Ep 37 Irene Lo Coco and Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern Music Therapy

<p>Irene Lo Coco and Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern Music Therapy talked to Luke about remote working in music therapy, including technical and online resources, as well as issues that may arise through these ways of working may bring up.</p> <p>After qualifying as a music therapist, Elizabeth gained clinical experience with adults with neurological disorders and worked with children with a range of needs including developmental delay, behavioural difficulties, and trauma. She later trained as a Neurologic Music Therapist and MATADOC assessor and continues to acquire specialist experience in brain injury and neurodisability through providing NMT and MATADOC assessments for medico-legal cases. She has had her work and research published in the Brain & Spinal Injury Handbook, Journal of Dementia Care, and the British Journal of Music Therapy. She holds the role of Neuro Music Therapy Services Manager for Chiltern.</p> <p>Irene qualified as a Music Therapist in 2007 and has specialized in Neurologic Music Therapy. Her clinical experience includes brain injury neuro-rehabilitation as well as working with children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, ASD, behavioural difficulties and complex medical needs. She has also worked in maternity care and adult mental health, among a variety of settings in the UK and abroad. Irene has a passion for evidence-based research and a background and personal interest in neuropsychology and psychodynamic approaches. Her practice, therefore, has a broad vision and the resources to adapt to clients' needs. Irene holds the role of Neurologic Music Therapist and Music Technology Lead at Chiltern Music Therapy. </p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p><strong>ETHICS/GDPR CONCERNS</strong></p> <p><strong>BAMT</strong></p> <p>Support and guidance documentation for COVID-19 (regularly updated)</p> <p><a href= "https://www.bamt.org/about-british-association-for-music-therapy/covid-19-useful-information.html"> https://www.bamt.org/about-british-association-for-music-therap