About Kerry
Kerry has worked as a music therapist since 1989.
*Bachelor Music Composition & Theory
*Bachelor of Music Therapy
*Masters of Music Education
*PhD, Music Research
*Author of: "A History of the Music Therapy Profession: Diverse Practices and Concepts."
Recent Publication: Considering Abrams' "McMusicTherapy McMarketing" article: A personal reflection," Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 20(3). DOI: 10.15845/voices.v20i3.3028
To date, Kerry has provided services for:
Children and Teens with:
*language needs
*hearing impariment
*Rett Syndrome
*Autism / PDD
*Down's Syndrome
*learning disabilities
*"at risk," requiring enhanced environments nad educational supports
*fragile medical condition
*Sotos Syndrome
*Angelman Syndrome
*developmental disabilities
Adults with:
*brain injury
*in a coma
*diagnosed with cancer
*supportive services for those with cardiac issues
*dementia
*needing support with relaxation and stress management
Additional Areas of Work:
*medical visits and intervention support (dentist, surgical, EEGs, optometry)
*grief issues
*ESL needs
Kerry talks about her professional career.
Kerry's Other Professional Activities
-Published : A history of the music therapy profession: Diverse practices and concepts (2016)
-published two book chapters and various journal articles
-President Music Therapy Association of Ontario (MTAO) (6 years)
-MTAO representative, Coalition of Mental Health Practitioners
-MTAO representative, Ontario Music ducators Association
-Committee member, Spiritual and Ethics Committee of the Thames Valley District Health Council
-Board member, Spiritual Providers Net work of Cancer Care, SW Region, Ontario
-Graduate Student Representative, Univeristy of Western Ontario Research Board
-member of Libro's 2020 Social Enterprise Incubator at Innovation Works
-MT internship supervisor
-presentations and workshops: local, regional, national, international
-numerous clinical program evaluation research projects
-choir director for a community choir (of non-musicians)
-music director of "Singing in the Rain", Original Kids Theatre Company
-songwriting and recording