for you personally. Many of my rehabilitation experiences were focused around a younger population including infants at the Waisman Center‚ elementary aged children at Children’s Therapy Network‚ and middle school aged children at Schools of Hope. Capitol Lakes allowed me to expand my understanding of occupational therapy to the geriatric population. With my background in psychology‚ I was extremely thrilled and intrigued to observe and participate in cognitive assessments within the elderly population
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“The arts in the arts therapies” How important are the arts to humans? Many would say that an absence of creativity can lead to ill health. So it would seem logical to try to heal thru the arts. In arts therapy there are many ways to be creative: music‚ dance‚ visual‚ drama. It is the clients own decision which form of art works best for him/her and the therapists responsibility to provide as many choices for the client as possible. The therapy varies mainly due to the form of art used. The
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ifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people‚ music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives
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Through expressive art therapy children can help bring these suppressed emotions to the surface. Expressive art therapy can also aid a child in achieving better self-awareness‚ relief from stress or anxiety‚ learning disorders‚ autism‚ and other traumatic experiences. Through art therapy‚ children receive treatment that is based on their existing strengths‚ weaknesses‚ interests‚ and concerns. It can help children of all ages and races. According to the American Dance Therapy Association website (2009)
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My interest in music was well established at the age of 11 when I started to learn Harp. It all started one day during the music lesson in school‚ that I was impressed by this magnificent instrument and its reverberating‚ angelical sound. So I moved to first learn of the basic techniques and consequently deepen my study into the history and theory of Music‚ and afterwards joining a Harp Ensemble wanting to gain more experience playing the instrument. Since then‚ I got more opportunities to perform
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effective some techniques are to channel stress. Whenever it happens to me‚ I try to relax or keep myself busy. Some new techniques that I tried include: meditating as a relaxation technique‚ playing tennis as a physical activity‚ and listening to music as a multi-media activity. Through these new techniques‚ I have learned to deal with stress well. Through meditation I realized that I can truly relax in a more controlled following manner. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Meditation
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power of the brain 1. As a therapy to improve cognitive skills. 2. Musicians show improvements in auditory verbal memory and auditory attention‚ but not in visual memory or visual attention. III. Next‚ the advantage of playing musical instrument is expose to cultural history of an instrument. A. Music has their own history and background that can further your appreciation of other cultures. 1. Learn a variety of music types such as classical traditions‚ folk music and other genres 2. Certain
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(9:40-11:05) “Why is music class important?” Society believes that the education you receive is important as it becomes part of a human’s soul. In my opinion‚ they stand corrected. According to many studies‚ the human mind is able to collect endless knowledge. Not necessarily facts from the basic math equations or famous poets from the Renaissance literature…the way they becomes creative and develop an independent mindset is by familiarizing the silent expressions from music art. Music affects the human
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behaviourism and psychoanalysis therapies‚ person-centered therapy has revolutionised the direction of counselling theory and practice. As the name implies‚ person-centered approach views clients as the ultimate agents for self-change. It assumes that humans are essentially positively motivated and can be trusted to make their own decisions to shape‚ direct and take responsibility for the way they live their lives. Since its conceptualization by Carl Rogers‚ person-centered therapy has yield successful treatment
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Sherrie Bobst May 25‚ 2009 Question 1. Define a therapeutic milieu and relate it to your observations of group therapy. Therapeutic milieu groups aim to help increase clients self-esteem‚ decrease social isolation‚ encourage appropriate social behaviors‚ and educate clients in basic living skills. In my clinical experience‚ the therapeutic milieu was lead by a social worker. After gathering all the patients that desired participation‚ the social worker gave a topic to the clients that began
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