- 4 - As described at trial by Dr. Donald E. Michel, Professor Emeritus of the Texas Women's University's Music Therapy program and petitioner's faculty adviser, the purpose of music therapy is "to use music to help clients in various categories change for the better, to improve their health." Petitioner further described music therapy as the "prescribed use of music * * * to produce a change for some therapeutic reason. Produce a change in an individual." When asked who makes the decision that an individual needs the help of a music therapist, petitioner replied: That would depend upon the situation. If it is a psychiatrist, he would. If it is a school system, they would. If it is in a nursing home, probably the social workers, or whoever the psychologist is there. They make the goals, they determine the goals, and the music therapist works with these goals, makes their own individual assessment in terms of how music can specifically help those goals. Dr. Michel testified that "nearly two-thirds of the music therapy practitioners are serving in one of three categories: mentally impaired, or emotionally disturbed; developmentally disabled; or elderly." As of the time of trial, petitioner had not obtained her degree in music therapy. She had fulfilled all the requirements for what was called the "equivalency". Petitioner had completed all course work, as well as an internship. She opted to obtain a master's degree, and was involved with finishing a thesis at that point.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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