This is positively amazing! I'm a clinical social worker that works in the psych ED, and I constantly agonize over the mental health system (despite being in it myself). Emergency departments are inherently traumatizing and the furthest thing from therapeutic as it gets minus the medication admin piece. Onto my questions:
Have you noticed any different musical patterns/needs for those with different diagnoses?
Are there any trial plans for implementing this in inpatient (and potentially emergency) settings? Maybe intensive outpatient as well as standard outpatient?
From a therapeutic standpoint, have you noticed significant symptom stabilization or resolution with your program for those both on and off medications?
Have there been any barriers in emotional experience for those that are on medications? There are so many stories of folks that say they feel like the life has drained out of them when they're on meds. Music seems like it might inspire that spark of life again, or so I hope.
This is long, sorry in advance. I'm so excited to see this get bigger. I've been a longtime believer in the protective effect music can have for people, and, by extension, belonging to various musical communities. All the world of luck to you and the others that created this organization!!!
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This is positively amazing! I'm a clinical social worker that works in the psych ED, and I constantly agonize over the mental health system (despite being in it myself). Emergency departments are inherently traumatizing and the furthest thing from therapeutic as it gets minus the medication admin piece. Onto my questions:
Have you noticed any different musical patterns/needs for those with different diagnoses? Are there any trial plans for implementing this in inpatient (and potentially emergency) settings? Maybe intensive outpatient as well as standard outpatient? From a therapeutic standpoint, have you noticed significant symptom stabilization or resolution with your program for those both on and off medications?
Have there been any barriers in emotional experience for those that are on medications? There are so many stories of folks that say they feel like the life has drained out of them when they're on meds. Music seems like it might inspire that spark of life again, or so I hope.
This is long, sorry in advance. I'm so excited to see this get bigger. I've been a longtime believer in the protective effect music can have for people, and, by extension, belonging to various musical communities. All the world of luck to you and the others that created this organization!!!
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