Posts Tagged ‘Personal reflections’
Emotion Work and Health Care
Top 10 Rules to Break in Hospice Music Therapy
Growing in Empathy: What is it like to be a caregiver?
Finding Your Voice: Eight Ways to Start Singing (Again)
Music therapists sing. We encourage everyone around us to sing, too. The thing is, though, a lot of people claim that they can’t sing. Maybe at some point in their life, someone told them they couldn’t carry a tune. Maybe they were told that they were being too loud or obnoxious. Maybe they started thinking…
Read MoreHow Can I Keep From Singing? Profound Musical Experiences
I stopped to visit a woman in the nursing home. She never makes any outright requests for songs, perhaps out of politeness. I did know from previous sessions that she likes Christian hymns, though, so I suggested “How Great Thou Art”which she accepted. She listened quietly as I sang two verses. When I finished, I…
Read MoreThe Unsung Heroes in Long-Term Care
As I write this, I can see the snow pouring from the sky just outside my cozy living room window. Here in Kansas City, we are under a blizzard warning, and the vast majority of schools, churches, and government offices are closed for the day. I made the decision to stay home, on the advice…
Read MoreSelf-disclosure: How much should I share?
Since I am returning to music therapy practice after two months of maternity leave, one clinical issue that I have thought about a lot recently is the issue of self-disclosure. I have had some major events happen in my personal life, and it is sometimes tricky to figure out how much of my personal life to…
Read MoreI'm Back! Re-entering the Therapeutic Process
I'm tired…
The Power of a Song: “The Beautiful Garden of Prayer”
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in the United States, so in reading a lot of recent posts and articles on the subject, I have been thinking a lot about how music therapy contributes to the care of patients at the end of life. In my work in hospice, perhaps the most frequent…
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