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February’s webinar is just days away, and you won’t want to miss this one.
It was 18 years ago today that my dad died. Music was a big part of how I supported him through his illness and a significant part in how my brothers and sisters, mom and I let him go as we surrounded him in his hospital bed.
One of the goals of Room 217 is to educate and train caregivers to integrate music into regular practice. We do that in a number of ways – webinars , the annual Music Care Conference , Music Care Training , as well as our newest education programs, Music Care Skills Day (one for hospice palliative care workers, and one for recreation therapists) and the Virtual Learning Studio (more to come on this in an upcoming post).
Soothing Relaxation Journeys is a specifically designed relaxation and imagery CD created to facilitate relaxation experiences, reduce anxiety and pain perception, improve mood and enhance comfort during treatments in oncology/cancer care and palliative care. It is also developed as a tool for those new to the GIM process and imaging to music. There is a substantial body of research in the areas of music and relaxation, and music and relaxation in medical settings, and that research has informed the development of the CD. There are numerous Relaxation and Imagery CDs on the market but few have been developed upon evidence-based principles.
