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The beat of a different drummer — music therapy's role in dementia respite care
Author(s)	Anna Yaya Kelleher
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 25, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 75-84
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Music ; Therapy ; Dementia ; Owner occupied dwellings ; Day services ; United States of America.
Annotation	Research findings continue to support anecdotal observations that music therapy is an effective treatment modality for persons with dementia. Increasingly, community-based programmes in the US - especially adult day services - are turning to music therapy to meet the needs of their clients with dementia. While many larger programmes see the value of a full-time music therapist on staff, smaller programmes, unable to commit such financial resources, are finding creative ways of using music therapeutically. From seeking volunteers with musical talents and in-kind donations of equipment and time, to offering internships and work-study opportunities for music therapy students, to sharing the services of a music therapist across several sites and programmes, providers of all types and budgets are finding ways to incorporate therapeutic music in their programmes. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020117211 A
Classmark	HH: LO: EA: KEA: NM: 7T
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