Bridging Gaps in Music Therapy Research & Practice

In this episode, we are changing things up! Cathy interviews Dr. Laurel Young along with podcast co-host and business partner, Adrienne Pringle.

This episode focuses on bridging gaps between music therapy research and practice, focusing specifically, on a project that Laurel and Adrienne collaborated on together, entitled Lived Experiences of Singing in a Community Hospice Bereavement Support Group.

A little more about Dr. Young and Adrienne:

Dr. Laurel Young is a certified music therapist and psychotherapist with over 25 years of diverse clinical experience, authored several publications, presented internationally, and served on the CAMT and Canadian Music Therapy Fund Boards. She is an Associate professor of music therapy at Concorida University and is a research member of Concordia’s PERFORM Centre, Concordia’s Arts in Health Research Collective (AHRC), and the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) and currently serves as the Associate Director of engAGE: Concordia’s Centre for Research on Aging.

Adrienne Pringle is the Director of Beyond the Studio and Co-Founder of the Sing it Girls! Program, along with the Co-host of the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Music Therapist (MTA) with over 20 years of experience working as a therapist, educator, lecturer, researcher, clinical supervisor, and performer.

If you are looking for a music therapist, please visit www.beyondthestudio.ca 

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