Innovative Music:Creative Arts Therapy Services, PLLC
Innovative Music Therapy provides music therapy services, DIRFloortime, clinical supervision, (in person or online) and trainings in the NYC and Brooklyn.
11/03/2024
America’s Most Popular Autism Therapy May Not Work — and May Seriously Harm Patients’ Mental Health Applied behavior analysis has long been considered the gold standard. Now, people who have been through it are pushing back.
26/01/2024
Something fun for your Friday!
HOW TO TEACH A TODDLER TO SING Watch your back Beyonce. ___________________________I'm a Dad from New Zealand making comical weekly videos about being a Dad, and about New Zealand 👍That's...
04/02/2023
https://us.jkp.com/products/songs-of-discovery-for-music-therapy
Very excited to have two compositions in this incredible collection from my colleagues at The Center For Discovery!
Songs of Discovery for Music Therapy This rich collection of 32 original songs assists you in supporting the development of positive educational and therapeutic outcomes. Born of clinical work by music therapists at The Center for Discovery, areas addressed through the songs include fine and gross motor skills; cognitive and academic s...
24/12/2022
https://vimeo.com/716373936
ACTION REQUESTED NOW:
Please contact Gov Hochul to ask that bill A1171A be signed AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. This bill will mandate that New York State insurance companies reimburse for whatever kind of therapist you choose! This increases choice and access to therapy during our ongoing mental health crisis in New York State.
We also ask for you to specifically request that Gov Hochul keep Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) on the bill. Recently a similar bill on medicare and medicaid went through and LCATs were excluded. We do not want this to happen again.
[ AREA TO ADD PERSONAL MESSAGE SUCH AS: I have personally worked with individuals who had to end mid-treatment due to a change of job where new insurance would not reimburse for LCAT services or others who could not start treatment as their insurance company refused reimbursement from the start.]
Have a look at this powerful and poignant video of Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs), as well as clients, who have benefited from the creative arts therapies.
Then reach out to Governor Hochul to ensure that bill A1171A will be signed AS WRITTEN.
I will link to the Governor’s contact form in the comments.
LINK TO CONTACT FORM IN COMMENTS:
https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
13/02/2021
I'm looking forward to presenting at the Spring ICDL course on March 5!
https://www.icdl.com/conferences/2021NYC
Home of DIRFloortime® (Floortime) - 2021 NYC DIR® Conference The Foundation for Interacting: Using Relationships to Stay Connected Through Change
30/11/2020
Music therapy tailored to you or your child’s needs can be so beneficial at times like these! I have a few openings in my virtual private practice! To find out more please DM me here or email me at [email protected]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-musical-cure-for-covid-pandemic-related-stress-and-sadness-11606335960?st=c9dup5gsmd7tl04&reflink=article_gmail_share&fbclid=IwAR1SiIPknca1IHUPxFY9Hy705YH01vNENaHBs0WVTxSLfxDbezCxyRsK4cI
A Musical Cure for Covid-Related Stress and Sadness New research shows that playing or listening to music is the most effective way to cope with the lockdown blues.
05/04/2020
This is amazing
Music Across the Balconies Music and dance have occupied a special role in building social cohesion and community resilience in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While a biological virus travelled rapidly across the globe, in parallel a more hopeful contagion spread virally via online social networks – a movement of onlin...
13/06/2019
Great article and heartwarming video! These are the types have interactions we strive for and Music Therapy utilized in a developmental framework! Please reach out if I can answer any questions!
https://www.dremilyking.com/single-post/2019/06/08/5-Reasons-Why-Early-Childhood-Experts-Cannot-Stop-Talking-About-This-Viral-Video
5 Reasons Why Early Childhood Experts Cannot Stop Talking About This Viral Video | dremilyking I’m sure you have seen it by now. A dad and his young child sitting on the couch having a full conversation about the end of a television show; however, this b
23/02/2019
The “I” in DIR is essential in individualizing treatment and supporting an individual to climb that developmental ladder. A sometimes overlooked individual difference is vision and all the complexities in that area, I like this post on visual perception, it’s not just what we see but “how” we see. ://theinspiredtreehouse.com/developmental-skills-visual-perception/
DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS: VISUAL PERCEPTION - The Inspired Treehouse When most people think about visual skills, they think about visual acuity. But visual perceptual skills help kids make sense of what they see.
31/01/2019
Check out the upcoming ICDL conference! Two sessions incorporating music and many other topics and disciples!
NYC Conference - ICDL - DIR Floortime ICDL New York City Conference at the Rebecca School. Special 2-day option including ICDL's Engaging Autism course.
29/01/2019
How Empathy Changes the Way We Process Music - Mindful A new study suggests that people who are highly empathic find listening to music more enjoyable.
19/01/2019
13/10/2018
https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlackboard/photos/a.10150644084915447/10160743744120447/?type=3
27/08/2018
Love this -- kids deserve a blank slate from each new teacher. "Tell the story of hope."
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19/08/2018
Great article... let the "music emerge" Sing with your baby/Grandbaby songs that emerge for you, "refrains get stored in some compartments of our brains, waiting years for emotional moments to release them"
I gave birth to my son on Monday evening, I already choose to put the song "A Brand New Me" by Aretha Franklin on one of my "Labor and Delivery playlists" the beginning lyrics make me tear up each time
"This is my same old coat, these are my same old shoes;
It was the same old me, with the same old blues...
Oh, then you touched my life just by holding my hand,
And when I look in the mirror, I see a brand new girl, oh, man!
Just because of you, boy;
Just because of you... whoa, oh, oh...
Just because of you, boy;
Just because of you..."
A song that emerged for me during Labor and when I met my sweet little guy, was another of Aretha's the first part of, "Sweet Sweet Baby"(Since You've Been Gone)
"There's something that I just got to say
baby baby, sweet baby
there's something that i just got to say
baby baby, sweet baby"
So ironic that Aretha's music had been a part of my musical preparations for labor and delivery for months!
I would love to hear songs the emerge/emerged for you when you baby, niece, nephew, grandchild, Godchild etc made their arrival!
Singing With My Grandbaby Researchers say that singing is among the most meaningful activities we share with children.
27/11/2017
27/11/2017
Returning from the dark side of music | Katrina McFerran | TEDxStKilda Many people rely on music to make them feel better when times are tough. But what if you discovered it’s not music that does something to you, it’s what you ...
12/04/2017
Music Therapy for Autism Is a Promising Treatment, Shows a Controlled Study | EmaxHealth According to a controlled study, from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Seoul, Music Therapy offers compelling improvements in the cognitive skills of people on the Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD).
25/03/2017
A Gala For Susan Brown My older sister, Susan Brown, turns 60 this year. She is autistic. She lives with my mom in a rambling 1871 Victorian in Sayville Long Island where we mo...
27/01/2017
SAVE THE DATE!
We are pleased to announce Rebecca School's 2017 DIR Conference will be held on April 7th, 2017!
Learning Through Relationships:
How to Bring DIR Floortime into Your Classrooms and Treatment
What are the essential components to promote a student’s thinking, relating, and communicating? During this one day conference, participants will understand how Floortime™ and the DIR® model can be used with students across all ages to foster engagement and higher level thinking. Interdisciplinary breakout sessions will target areas such as attunement, sensory processing, communication, and relationships both within the school and at home. Presenters from the Rebecca School will show how following a student’s interest can both build a strong relationship and accomplish discipline specific goals. This conference is open to professionals and parents both new to Floortime™ and experienced practitioners.
10/01/2017