RESERACH JOURNAL SPOTLIGHT:
Did you know there are over 46 million people world wide living with dementia?
A recent paper in The Arts in Psychotherapy showcased the benefits of music therapy intereventions to support a client's reminiscence and self-expression. "The case presentation highlights Margaret’s (pseudonym) experience of person-centered music therapy in which song writing was a key component. Writing songs provided opportunities for strengthening and validating identity, for expressing difficult to verbalize emotions, and for reflection on the experience of Alzheimer’s disease."
Ahessy, B. (2017). Song writing with clients who have dementia: A case study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 55, 23-31. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2017.03.002
