Music Therapy Interventions for Improving Fluency Among People Who Stutter

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From: Erika Shira
Date: 14 Oct 2008
Time: 12:18:31 -0500
Remote Name: 204.11.150.154

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Hi, thanks for the great question. I've mentioned in a few other threads that, yes, it would be an absolute last resort, and I don't imagine there are many people who sing when they get stuck. My theory is that for some people, perhaps the aspect of knowing that they are able to get a fluent sentence out (even if through singing at this point) can really help them get past certain blocks. This sort of concept is pretty central to CBT; it isn't as important to really ponder the last-resort option as much as it is to just know that you have one that would be a better option than just being totally at a loss for what to do. Also, I'm really intrigued as to what you've heard about music therapy that you find contraversial. The AMTA professional relations folks spend a lot of time repairing information that has been spread either by people who are not music therapists but claim to be (or by people from related professions who have worked with such folks and have received bad information). And sure, there are going to be those few music therapists out there who aren't practicing according to the regulations. But I don't hear about much in the way of music therapists practicing in any harmful or unethical way. We're actually one of the disciplines that's sanctioned the least by insurance companies and hospitals and we pay one of the cheapest malpractice insurance rates. I'm really intrigued to hear what information you can share.


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