Music Therapy for Chronic Pain Management (6 credits)

In this online presentation Joel will introduce some of the most effective music therapy interventions for the management of chronic pain and will show how they can be applied by individuals, therapists and health practitioners. Through the application of multiple learning styles including lecture presentation format, aural and visual case study material and discussion, students will be shown effective music therapy interventions, recent research and practical application.

Topics will include:

working with adjustment to injury
resolving somatic conflict through musical improvisation
reducing pain through activating sensory pathways
musical mindfulness exercises for stress management
understanding how pain works neurologically
the relationship between musical perception and the hyper sensitization of the spinal cord
the role of neurotransmitters in the pain cycle
current and new approaches to managing pain
how to collaborate with other health professionals
translating pain management into musical processes
how to work with images and imagination to reduce pain
the relationship between pain and trauma

This workshop addresses a wide spectrum of theories and models of music therapy for this client population and offers step-by-step goals and objectives relating to various cognitive, motor, affective, developmental and social domains. Join us to learn new interventions that actually work within clinical and community health settings and learn how to build effective interventions that are tailor made for your own personal setting.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to create at least 1 effective intervention for pain management
Participants will be able to describe how music therapy fits within a given pain management setting
Participants will be able to identify at least 2 relevant goals and objectives within a specific clinical context
Participants will be able to list at least 1 way to explore pain through somatic vocalization.

Schedule

Introduction and Overview

1 hour: Background, Theory and History of Music Therapy in Pain Management

We’ll discover where pain management is situated historically and theoretically in relation to music therapy and the therapeutic models that you are most familiar with.

1 hour: Overview of Music Therapy in Pain Management Through clinical examples and discussion we’ll explore the most essential principles and how you can immediately incorporate these into your own work. 1 hour: Pain management interventions that work! We’ll discover step-by-step how to work with specific therapeutic goals and objectives through performing, composing, improvising and listening in relation to a wide range of situations including individuals, groupwork, non-verbal somatic communication and working with all ages across the entire life cycle.

1.5 hours Q&A and Wrap up Evaluate by feedback form

1 hr Homework Assignment Self-Study

CBMT Domain areas:

III.A. Task Statement 32 Identify and implement potential modifications and adaptations throughout the treatment process to support accessibility

IV.A.6 Evaluation of the treatment plan related to the client's determined goals; Task Statement 44 Regularly review treatment plans by analyzing progress and outcome data to determine the effectiveness of therapy and modify as needed

II.D.7 Goal-directed music and non-music experience/intervention design; Task Statement 27 Establish client goals and objectives within domains of health/wellness and determine an appropriate system for tracking client progress, outcomes, and exit criteria as needed

II.D.1 Collaboration with the client and/or family/care partner and other professionals for treatment planning (e.g., goals, treatment preferences)

Music Therapy for Pain Management is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 6 CMTEs-Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. . The Spiegel Academy, CBMT Approved Provider #P-106, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.

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