Debbie Benkovitz, LSW, MT-BC
Studies demonstrate that music therapy improves the quality of life of seriously ill patients and their families by relieving pain and anxiety, helping patients and families communicate, and providing spiritual support. This podcast briefly reviews how music therapy impacts young, seriously ill patients, using case studies to exemplify main points.
Resources:
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Robb, S. L. (Ed.) (2003). Music Therapy in pediatric healthcare: Research and best practice. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
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Wolfe D. E., & Waldon, E. G. (2009). Music Therapy and Pediatric Medicine. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
About the Author:
Debbie Benkovitz, LSW, MT-BC, practices music therapy at Children’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) where she started the music therapy program in 2003. Debbie directs the music therapy internship program at UPMC, and is an adjunct music therapy professor at Duquesne University. A large percentage of Debbie’s patients are chronically and/or critically ill, coping with diagnoses of cancer, organ transplant, trauma, and other serious conditions. Many receive music therapy as part of their palliative care services. Debbie has spoken nationally and internationally about pediatric music therapy as it relates to pain and palliative care. Contact: Deborah.Benkovitz@chp.edu
Suggested Citation:
Benkovitz, D. (Author). (2012, September 1). The Final Movement: Music Therapy and Pediatric Palliative Care. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
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