Review: Katrina McFerran, Phillipa Derrington, and Suvi Saarikallio (Eds.): Handbook of Music, Adolescents, and Wellbeing
Melody Newcomb is a music and expressive arts therapist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas (Music Therapy and Music Education) and Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Clinical Mental Health Counselling—Expressive Arts Therapy). She has worked with adolescents in residential treatment and currently is part of the team in a day program for adolescents struggling with eating disorders. She also sees adolescents individually through a community counselling centre. In addition to adolescents, she leads groups with adult inpatients in mental health. Her passion is facilitating the creative process and witnessing the resources that those struggling with mental illness bring to the healing process.
The Canadian Association of Music Therapists is the national body promoting music therapy and supporting, advocating and certifying professional music therapists (MTAs) in Canada. Our mission is to be the primary source of knowledge, information, professional development and advocacy to promote Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) and music therapy.
