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COLOMBIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS-ACHC

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What is music therapy?

Music therapy, also known as sound therapy, supports the therapy process in clinical settings. That's a bit of a mouthful, so let's break it down.

During the therapeutic process, the patient, guided and aided by the therapist, takes steps towards, and hopefully achieves, positive psychological (mental health) or physiological (physical health) outcomes.

Patients are treated in clinical settings by professionals for specific, diagnosed physiological or psychological conditions. Usually, the treatment occurs at a hospital or clinic, over time, in face-to-face and one-on-one sessions.

How does music therapy work?

Music therapy encourages positive physiological behaviors. For example, in a guided meditation exercise, the patient may be asked to regulate their breathing, which may lower their blood pressure and promote muscle relaxation. These physical outcomes can positively influence psychological well-being and support the patient to self-manage pain or stress more confidently.

Positive physiological behaviors provide a solid base for managing and controlling emotional and intellectual issues. For example, asking a patient to listen to a piece of music and describe their emotional responses can help patients who experience difficulties focusing their attention or expressing their feelings.

Examples of typical music therapy activities

Active listening
The therapist plays a song or piece of music to a patient and encourages the patient to talk about their feelings or the song's meaning.

Performance
The therapist may play an instrument or sing a song and encourage the patient to sing along or clap their hands in time with the music.

Writing songs and lyrics
The therapist may work with the patient to write music or lyrics about a meaningful time in the patient's life.

Dancing and movement
The therapist may play an instrument or a piece of music and encourage the patient to move their body in time with the music.

Relaxation
The therapist may play an instrument or a recorded song and guide the patient to a more relaxed state.

Music therapy health benefits

Music therapy builds upon one of the most common human characteristics, the enjoyment of music and the capacity to participate in musical endeavors. Music therapy helps people to move, listen, feel emotions, relax and manage pain.

While scientific studies have verified the significant benefits of 'mainstream' music therapy, some newer music therapy techniques and practices are yet to be scientifically validated.

" Though evidence may be limited on some methods, music therapy has been found to be effective for stress reduction and relaxation and has been shown to offer many health benefits."

The demonstrated health benefits of music therapy

There are many well-documented benefits of music therapy in a range of health-related fields. Some of these positive health outcomes include:

Medical outcomes

Stress reduction

Pain management

Mood and emotion management

Social engagement

Family support

Rehabilitation outcomes

Gross and fine motor skills development

Language skills

Cognitive functions

Psychiatric outcomes

Personal insight/ expression

Mood and emotion management

Social engagement

Cognitive functions

Stress reduction

Neonatal outcomes

Stress reduction

Sensory development

Emotional bonding

Music therapists are accredited, allied health professionals

Music therapy is a recognized allied health profession. In the US, over 8,500 music therapists have earned accreditation from the Certification Board for Music Therapists.

The professional organization for music therapists, the American Music Therapy Association, has over 4,000 registered members.

Like many other allied health professional organizations, the American Music Therapy Association has developed a Code of Ethics, advocates for the profession at federal and state levels, and provides a range of services for members.

Partners in therapy

Music therapy is used to treat many psychological, intellectual, and emotional issues. Music therapy helps a broad range of patients, from children to the elderly.

Music therapists work with a range of health professionals to develop client management plans and achieve positive patient outcomes. They can work with:

Music therapists may also engage with the patient's family members to support positive outcomes.

Music therapy qualifications

If you are interested in pursuing a music therapist qualification, you can look at the American Music Therapy Association's "Standards for Education and Clinical Training" page on their website. In addition, MI has a music composition program that could work in tandem with a music theory degree to further explore the power of music.

This page describes the required competency areas and curriculum structure for music therapy degrees:

45% Musical foundations including music history and theory, composition and improvisation

15% Clinical foundations including human development, exceptionality, psychopathology, and therapeutic relationships

15% Music therapy foundations including methods, techniques, assessment, behavioral influences, music therapy research, and internships

25% General education such as Arts, Social sciences, Physical sciences

Music therapy students must complete a minimum of 1200 hours of clinical training, including 900 hours in a clinical internship.

Music therapy graduates must pass the national certification exam with the Certification Board for Music Therapists before practicing music therapy in a clinical setting.

is the leader in contemporary music education offering certificates to Masters degrees in programs spanning instrument performance, electronic production, music business, and everything in between.

For more information on all programs offered, please visit here: www.mi.edu/programs/

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Music Therapy: What is it and How Does it Work? | Musicians Institute

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Music therapy, also known as sound therapy, supports the therapy process in clinical settings. That's a bit of a mouthful, so let's break it down. During the therapeutic process, the patient, guided and aided by the therapist, takes steps towards, and hopefully achieves, positive psychological (mental health) or physiological (physical health) outcomes.

