Music therapy: A treatment modality for special-needs populations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
This article provides a description of music therapy as a treatment modality for individuals with special needs. Music as a treatment tool has been used for centuries. The emergence of music and the beginning of music therapy as a means of improving mental health are described. The goals and objectives of music therapy are delineated, and music is discussed as therapy for treating various mental and social disabilities. The authors describe music therapy as it relates to the treatment of personality disorders and special-needs populations, the role of the counselor in using music therapy as a treatment modality, and cross-cultural and international implications for counseling. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Recommended Citation
Hadley, Richard T.; Hadley, Wynton H.; Dickens, Virginia; and Jordon, Earlyn G., "Music therapy: A treatment modality for special-needs populations" (2001). College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 152.
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/college_humanities_social_sciences/152