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From: Erika Shira
Date: 13 Oct 2008
Time: 00:05:54 -0500
Remote Name: 66.92.76.147
Hmm, this is a great question. I'm not really sure. Here's a nice resource that talks about work that a MT might do with different populations: http://musictherapy.org/factsheets.html Personally, I feel like I form the best relationships through music with folks with cognitive disabilities or ASD. I think it's just something about who I am, how I use music, and my style as a clinician. Other MTs have a preference for working with typical folks. I think it really depends so much on the client and the therapist that it's hard to say whether any one type of person is going to benefit more than another type of person. I do find it interesting to note that with folks who have limited or no verbal communication, music therapy is often one of the only effective means of treatment, so this is certainly one group of people for whom music therapy can help with some real gains. With folks of normal cognitive ability, music therapy might be effective, but not necessarily any more effective than traditional counseling, or art therapy, or other modalities.