There are many roads to therapeutic treatment. Music therapy is one that uses sounds to help people deal with traumatic events in their lives. Through music, patients can be rehabilitated from physical and emotional ailments.
Music
therapists are often licensed psychologists who have done further study in
music therapy. They are trained in other therapy techniques to use with their
patients besides music. Music is one way that they communicate with their
patients. Children are often treated with music therapy. Much like art therapy,
the reward is in the journey and creation of work, not the end product
necessarily.
The
old adage used in cartoons that “music calms the savage beast” may not be that
far off. When we are dealing with behavioral issues, it can seem like our child
has a beast living within them. It has taken over your precious little one and
you are at a loss to stop it.
Music
is a very powerful tool. Even for someone who is not experiencing behavioral
problems, listening to music can evoke a wide range of emotions. Simple rhythms
can relax you. Upbeat fast tunes can make you happy and your heart race. Lower
notes can inspire fear or danger. In a few simple notes played on various
instruments you can unlock what is going on inside of another person.
This
is what trained music therapists have been striving to do with disturbed
children, with some success. Behavioral issues can be a result of an emotional
trauma, physical disability or mental imbalance of some kind. Getting at the
heart of the problem is what music therapy is all about.
With
music therapy, a child is not simply listening to music but also participating
in creating it. Listening is done and responses noted, but there are other
components. Children are exposed to live performances, how to create music, and
improvisation. Musical selections are also shown with visual images as a way of
guiding behavior patterns.
Music
seems to work because it is open to interpretation by anyone and everyone. It
is a medium that becomes what the person wants it to be. For children, it
doesn’t intimidate them. It can help children feel safe enough to talk about
their trauma and begin to heal. Therapists can discover underlying problems causing
behavioral issues not related to developmental deficiencies.
Only
a trained therapist need engage in music therapy. Through examination of their
child patient, they can devise a course of treatment using the appropriate
musical intervention to bring about the best result. Children can relearn
destructive behaviors and live normal lives.
Music
therapy is one way that has been found to deal with children suffering from
behavioral problems. Through varying levels of musical learning, families and
these children are getting the treatment they need.
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