Make the Most of Your Apps at Home
By Rebecca West, MM, MT-BC With over 900,000 Apple apps, 1 million Android apps, and over 50,000 Window apps, responses like “there’s an app for that” can seem a little overwhelming. As a music therapist, I admit I had my doubts when apps began to rise in popularity and volume, wondering what place they […]
How Does Music Change the Brain?
A Recap of the Neurologic Music Therapy-Fellowship Training By Jeffrey Wolfe This past month I had the great opportunity to attend the Neurologic Music Therapy Fellowship Training, at the Center for Biomedical Research in Music at Colorado State University. This is a 2-day intensive program, endorsed by the World Federation of Neurologic Rehabilitation (WFNR), the […]