Erin Koop | Adults & Seniors

Ed’s Story

Erin
31 Aug, 2016
Adults & Seniors, News & Research
communication/expression, mental health, MT video, rehabilitation

Ed’s Story “I arrived in the hospital unconscious… and walked out singing.”

Music and the Brain

Erin
31 Aug, 2016
Adults & Seniors, Children & Youth, News & Research
rehabilitation, science/technology

Music and the brain infographic

CanAssist: Technology in Music Therapy

Erin
15 Apr, 2016
Adults & Seniors, Children & Youth
adapted instruments, CanAssist, communication/expression, engagement, MT video, rehabilitation, social connections

CanAssist: Technology in Music Therapy This video highlights how music therapists at the Victoria Conservatory of Music are using technology in music therapy to increase the ways that people are able to experience and create music together. The mobile music kit was developed by a team at CanAssist, which is an organization dedicated “both to helping people […]

Guidelines: Music Listening Devices

Erin
5 Mar, 2016
Adults & Seniors, News & Research
Alzheimer's/dementia, music listening devices, science/technology

Guidelines: Music Listening Devices “With the popularity of digital music and personal listening devices, Baycrest Health Sciences has published a free online educational resource to help professional and family caregivers think about how to use those devices and music playlists in the most appropriate way with individuals who have dementia.” www.baycrest.org

All Access Pass: January 2016

Erin
27 Feb, 2016
Adults & Seniors, Children & Youth, Media Portfolio, News & Research

All Access Pass: January 2016 My friend Mollie hosts a radio program at UBC called All Access Pass, which focuses on inclusion and accessibility for people of diverse abilities. This week the entire show was focused on Music Therapy and I had the opportunity to be interviewed about the profession. I was also able to share a few […]