Tentative Schedule for the 2022 ATRA Annual Conference (subject to change)
Intro to Music and Wellness Training
Session Description/Research Abstract
This training program will teach participants how to use beginner friendly interactive musical activities to support self-expression, mood improvement, stress and anxiety relief and as a means to encourage socialization.
Participants in this training will understand how to comfortably and effectively use music and wellness activities for themselves and with others, adapt existing activities to their own specific client needs, and create an atmosphere of inclusion and safety prior to implementing any activity.
It is important to note that non-musicians can effectively use interactive music for improved wellness, prior musical experience and the ability to read music is not a requirement, and using music is not necessarily loud and disruptive.