Description
The development stage of a music therapy process which includes receiving patients referred to from healthcare professionals, educational professionals, completing an assessment through the study of medical or education records, interviewing the patient and observing the patient`s responses to music therapy techniques.
Alternative labels
music therapy process
development stage of music therapy
music-therapy processes
music-therapy-processes
steps of music therapy processes
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Music therapy processes is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Music therapist: Music therapists use music-therapeutic interventions to treat patients with behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions to prevent, mitigate or eliminate symptoms and to change behaviours and attitudes requiring treatment. They promote and maintain or restore the development, maturity and health of the patient/client by music-therapeutic interventions. Music therapy especially provides help for people with with emotional, somatic, intellectually or socially induced behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions, such as psychoses (schizophrenic disorders, bipolar disorders) and personality development disorders.
Optional knowledge
Music therapy processes is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Recreational therapist: Recreational therapists offer treatment to persons who have behavioural disorders or conditions. They use techniques and interventions such as art, music, animals and dance to promote, maintain and restore the development and health of the patient.
References
- Music therapy processes – ESCO