Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know about Music Therapy and Art Therapy

Melissa Srolovitz, Jennifer Borgwardt, Moreen Burkart, Amy Clements-Cortes, Johanna Czamanski-Cohen, Mabel Ortiz Guzman, Molly G. Hicks, Girija Kaimal, Lindsay Lederman, Jordan S. Potash, Sarah Yazdian Rubin, Daniel Stafford, Angela Wibben, Michèle Wood, Jean Youngwerth, Christopher A. Jones, Ian B. Kwok

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Abstract

Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other disciplines based on need. Music therapists and art therapists are becoming increasingly available to palliative care teams and are advancing the diverse and unique clinical services available to effectively meet the holistic needs of patients with serious illnesses and their families. This article provides a concrete exploration of clinical music therapy and art therapy within palliative care and hospice paradigms, with discussion of therapists' training and expertise, therapeutic approaches within the setting of interprofessional team-based care, and discussion of evidence-based symptom management and outcomes supporting the inclusion of music and art therapies within medical education and clinical employment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-144
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Palliative Medicine
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • art therapy
  • creative arts therapies
  • interprofessional care
  • music therapy
  • palliative care
  • psychosocial-spiritual care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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