American Music Therapy Association

Fact Sheets for Music Therapy with Individual Populations

• Music Therapy with Acquired Brain Injury

• Music Therapy and Addiction Treatment

• Music Therapy for Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

• Music Therapy & Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• Music Therapy in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

• Music Therapy and Dementia Care: Older Adults Living with Memory Disorders

• Music Therapy in Hospice Care

• Music Therapy with Military Service Members and Veterans

• Music Therapy and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

• Music Therapy for Pain Management

• Music Therapy in Pediatric Medical Care

• Music Therapy in Special Education

AMTA Strategic Priorities for Specific Populations

• Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Music Therapy & Military Populations Whitepaper

• Music Therapy-Informed Music Listening: Guidance for Music Listening Programs

Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Parent information for music therapy and the IEP. AMTA's Director of Government Relations, Judy Simpson, MT-BC, walks parents through the process of requesting the inclusion of music therapy on their child's IEP.

Find a music therapist in our online directory: Simply go to the search form, select your state, highlight music therapy credentials (MT-BC) and click "submit" to see a list of member music therapists near you.

What Music Therapy Is... and Is Not

References and Bibliographies

• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Music Therapy Research and Evidenced-Based Practice Support

• Habilitation:  Music Therapy Research and Evidenced-Based Practice Support

• Music Therapy and Special Education Services Brief Update of Published Evidence

• Music Therapy in Mental Health - Evidenced-Based Practice Support

• Williams Syndrome: Recent Research on Music and Sound

• Music Therapy Interventions in Trauma, Depression and Substance Abuse:  Selected References and Key Findings