Special Populations in Music Therapy Flashcards
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A music therapist working with a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) uses a familiar song to signal the end of an activity. Which therapeutic principle does this primarily illustrate?
Answer: Predictability and routine through music
Using a consistent song as a transition cue leverages music's predictability to support routine, a key need for individuals with ASD.
When providing music therapy to a client with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who has expressive aphasia, which approach is most appropriate for supporting communication?
Answer: Melodic intonation therapy (MIT)
Melodic intonation therapy uses the musical elements of speech to activate right-hemisphere language networks and improve verbal output in aphasia.
A music therapist in a pediatric oncology unit notices a child becoming withdrawn during chemotherapy. Which initial therapeutic strategy is most client-centered?
Answer: Ask the child what music makes them feel safe or comfortable
Asking the child about their musical preferences centers the intervention on the client's needs, values, and sense of control during a vulnerable time.
Which music therapy technique is most evidence-based for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in pediatric patients?
Answer: Live music engagement and distraction
Live music engagement during procedures has substantial research support for distracting pediatric patients and reducing both pain perception and anxiety.
A music therapist is working with older adults in a memory care unit. A resident with severe Alzheimer's disease responds to a song from their youth but cannot recall family members. This is best explained by which concept?
Answer: Autobiographical and implicit memory for music
Music is often encoded in autobiographical and implicit memory systems that are relatively preserved in Alzheimer's disease, even when explicit memories decline.
When developing a music therapy treatment plan for a client with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), what is the primary consideration?
Answer: Aligning goals with the client's overall psychiatric treatment team plan
CBMT standards require music therapists to coordinate with the interdisciplinary team so that music therapy goals are integrated with the broader psychiatric treatment plan.
A board-certified music therapist is asked to work with a non-verbal adult client who has profound intellectual disability. Which assessment approach is most appropriate?
Answer: Use behavioral observation of responses to various musical stimuli
Behavioral observation of responses to musical stimuli is the appropriate non-verbal assessment method when clients cannot self-report.