MUT 645 Adv Tech for Music Therapy

This course will focus on teaching clinical methods and rationale for utilizing technology specifically in context of music therapy practice as a means of enhancing and better facilitating therapeutic benefit for individuals receiving services. Individuals receiving music therapy services may have physical, social or cognitive limitations which preclude conventional methods of becoming engaged in the music therapy process. Additionally, some individuals receiving services may be more responsive to music therapy interventions that involve use of technology rather than traditional live acoustic instruments. Use of technology can provide alternative methods of becoming engaged throughout the four processes of music therapy. Readings, classroom discussions and experiential activities will provide an educational experience to inform clinical decision-making processes regarding selecting and using a form technology in interventions while working to achieve clinical goals.