Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare

Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare: Research and Evidence-Based Practice Edited by: Sheri Robb, PhD, MT-BC 165 pages This project, sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the National Association for Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), seeks to disseminate information on current research and evidence-based practices in pediatric music therapy to healthcare professionals and organizations across the United States. Specifically, this book highlights research and evidence-based practice methods that are being used in neonatal intensive care units, pediatric burn care, critical care and mechanical ventilation, neurologic rehabilitation, chronic illness, procedural support, and surgical support. Contents:; Chapter 1: Music Therapy with Pediatric Patients: A Meta Analysis Jayne M. Standley & Jennifer Whipple Chapter 2: Music Therapy for Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit:Health and Developmental Benefits Jayne M. Standley & Jennifer Whipple Chapter 3: Music Therapy in Pediatric Burn Care Christine Tuden Neugebaur & Volkaer Neugebauer Chapter 4: Critical Care: Clinical Applications of Music for Children on Mechanical Ventilation Janice W. Stouffer & Beverly Shirk Chapter 5: Neurologic Music Therapy with Children: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Applications Corene Hurt-Thaut & Sarah Johnson Chapter 6: Coping and Chronic Illness: Music Therapy for Children and Adults with Cancer Sheri L. Robb Chapter 7: Procedural Support: Music Therapy Assisted CT, EKG, EEG, X-ray, IV, Ventilator, and Emergency Services Darcy DeLoach Walworth Chapter 8: Music Assisted Surgery: Preoperative and Postoperative Interventions Jennifer Jarred ;