Individual Therapy at St Ann’s School: Supporting a Student’s Social Engagement
Music Therapy helped a student with sensory processing challenges build engagement and connection through consistent, tailored musical interactions. The sessions, which resulted in prolonged, shared improvisation and emotional interaction, provided insights for environmental adjustments to support the student’s learning.
Find Your Voice Group at Mandeville School
Find Your Voice, a collaborative Music Therapy, and Speech and Language Therapy initiative, significantly enhanced communication skills, intentional choice-making and social interaction for five pupils at Mandeville School. The sessions fostered confidence and active engagement, including increased spontaneous play and the identification of literacy skills.
Individual Music Therapy at Springhallow School
This case study demonstrates how Music Therapy effectively reduces high anxiety and boosts self-confidence in pupils, unlocking their independence and creative self-expression. Furthermore, collaborative pair-work in sessions can successfully foster peer sharing and helps children build lasting, positive friendships outside the classroom.
Individual Music Therapy at Mandeville School
This inspiring case study highlights how Music Therapy successfully helped a five year old boy overcome low motivation to improve his communication and social skills. Through engaging musical interactions, his behaviour moved away from withdrawal and towards active participation in class. He was also able to better express his needs.
Group Music Therapy at Castlebar School
Three pupils from the same class were referred for group Music Therapy. The primary aims were to support the development of peer relationships, explore new methods of communication and prepare the children for upcoming transitions in the next academic year.
Emma’s Story
Emma is a student with a diagnosis of Autism who experiences high levels of anxiety and limited peer interaction. She was referred to Music Therapy to reduce anxiety, promote self expression and develop social interaction skills through creative engagement.
Nursery Music Group
A look at how a nursery music group ran by our Music Therapy Assistant benefited seven children with Autism and additional needs. The group ran for two terms, with the aim of developing the children’s attention, engagement, turn-taking, sharing and communication skills. Two of the children in the group presented with particularly significant sensory needs.
Andy’s Story
Andy is a 7 year old boy with a diagnosis of Autism and additional learning needs. He is on a ‘child in need’ care plan due to concerns about his wellbeing and stability within his home life. The Assistant Head of Andy’s school referred him for Music Therapy. It was felt that this could offer him a space for developing positive relationship experiences, self-expression and communication.
Group Therapy
The Music Therapy group consisted of four year 4 boys. The boys were referred to the Music Therapy group by the Safeguarding Lead and my supervisor, with the hope that the safe and musical environment could aid in boosting their self-esteem, building their confidence and developing healthy peer to peer relations…
Abraham’s Story
Abraham is a 13 year old boy with diagnoses of profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and global developmental delay (GDD). Abraham’s teacher referred him to Music Therapy for support with interaction and play, wondering if the therapeutic space could offer him ways of being more interactive and spontaneous…