Music Therapy
In The News: Our Music Therapy Program Featured on ABC7 News
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — We work to tell stories about people who are building a better Bay Area, which includes efforts to keep our kids happy, even when they’re in the hospital. We are excited to share this ABC7 News Story about UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s music therapy program! It highlights our collaboration with children’s…
Read MoreFoundation Expands Important Music Therapy Program To London
The Peterson Family Foundation is excited to announce our music therapy program is now international! The program has expanded to London, England at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), where we will continue our commitment to creating and sustaining music therapy programs for hospitalized children as well as funding cutting edge pediatric cancer…
Read More5 Extremely Helpful Music Therapy Resources You Need to Know About
Have you wondered where to turn for information about music therapy? Look no more. We have scoured the internet to bring you four websites that are sure to answer any question you may have about music therapy. Continue reading to find out what they are. 5 Music Therapy Resources American Music Therapy Association MusicTherapy.org is…
Read MoreWhy Support Music Therapy? These Kids Need You! #GivingTuesday
The Peterson Family Foundation funds music therapy programs in children’s hospitals to help kids heal, grow and gain meaning from their medical experience. Join our #GivingTuesday campaign to stay in the loop on the foundation’s efforts and to help us meet our goal of raising $5,000 from Giving Tuesday! Share our story with your friends…
Read More3 New Interns Join UCLA’s Growing Music Therapy Program
Spearheaded by therapist Jenna Bollard, the UCLA Music Therapy internship is growing by leaps and bounds. We are excited to announce the acceptance of three new interns to the program! This internship program is now widely sought after throughout the music therapy world and is attracting the best and brightest the field has to offer.…
Read MoreHow to Use Music Therapy to Heal: Evangelyn’s Story
We are excited to share this incredible story from our music therapy team at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, which is fully funded by the Peterson Family Foundation. Click here to learn how to support our music therapy program. How Music Therapy is Making a Difference for Evangelyn Evangelyn is an 8-year-old girl who is full…
Read MoreTwo New Amazing Interns at UCLA Children’s Hospital
We are happy to announce two new interns beginning their 6-month clinical internship at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital! They will be trained by our amazing Music Therapist Jenna Bollard and will contribute so much to the program. These interns increase our impact by allowing us to see more children at UCLA Mattel. Including an internship…
Read MoreLet’s Celebrate: The Shadowboxers Support Music Therapy
Patients at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital were recently visited by The Shadowboxers, now on tour with Justin Timberlake! The band played their music for patients, staff, and families, which perfectly supplemented the music therapy many patients receive. The Shadowboxers’ Adam Hoffman, Matt Lipkins and Scott Tyler visited patients’ rooms and nursing stations, and were greeted with gratitude,…
Read MoreMusic Therapy Helps: How to Thrive Like Clara
Clara Jackson is a patient at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital who has greatly benefited from our music therapy services. This video shows her story with music therapy while in the Bone Marrow Treatment Unit. Due to a severely compromised immune system, children in the unit are completely isolated from their peers. This experience can lead…
Read MoreMusic Therapy Gathers Brilliance: What You Need to Know
On Friday, January 19th, the Music Therapy department at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, created, organized and hosted an all-day NICU Music Therapy Lecture. This was the first NICU Music Therapy Lecture given outside of a music therapy conference, and it was such an honor to have hosted it at UCSF. After the event, UCSF hosted a…
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