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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.
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