Music Therapy in Geriatric Care

In music, people can make themselves heard, even if they cannot communicate verbally or words have long lost their meaning. Music (therapy) helps people find a way out of their isolation, find pleasure in making music together, or enjoy soothing sounds in an individual therapy setting. Its individualized design makes it adaptable for a wide range of moods that older people experience in everyday life, and can help in difficult situations. Creative work in music therapy is always professionally grounded - subtly, playfully, or expressively, and is used to underscore mood. This book describes music therapy objectives and methods for older people. It provides many tips for specific sequences of interventions, for using instruments, choice of music, and related discussion topics.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Wormit lehrt klinische Musiktherapie und leitet den Bachelorstudiengang Musiktherapie an der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hillecke lehrt klinische Psychologie und leitet den Masterstudiengang Musiktherapie und den Masterstudiengang Tanz- und Bewegungstherapie an der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. Prof. Dr. Dorothee von Moreau leitet die Lehrambulanz Musiktherapie sowie Tanz- und Bewegungstherapie der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. Prof. Dr. Carsten Diener ist Prorektor für Forschung und Praxistransfer an der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg und leitet dort den Bachelorstudiengang Psychologie an der Fakultät für angewandte Psychologie.