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Yesterday I facilitated a session on self-care through music for a group of medical social workers. We loosened up, squeezed out, and brushed off anything having to do with work, the past, or the future. We created a clean, safe space for self-care. We were patient with ourselves and allowed plenty of time for focusing [...]
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April 2nd, 2010 
Kat Fulton 
Posted in Music & Wellness 
Tags: Drumming, health, medical music therapy, preventative, self-care, toning bowl, wellness 
3 Comments »Music Therapy in the NICU: An RN’s Perspective
March 11th, 2010 Kat Fulton I recently asked Shelley Frazier, RN, BSN, IBCLC, what she thought about music therapy. She is the Lactation Consultant, Discharge Planner, and Education Coordinator for the Newborn ICU at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Florida. Shelley also helps facilitate the National Institute for Infant & Child Medical Music Therapy at Florida State University. The research in NICU music [...]
Does music in the NICU overstimulate infants?
March 3rd, 2010 Kat Fulton Dr. Jayne Standley explains how, why, and when to use music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in her book Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Research and Developmental Interventions. But, my blog’s title question comes up often, and understandably so! Especially when the medical goal is to promote baby from the “survival/pacification phase” to [...]
Posted in NICU Infants Tags: medical music therapy, music therapy, neonatal, NICU, overstimulation, preemie 3 Comments »45 Hospitals with NICU Music Therapy or Supportive Music
February 10th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
You can watch and read a NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Music Therapy overview here. Now, find the closest hospital to YOU that offers NICU Music Therapy services. The following hospitals use music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit. Hospitals outside of the US may use either supportive music or music therapy. The links will [...]
NICU Music Therapy Overview
January 12th, 2010 Kat Fulton Video, An Overview of NICU Music Therapy Visit the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy to learn more.
Posted in NICU Infants Tags: babies, healing, integrative, medical music therapy, music therapy, neonatal, NICU No Comments »
