ABOUT
Emily Perry is a Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) who holds a Masters in Music Therapy from Alverno College and attended her undergraduate at Baldwin Wallace where she studied music therapy and a minor in Health Care Management. Emily’s academic career focused upon the use of HIPAA and healthcare law among music therapist, as healthcare practitioners. The goals of Emily’s professional work and studies are to assist in bridging the gap of healthcare services, both traditional medical and alternative practices.
Emily has provided services to variety of populations including children living with developmental disabilities, geriatrics, classrooms in the school system, traumatic brain injury, end of life care, and adults living with multiple disabilities. Emily uses a patient centered, trauma informed approach to providing evidence based care. Simply put, Emily uses the most recent researched based techniques to meet the client where they are in the moment.
Creation of Music4Care
Music4Care is the boomwhacker of the symphony. A boomwhacker is a simple instrument created from a plastic tube coming in an arrangement of tones, colors, and sizes. This instrument is created to fit the needs of every individual. The boomwhacker can be used to play complex orchestral pieces, or as a singular tone apart of larger group. While the boomwhacker was not originally created or thought to be apart of the symphony, it has added a unique sounds to several symphonies. Just like Music Therapy is not thought to be a part of traditional medical practices. Music Therapist unique alternative healthcare approach allows it to enhance current medical practices and provide holistic (emotional, social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual needs) that may not be able to be completely covered by traditional medical practices.
The goal of Music4Care is to use evidence based Music Therapy Practices to help cover the gaps in healthcare, through holistic patient centered care. By creating a different perspective and interventions the patient is more likely to have positive outcomes. By utilizing a framework outside of large corporate healthcare networks more patient centered care can be delivered.
What Does the First Session Look Like?
The goal of the first session is to assess patient needs, potential goals, and build rapport with patient and their loved ones. The session will be music focus and client lead with the music therapist supporting the patient. This allows for the patient to demonstrate their strengths, the areas of need, and their true interest. Music4Care’s goal is to be a companion along side the patient allowing the patient autonomy on their journey to having the best quality of life, regardless of any and all barriers.