"Taking Time": Exploring Music Therapy Student Self-Care Definitions and Practices.

The concept of self-care for music therapists is not a new topic in the literature, yet music therapy students' perspectives have largely been excluded from formal discussions and research studies. For this reason, this study aimed to examine music therapy students' conceptualizations of self-care and identify practices that students frequently engage in for self-care. As part of a national survey, music therapy students currently enrolled in an academic degree program for music therapy within the United States defined self-care and identified up to three of their most frequent self-care practices.

Using Contextual and Visual Cues to Improve Sung Word Recognition in Hearing Aid Users.

Older adults commonly experience hearing loss that negatively affects the quality of life and creates barriers to effective therapeutic interactions as well as music listening. Music therapists have the potential to address some needs of older adults, but the effectiveness of music interventions is dependent on the perception of spoken and musical stimuli. Nonauditory information, such as contextual (e.

A Survey of Music Therapy Students' Perceived Stress and Self-Care Practices.

High levels of stress and burnout are common among professional music therapists and researchers suggest that guidance related to self-care during clinical training may influence professional success and strain. Currently, little is known about music therapy students' perceived stress and levels of self-care engagement. The purpose of this study was to examine music therapy students' perceived stress levels and self-care practices to inform future research in this area.