As an art therapist, I am always thrilled to read articles about the wonderfully effective but underappreciated uses of creative arts therapies.
On Aug. 20, my husband eagerly showed me the story “Song helps rekindle spark in Alzheimer’s patients,” by Jon Anderson (Metro). I was quite excited myself to see music therapy mentioned as an adjunct to therapy for Alzheimer’s patients.
I was, however, soon disappointed once more. The article did a decent job of talking about what it might be like to be plagued with this heart-wrenching disease, but it failed to give a decent mention of music therapy.
If only Mr. Anderson would have interviewed the music therapist even further. The readers truly missed out on learning about a field (like art, drama and dance therapies) that offers its clients a truly incredible avenue of self-expression.
