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music therapy: child life specialist with patient

Music Therapy

Contact: Clare Arezina, MME, MT-BC, CCLS
Music Therapist
Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital
Location: One Children's Circle, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315 464-7533
Email: arezinac@upstate.edu

Music therapy is the clinical, evidence-based use of music interventions to achieve individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship. Music therapists assess patients’ needs, develop treatment plans using music, and provide music interventions according to the treatment plan. In a hospital, music therapy can help to:

  • reduce pain and anxiety,
  • promote positive changes in mood,
  • provide avenues for self-expression,
  • encourage positive coping strategies,
  • support rehabilitative goals, and
  • assist patients and families in coping with all aspects of illness and hospitalization.

Music therapists are nationally board certified and have completed an approved music therapy degree program. The music therapist works closely with child life specialists, doctors, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team in treatment planning and evaluation.

To learn more about music therapy, look to the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). You can visit their website at: http://www.musictherapy.org

AMTA National Roster Internship

Our program is approved as a National Roster Internship Site by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Only students who are currently enrolled in an accredited academic program in music therapy are eligible to apply. Please see documents below for more information and the application. Applications will be accepted through January 15 each year for an internship to begin in summer of that year.

Please Note: Our music therapy program will not be accepting applications for 2019. We will begin accepting applications in Fall 2019 for internship beginning Summer 2020. Thank you!

Child Life Program - Music Therapy Fact Sheet

Music Therapy Internship Application

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