music therapist

Description

Music therapists use music-therapeutic interventions to treat patients with behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions to prevent, mitigate or eliminate symptoms and to change behaviours and attitudes requiring treatment. They promote and maintain or restore the development, maturity and health of the patient/client by music-therapeutic interventions. Music therapy especially provides help for people with with emotional, somatic, intellectually or socially induced behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions, such as psychoses (schizophrenic disorders, bipolar disorders) and personality development disorders.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

health care occupation-specific ethics music therapy processes music therapy schools reflexion human psychological development psychopharmacology psychological theories developmental possibilities in music therapy interventions neonatology sociology psychotherapy principles disability types personal development peer group methods geriatrics paediatrics planning principles for music therapy interventions behavioural therapy medical studies types of music therapies psychiatric diagnostics applied music therapy psychopathology history of musical instruments music therapy theories health care legislation anthropology palliative settings inter-professional communication in the psychosocial field cognitive psychology neurology neurophysiology philosophy psychosociology psychoacoustics victimology sexology psychoanalysis pedagogy cognitive behavioural therapy relaxation techniques

Practical Skills

communicate in healthcare work in multidisciplinary health teams maintain healthcare user data confidentiality respond to incidents in music therapy sessions conduct musical ensembles formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy organise group music therapy sessions record treated patient's information interact with healthcare users play musical instruments accept own accountability provide directions in music therapy sessions assess the patient's therapeutic needs demonstrate musicianship provide health education comply with legal regulations plan music therapy sessions meet the requirements of social security reimbursement bodies follow clinical guidelines direct movement experiences inform policy makers on health-related challenges use therapeutic communication techniques provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health perform musical improvisations in therapy ensure safety of healthcare users identify patients' behaviours apply organisational techniques develop original melodies perform therapeutic musical repertoire implement evaluation methods in music therapy respond to changing situations in health care develop educational materials on music therapy educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies record healthcare users' progress related to treatment use music according to the needs of patients contribute to continuity of health care manage healthcare users' data recognise patients' reaction to therapy apply music therapy termination methods encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring apply music therapy treatment methods provide feedback on patient's communication style apply context specific clinical competences review music therapy treatment approaches comply with legislation related to health care demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship use techniques to increase patients' motivation apply music therapy methods organise relapse prevention deal with emergency care situations design evaluation methods in music therapy comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice integrate scientific findings into music therapy practice empathise with the healthcare user listen actively apply music therapy assessment methods meet the requirements of legal bodies assess music therapy sessions work in a multicultural environment in health care identify characteristics of music advise on healthcare users' informed consent design music therapy termination plan promote inclusion design musical events involving patients use foreign languages in patient care develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions use foreign languages for health-related research