Michael Zanders, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy | Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX, UNITED STATES
Dr. Zanders' areas of clinical specialty include music therapy with children, developmental disabilities, and foster care youth.
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Biography
Michael Zanders is an assistant professor of music therapy at TWU. He has over 16 years of clinical experience. Areas of clinical specialty include music therapy with children and adolescents, psychiatry, developmental disabilities, music therapy in medical settings, and foster care youth. Currently, he supervises professionals who wish to become licensed counselors in Pennsylvania. He has taught at Temple University and Immaculata University, both in the Philadelphia area.
Dr. Zanders has presented both nationally and internationally at conferences and workshops, and has several publications, including chapters in music therapy textbooks. His most recent work can be seen in Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, where he has also served on the editorial board. His current publishing and research interests include: music therapy theory, music psychotherapy, and reflexive qualitative methods.
Dr. Zanders is dedicated and committed to the field and practice of music therapy. He is serving on the national committee for music therapy practice with the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) and assists with promoting music therapy where needed.
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Areas of Expertise (7)
Music Therapy
Clinical Therapeutics
Psychiatry
Developmental Disabilities
Qualitative Research
Foster Care
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Education (3)
Temple University: Ph.D., Music Therapy
Temple University: M.M., Music Therapy
Temple University: B.S., Music Therapy
Media Appearances (1)
Music can heal mind, body, spirit in therapy
The Collegian online
2016-01-26
Michael Zanders told music students about an alternative of therapy that uses music as an aid ...
Articles (4)
Music Therapy Practices and Processes with Foster-Care Youth: Formulating an Approach to Clinical Work
Music Therapy Perspectives
2015 The purpose of this article is to present a framework for music therapy processes and practices with foster-care youth. The author describes how music therapy is used to create stability, find resources, and find meaning through three distinct stages.
The musical and personal biographies of adolescents with foster care experience
Barcelona Publishers
2012 As very little has been written on music therapy intervention with this clinical population, a primary aim of the inquiry was to better understand the role that music played throughout the participants’ lives and though this understanding, provide a foundation for future research.
The musical and personal biographies of adolescents with foster care experience
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy
2012 This qualitative biographical inquiry examined the personal and musical lives of adolescents with foster care experience. Individual structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants (six males, four females) who were enrolled in outpatient therapy.
In Between: Music Therapy with Inpatients Awaiting a Heart Transplant
Jeffrey Books
2004 In Music Therapy at the End of Life. Individuals who are in heart failure and who are inpatients waiting for a heart transplant face many challenges. In this article, the authors describe these challenges and how patients are supported through the use of music therapy. Case examples are provided to illustrate the various uses of music therapy.
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