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Music Therapy Assessment Tool

The MTAT is a comprehensive assessment instrument for measuring client outcomes and music therapist competency in music therapy. Developed by Hanson and colleagues, it operationalizes music therapy impact across emotional, social, behavioral, and physiological domains, suitable for diverse populations including psychiatric, pediatric, geriatric, and neurological populations.

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Music Therapy Assessment Tool
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / integrative-medicine
  • Thaut, M. H. (2005). Rhythm, music, and the brain: Scientific foundations and clinical applications. New York: Routledge. · URL
  • Hanson, B., Clark, M., & Plante, W. (2008). A music therapy assessment tool for psychiatric patients. Journal of Music Therapy, 45(3), 341–359. · URL
  • World Federation of Music Therapy. (2011). Music therapy assessment and outcome measures. Nordoff-Robbins Foundation. · URL
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