Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy

Srolovitz, M and Borgwardt, J and Burkart, M and Clements-Cortes, A and Czamanski-Cohen, J and Ortiz Guzman, M and Hicks, M and Kaimal, G and Lederman, L and Potash, J and Yazdian Rubin, S and Stafford, D and Wibben, A and Wood, Michele and Youngwerth, J and Jones, C and Kwok, Ian (2021) Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25 (1). pp. 135-144. ISSN 1096-6218

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Abstract

Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other disciplines based on need. Music therapists and art therapists are becoming increasingly available to palliative care teams and are advancing the diverse and unique clinical services available to effectively meet the holistic needs of patients with serious illnesses and their families. This article provides a concrete exploration of clinical music therapy and art therapy within palliative care and hospice paradigms, with discussion of therapists' training and expertise, therapeutic approaches within the setting of interprofessional team-based care, and discussion of evidence-based symptom management and outcomes supporting the inclusion of music and art therapies within medical education and clinical employment.