mental and physical health professionals may consider referring clients to a music therapist for a number of reasons.it seems a particularly good choice for the social worker who is coordination a client's case. music therapists use music to establish a relationship with the patient and to improve the patient's health, using highly structured musical interactions. patients and therapists may sing,play instrument,dance,compose,or simply listen to music.
the course of training for music therapists is comprehensive. in addition to formal musical and therapy training, music therapists are taught to discern what kinds of interventions will be most beneficial for each individual patient.
because each patient is different and has different goals, the music therapist must be able to understand the patient's situation and choose the music and activities that will do the most toward helping the patient achieve his or her goals.