3.00 credits
(4,0,0)
15 wks
This course is an introduction to applied music therapy skills in a clinical setting with a focus on the elderly in residential care, including group leading, using therapeutic programs, using music in therapy, and learning repertoire with an emphasis on the guitar and singing. This course will include field trips to clinical settings to observe music therapists working with the elderly. The course includes an introduction to ethics, observation and documentation techniques, goals and objectives, and developing activities that can be used in group context.