Tortured Therapists Department: Understanding the therapeutic impact of Taylor Swift

This workshop will address research and evaluation in an overview of the research related to use of music in therapy and how music can be used to positively influence clients coping with both mental and physical ailments.

It will cover human growth and development in looking at how women, in particular, grow and evolve over time into adulthood and how this growth can influence their relationships with themselves and with others. It will also cover the stages of grief and how grieving impacts the growth process.

 This workshop will cover social and cultural foundations in review of a social phenomenon happening around this album and how it is impacting women’s mental health, older adult women in particular.

This workshop will address the helping relationship in aiding clinicians in how to include music in their therapeutic toolbox and specifically how to utilize the intense emotional impact of the music of Taylor Swift in their work with clients.

Agenda:

• 8:30 – 10am
• Discuss impact of music on mental health – theory and research
• Overview of use of modern music in therapy
• Review of TTPD : what makes it unique emotionally including the cultural phenomenon surrounding this album
• Review Grief Stages and incorporate themes in the TTPD album
• Review lyrics that support themes – this will include listening to certain songs and discussing their emotional impact

  10:15-11:45am

• Discuss triggers related to specific themes and songs -positive and negative
• Review how TTPD is impacting therapists and clients – and how they are using it in therapy
• Learn positive ways to frame the TTPD album for use with clients of all ages and stag

For more information:

Courtney Nathan, 504-891-8521 or 504-512-8006;     Email:  courtneynathan55@gmail.com

Website: www.pdnprograms.com

To register:  

Register online at www.pdnprograms.com or by email to courtneynathan55@gmail.com

Approved for 3.0 General CE clock hours, no NBCC credits available through LCA.