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It was not until the 18th century that it began to be used openly, following the discovery of "animal magnetism" by Franz Anton Mesmer. Mesmer was the precursor of hypnosis in the 18th century. Hypnosis, as we know it today, began two centuries ago in France.

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Hypnosis or hypnotherapy is a trance-like state in which you experience heightened focus and concentration. Hypnosis is usually performed with the help of a therapist using verbal repetition and mental imagery.

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Music therapy establishes a space for communication that allows for both introspection and extroversion. In other words, music helps any person to connect with himself/herself and with others.

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In Beyond Biofeedback , Elmer Green and Alyce Green of the Menninger Clinic describe the case of a patient with a large and painful pelvic cancer the size of a grapefruit. The patient was hypnotized and asked to find the room in his brain that had the valves controlling the blood supply to his body and to turn off the valve that controlled the blood flow to his tumor. He did so, and during the two month-session, the tumor shrank to one-fourth its former size.

Hypnotherapy has proven effective in treating both psychological and physical disorders. In perhaps the most interesting study, conducted by the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, hemophiliacs under hypnosis were able reduce their need for blood transfusions, significantly reducing their exposure to the AIDS virus and lowering their risk of liver and kidney damage. Self-hypnosis apparently provided the hemophiliacs with increased feelings of control and confidence and improved the quality of their lives.

A Typical Hypnotherapy Session

A hypnotherapy session usually lasts from one hour to 90 minutes. The number of sessions required to produce results varies according to each individual and his condition. Six to 12 sessions, once a week, is the average length of treatment.

Although hypnosis is a safe practice in the hands of a qualified practitioner, it should be used with discretion. WHO cautions that hypnosis should not be performed on patients with psychosis, organic psychiatric conditions, or antisocial personality disorders.

Maurice Tinterow, an anesthesiologist at the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning in Wichita, Kansas, has successfully employed hypnotherapy to control pain for conditions that include headaches, facial neuralgia, sciatica, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, whiplash, menstrual pain, and tennis elbow. He has also used hypnotherapy in place of anesthesia in a variety of surgical operations, including hernias, hysterectomies, breast biopsies, hemorrhoidectomies, cesarean sections, and for the treatment of second- and third-degree burns.

Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) studies, according to Fugh-Berman, show that hypnosis has also proven effective in relieving chronic back pain, ulcers, and morning sickness. In one study, 32 patients with high hypnotizability recovered faster from cardiac surgery after being treated with formal hypnosis. Psychiatrists have also used hypnosis to treat diseases that manifest as behavioral compulsions, such as phobias and eating disorders, and to help patients remember and deal with traumatic events. In most cases, patients learn self-hypnosis, which they can then apply themselves if the problem resurfaces.

Hypnosis has also been used to help patients with eating disorders, and several studies have shown that it is an effective therapy for weight loss. In a controlled study reported in Alternative Medicine: What Works , obese patients received either hypnosis, hypnosis plus an audiotape, or certain amount of attention. Both hypnosis groups lost an average of 17 pounds in six months, while the control group gained a half pound. In another study, 45 obese subjects who received hypnosis with specific food aversion suggestions lost an average of 14 lbs (6.4 kg). Those who received hypnosis but not the food aversion suggestions lost 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg), while those who received no hypnosis lost only 2.8 lbs (1.3 kg).

Alternative Medicine: What Works cites another trial in which 12 asthmatic subjects who were highly susceptible to hypnosis had improved symptoms, decreased use of medications, and dramatically decreased response to methacholine (a substance that usually worsens asthma), as compared both to the 17 controls and to 10 other subjects who also were hypnotized but whose susceptibility to it were low.

Another larger, controlled trial of 252 asthmatics found that progressive relaxation therapy and hypnosis both reduced symptoms, but hypnosis was more effective. Independent assessment found 59% of the hypnosis group "much better" compared to 43% of the relaxation group (a statistically significant difference). Another controlled trial of 62 asthmatics found that hypnosis reduced both the use of drugs and the number of days on which wheezing occurred.

Hypnotherapists are not regulated or licensed by the federal government or by state agencies. It is therefore important to find someone who is licensed by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, whose members include medical doctors, dentists, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers.

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Hypnosis - What is Alternative Medicine?

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In Beyond Biofeedback , Elmer Green and Alyce Green of the Menninger Clinic describe the case of a patient with a large and painful pelvic cancer the size of a grapefruit. The patient was hypnotized and asked to find the room in his brain that had the valves controlling the blood supply to his body and to turn off the valve that controlled the blood flow to his tumor.

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The history of music therapy goes back to religion, already in the Egyptian medical papyri of 1500 BC, reference is made to the enchantment of music relating it to the fertility of women. In the Bible we find how David performed healing music in front of King Saul.