September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Today's episode will provide a brief overview of pediatric cancer types and treatments and discuss the role of music therapy to support patients receiving treatment. Two frameworks are discussed: Contextual Support Model of Music Therapy and The Resilience in Illness Model. Links to those can be found here:
RIM:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758400/#:~:text=The%20Resilience%20in%20Illness%20Model%20(RIM)%20was%20developed%20from%20a,meaning)%20may%20influence%20resilience%20outcomes.
Contextual Support Model: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10932125/
Therapeutic Music Video: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24469862/
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