Build your understanding of the evidence base for music therapy practice with older adults, while making direct connections to your day-to-day work. Your presenters will deliver an overview of an article published within the last year. Then, we’ll discuss its implications for clinical practice. Attend live to be part of the discussion, or watch the recording later. Article to be announced prior to 11/19/26.

We focused our discussion on the article by Wei and He (2026) on three existing AI-assisted music therapy tools. See the full article reference in the first lesson.

In this research review, we discussed two articles, one about music interventions for delirium in inpatient hospital settings, and one about music therapy to address depression among older adults living in the community.

We discuss the Thompson et al (2025) article Music Therapy Embedded in the Life of Dementia Inpatient Care: A Feasibility Study to Inform a Future Trial.

We learn about a new comprehensive music therapy assessment for older adults: the MT-VOICE. See the full reference in the first lesson below.

Explore spiritual goals in treatment of substance use disorders, with an extra focus on how substance use disorders show up in senior living and community settings with older adults. The full reference and a link to the open access article is available in the first lesson, which is open to see without purchase.