What is music therapy?
Music therapy is a discipline in which Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well-being. Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains. – Canadian Association of Music Therapists– September 2020
Who benefits from music therapy?
- Acquired Brain Injury
- AIDS/ HIV
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- Bi-Polar Disorder
- Chronic Illness
- Critical Care
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Trauma
- Geriatrics
- Heart Disease
- Mood Disorders
- Neonatal Care
- Obstetrics
- Oncology
- Pain Control
- Palliative Care
- Personality Disorders
- Personal Growth
- Physical Impairments
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Self-Care and Wellness
- Speech and Language Impairments
- Stroke
- Substance Abuse and Addiction
- Victims of Abuse
- Visual Impairments
- Youth at Risk
Where do Certified Music Therapists (MTA) work?
- Client’s Homes
- Community Programs
- Correctional Centres
- Day Treatment Programs
- Hospices
- Hospitals
- Long Term Care Centres
- Mental Health Centres
- Private Practice
- Substance Abuse and Addictions Centres
- Schools
What training does an Certified Music Therapist (MTA) have?
Why haven’t I heard of music therapy before?
What is a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT)
Counselling Therapy is the art and science of assisting clients to grow toward a better sense of well-being. It is a client-centred process of active engagement and the skilled use of interpersonal relationship to facilitate improvement in psychological, social, spiritual, physical or cognitive functioning. Counselling Therapy is a recognized health care profession in the province of Nova Scotia under the Department of Health and Wellness. Counselling Therapists are highly trained professionals with a graduate degree from a recognized counselling program, extensive training and supervised work experience in counselling.
Counselling Therapists utilize counselling skills to address the diverse needs of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations and communities. This is accomplished through assessment, counselling, education, consultation, collaboration and advocacy. Counselling therapists may also perform roles such as management, education, program development and research.
At our K’jipuktuk/ Halifax, NS location, music therapy services can be covered through many insurance companies and organizations in the HRM because Mackenzie Costron is a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapist (NSCCT).