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Music Therapy in Israel
The Taylor Music Therapy Clinic
Because we can all use a little fine tuning...

 

The Taylor Music Therapy Clinic is a unique project, made possible through the donation of the Bench & Bar Committee and the UJIA, in memory of Lord Peter and Lady Irena Taylor. The clinic’s purpose is to make music therapy accessible and affordable in Israel. Situated in the David Yellin College of Education in Jerusalem, this project is the first of its kind in Israel, providing music therapy administered only by licensed music therapists. 

 

What is Music Therapy?

 

Music therapy is a unique  creative and expressive therapy. It involves an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets---emotional, physical, mental, social, aesthetic---to help clients express their inner world, gain insight, improve, restore or maintain health. What makes music therapy different from every other form of therapy is its reliance on music. Thus, at the core of every session is any number of musical experiences, which the therapist selects or designs according to the goals of the therapy. These may include: improvising (using instruments and/or voice), vocal work, re-creating, composing, listening exercises, symbolic use of instruments and musical guided imagery.

 

WHY MUSICWHO CAN BENEFIT FROM MUSIC THERAPY

 

Music is generally perceived as a non-threatening medium and is not stigmatized. This makes it highly effective in gaining client participation and circumventing resistance (even in the most difficult of cases). Music can access emotions most naturally and directly and thereby bypass rigid defense mechanisms. An additional advantage is that since music is primarily a pre-verbal medium, it can be used therapeutically with clients who are nonverbal or verbally restricted.

 

Music therapy is used with individuals of all ages (children, teenagers, adults and the elderly) with a wide variety of conditions, such as:

Emotional problems, behavioral difficulties, depression, selective mutism, communication difficulties, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD,  hyperactivity, autism and PDD (pervasive developmental disorders), cerebral palsy, physical handicaps, mental retardation, , survivors of abuse and trauma, PTSD, psychosis and  addiction. 

 It is also used to promote self-actualization, to enhance  self awareness, to stimulate developmental growth, facilitate relaxation and stress reduction.

Contact

For details and an introductory meeting, call:

 

Elizabeth Kay

Director of The Taylor Music Therapy Clinic

The David Yellin College of Education, Jerusalem

4515021-054

mtclinic@macam.ac.il


 The Taylor Music Therapy Clinic, The David Yellin College of Education, 7 Maagal Beit Hamidrash St., Beit Hakerem

Jerusalem

 

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