Before You Request a Music Therapy Assessment...
These questions may help members of a student’s IEP committee determine the appropriateness of a music therapy assessment. Before contacting a music therapist to perform an assessment, the following questions should be discussed andanswered by the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the student, the teacher of the student and at least one other district representative (i.e. the diagnostician). A “no” response to one or more questions does not necessarily mean that a student is inappropriate for a music therapy assessment. If disagreements or questions arise, a music therapist should be contacted.
Can the student be motivated to attempt tasks through the use of music?
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Can the student by motivated to complete tasks through the use of music?
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Could the student benefit from the use of additional communication modalities?
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Does the student initiate interaction with music or musical instruments in the classroom or in the home?
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Does the student retain information conveyed in songs more easily than information conveyed in spoken interchanges?
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Thanks for considering this child for referral.If you have any other questions, please contact CNY Music Therapy LLC