Using Music as a Therapeutic Tool
Instructor: Rhonda Taylor, MA, LPCC-S
CEs: 3
Training Description: Music is present in our daily lives, whether through listening to recorded music, music in the background in movies, or even in listening to the music created by nature by birds, insects, and other creatures in nature. Music can also be used as a powerful therapy tool as many of our memories are connected to music, both positive and negative, and can be used by clients in many different ways in the therapy process. This live webinar aims to share how music can be used a therapeutic tool to benefit clients.
Goal: To gain an understanding of and learn practical ways that music can be used as a therapeutic tool
Objectives:
- a. Participants will understand of the difference between Music Therapy and Using Music as a Therapeutic Tool
- b. Participants will be able to identify the neurological and relational benefits of listening to and participating in music expression
- c. Participants will be able to identify ways that music can be used as a therapeutic tool through participatory experiences
- d. Participants will learn ways to document using music as a therapeutic tool
Workshop Outline:
a. Introduction and Overview (9:00 am-9:15 am)
- i. Instructor and Participant Introduction
- ii. Why is music important in life
b. Differences between Music Therapy and Music as a Therapeutic Tool (9:15 am-9:30 am)
- i. What is Music Therapy
- ii. How is using music as a therapeutic tool different than music therapy
c. Benefits of music in life and in therapy (9:30 am-10:00 am)
- i. Neurological benefits of music
- ii. Relational benefits of music
- iii. Possible risks of using music
d. Break (10:00 am-10:10 am)
e. Interactive experiences (10:10 am-11:25 am)
- i. Music through movement
- ii. Music teaching emotion
- iii. Biographical Musical stories
- iv. Music as an event
f. Documenting musical interventions (11:25 am-11:30 am)
- i. How to document
- ii. Examples of documentation
g. Questions and Conclusions (11:30-12:00 pm)
- i. Questions
- ii. How might participants see themselves using music in therapy
- iii. Takeaways
Participants: Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, and other allied mental health professionals
Level: Introductory / Intermediate
Prerequisites: None