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Health Services

MENTAL HEALTH

Health Services

MENTAL HEALTH

Music therapy is a recognised clinical intervention which can help to support individuals experiencing or recovering from mental illness and emotional disorders such as: depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, self-harm, phobias, psychosis, schizophrenia and substance abuse and addictions. Even at times of psychosis, individuals are often able to express through playing what may be difficult to put into words and music therapists are able to work effectively in this context.

By creating music that matches the person’s emotions, the music therapist aims to support their wellbeing according to each individual’s strengths and needs.

Taking place in acute and long term psychiatric settings, other social, emotional and mental health environments, high-security hospitals, colleges, schools and short stay schools, music therapy can:

enable people to explore difficult feelings and memories through a non-verbal medium
offer a unique way of communicating and expressing feelings with another, improve the individual’s self-esteem, self-validation and confidence
incorporate talking, writing and listening to music according to the client’s mood and therapeutic aims
allow people to safely relate to others through improvisation and experience a positive, non-judgemental environment
alleviate feelings of isolation or vulnerability
empower individuals to feel organised through experiencing rhythm, pulses and structure with a range of instruments
involve staff and carers in the work in order to improve relationships and make connections with others

Music therapy can also assist with transitions between settings, and provide a positive impact on symptoms such as sadness, loneliness, lack of engagement and motivation, reduced ability to concentrate, extreme mood changes and low energy.

“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

Eleanor Tingle, MTW Chief Exec

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“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

Dame Ellen Pinsent School Birmingham

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“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

Daughter of an elderly MTW client with dementia

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“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

Rigby Hall School, Bromsgrove

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"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

Dr Teresa Madurai, Clinical Psychologist, University of Birmingham

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"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

OFSTED inspection report, Trinity Specialist College

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"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

Martha, a cancer patient describing her experience of Music Therapy

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“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

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