Music Therapy in the NICU and Pediatrics

Music Therapy in the NICU and Pediatrics
Author: Alexandra Bie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2019
Genre: Music therapy
ISBN:

"I am proposing a music therapy program for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric/adolescent medicine unit at the newly built children's hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, which will soon be open to the public, located on the Stony Brook University Hospital campus. I have witnessed the impact of music therapy enhance the lives of the young patients and their families at Stony Brook University Hospital throughout my internship on the pediatric unit. Currently, there is one board-certified music therapist in the hospital who predominantly works in adult psychiatry. It would be beneficial to hire a music therapist or eventually, a team of music therapists, to work specifically in pediatrics and the NICU. Fortunately, during my internship, I was trained to work with hospitalized children through guidance of the child life specialists, as well as with the infants in the NICU. As it stands, in a 603 bed hospital it is impossible for one music therapist to provide care to all of the patients and their families who might benefit. With the addition of a pediatric hospital to the Stony Brook University Hospital campus, it is essential that a music therapist, or music therapists, are hired to work specifically with the pediatric population."--Page 6

Music Therapy in the NICU and PICU

Music Therapy in the NICU and PICU
Author: Kirstin A. Early
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2020
Genre: Children
ISBN:

"This proposal is for a music therapy program for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at WakeMed Children's Hospital, located at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The children's hospital treats a variety of medical issues including critical illnesses, injuries, automobile accident injuries, life-threatening childhood diseases, and respiratory and heart conditions. Music therapy is an evidence-based therapy that can not only effectively address treatment goals, but can offer comfort, joy, and a means of self-expression for patients and their families. A full-time music therapist can work with patients in individual and/or group settings using various methods and techniques to meet each patient's individual goals and needs. Establishing a music therapy program at WakeMed Children's Hospital would be beneficial for the care of infants, children, families, and their caretakers." -- Page 6

Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare

Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare
Author: American Music Therapy Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Music therapy is an established health care and human services profession that is dedicated to the implementation of controlled research studies to determine the underlying mechanisms in music that are responsible for therapeutic change, as well as clinical research to direct and guide the work of the music therapist. This growing body of research has enabled the music therapy profession to establish itself as a viable treatment modality for children in many areas, such as neurological rehabilitation and the use of music with premature infants. This book, a result of a project sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association and the National Academy for Recording Arts & Sciences, highlights research and evidence-based practice methods that are being used in neonatal intensive care units, pediatric burn care, critical care and mechanical ventilation, neurological rehabilitation, chronic illness, procedural support, and surgical support.

Music, Medicine & Miracles

Music, Medicine & Miracles
Author: Amy Robertson
Publisher: Florida Hospital Publishing
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2020-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 098204092X

Amy Robertson has taken her experience of starting a music therapy program from scratch at the largest admitting hospital in America and provided step-by-step instructions on how others can do the same.

Music Therapy for Premature and Newborn Infants

Music Therapy for Premature and Newborn Infants
Author: Monika Nocker-Ribaupierre
Publisher: Barcelona Publishers(NH)
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Offers a comprehensive international collection of writings on music therapy with premature and newborn infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The book includes different approaches to research and clinical practice, based on interdisciplinary knowledge and current research. The purpose is to show the benefits of music therapy as a supportive intervention for hospitalized infants and their parents.

Music Therapy with Premature Infants

Music Therapy with Premature Infants
Author: Jayne M. Standley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Over 20 years of research and clinical practice in music therapy with premature infants has been compiled into this text designed for Board Certified Music Therapists specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care clinical services, for NICU medical staff incorporating research-based music therapy into developmental care plans, and for parents of preemies desiring to improve their child's quality of life. Contents include complications of premature birth, typical medical/developmental assessments, NICU care procedures, infant growth and maturation goals desirable during the last trimester of neurological development, and clinical music therapy procedures to facilitate these goals.

Early Vocal Contact and Preterm Infant Brain Development

Early Vocal Contact and Preterm Infant Brain Development
Author: Manuela Filippa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3319650777

This book synthesizes and analyzes research on early vocal contact (EVC) for preterm infants, an early healthcare strategy aimed at reducing the long-term impact of neonatal hospitalization, minimizing negative impacts of premature birth, and promoting positive brain development. Chapters begin by examining research on the maternal voice and its unique and fundamental role in infant development during the fetal and neonatal period. The book discusses the rationale for EVC with preterm infants, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms, and the challenges for infants’ development. Subsequent chapters highlight various EVCs that are used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including direct talking and singing to preterm infants. In addition, the book also presents and evaluates early family-centered therapies as well as paternal and other caregiver voice interventions. Topics featured in this book include: Early vocal contact and the language development of preterm infants. The maternal voice and its influence on the stability and the sleep of preterm infants. Parental singing as a form of early interactive contact with the preterm infant. Recorded or live music interventions in the bioecology of the NICU. The role of the music therapist to hospitalized infants. The Calming Cycle Theory and its implementation in preterm infants. Early Vocal Contact and Preterm Infant Brain Development is an essential reference for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, pediatrics, neuroscience, obstetrics and nursing.

Music Therapy in the NICU

Music Therapy in the NICU
Author: Suzanna Azaria Peczeniuk-Hoffman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2012
Genre: Music therapists
ISBN:

While researchers have documented the clinical use of music in medical settings, little is known about music therapists working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The purpose of the study was to examine the demographics, educational training (NICU-MT designation), employment conditions, and music therapy interventions/techniques used by professional music therapists in the NICU. A 15 item survey was designed and electronically mailed to music therapists) identified by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), and Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy Institute at Florida State University as potentially working with premature infants and having valid electronic mail addresses. A total of 41 responses were received. 36 respondents completed the survey entirely and 5 partially via SurveyGizmo. Data collected indicated that although Gooding (2010) had summarized common protocols, NICU music therapists have noticed other additional perceived benefits. Results indicated differences with regard to the importance of the NICU-MT designation. The NICU-MT training, however, has educational benefits and promotes a high quality of care.