Allison Antkowiak is a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) of 24 years, A Music Therapy Association of NC member and advocate, former Duke Artist-in-Residence and a Musical Presence Volunteer at Transitions LifeCare.
Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals.Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy can provide communication avenues to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words.
https://www.musictherapy.org/
Earning the Music Therapy Board Certification (MT-BC) credential demonstrates advanced clinical competence. It also signifies that you are part of a community of music therapists working together to make meaningful contributions to the evolution of the practice. When you pass the MT-BC Examination, you receive a certificate from CBMT indicating your MT-BC credential is valid for five years.
https://www.cbmt.org/
Our primary goal is to provide dignity, emotional comfort, spiritual support, reduced perception of pain intensity, suggestions for self-care, and life review through familiar songs, your pictures, objects that bring back pleasant memories and your stories.