Music Therapy Research Paper

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Promoting Music Therapy The North Carolina American Music Therapy Association: You are a statewide non-profit organization with the intention of improving the development of music as therapy in rehabilitative settings here in North Carolina. You are also committed to progressing education, training, credentials, and intensive research in support of the music therapy as a profession. A significant amount of people are either unaware of what music therapy is, or they are highly skeptical of its efficacy. Certainly, music therapy works, but there needs to be more awareness and promotion of music therapy and its effectiveness, as well as more specialized training in the field. The good news is, you can help! Part One: Justification There is not …show more content…

I also noticed how you all are venturing for support in establishing the Music Therapy Practice Act (HB192) here in North Carolina. In order to achieve more support as well as getting the word out, I want to propose improving the attractiveness of your webpage (or delete it altogether) and to instead get more involved on social media. Websites as a means for promoting or gaining support is a little outdated in today’s society. However, social media has been spreading like wildfire and has made a considerable impact in our daily lives. It can be used to promote, connect, share ideas and receive feedback from others. Because we have an increasing number of skeptics, we need to be able to reach out to them and display the proof that we have acquired, as well as the full potential music therapy has. I think this organization is great, but getting connected on social media will tremendously help with the support, promotion, and overall awareness of music therapy in our …show more content…

17% of all adults online use Instagram. (See Appendix D) In creating an Instagram page, you will be able to establish more of a personality for the organization. The right pictures and videos that you share will bring success in assembling this said personality. You could post pictures or videos of sentimental and personal success stories. You could post about upcoming events or previous events that flourished. Anything to promote or make people aware of music therapies benefits. Instagram also allows you to actually see the efforts of the organization and maybe even some behind the scenes work being done. This can help reinforce trust and confidence in the targeted audience as

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