Music & Art Therapy

Creative arts therapies have growing evidence in rehabilitation. The session covers neurologic music therapy (NMT) in stroke (the Sutton multi-site RCT), music therapy in dementia (Music & Memory programme), art therapy in TBI and PTSD, expressive arts in pediatric rehab, animal-assisted therapy intersection with arts, and integration with conventional therapy. Discussion addresses Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) for Parkinson's gait, Therapeutic Singing in aphasia, MIT vs music therapy comparison, art therapy credentialing (ATR, MT-BC), group vs individual arts therapy, outcome measures in creative-arts therapy, and emerging digital arts-therapy platforms.