[1] ITA provides therapeutical services in art, drama, dance/movement and music therapy.
[7] The Institute for Therapy through the Arts was founded in 1975 by drama therapist Marilyn Richman as a division of the Music Institute of Chicago in an effort to make the arts accessible to all students, despite possible developmental or physical challenges.
This study was prepared and conducted by a research team of the Northwestern University under leadership of Dr. Bonakdarpour, MD, from the Feinberg School of Medicine and ITA in partnership with the Silverado Memory Care center in Morton Grove, IL as well as professional musicians.
The MTSSA is a comprehensive manual designed for music therapists providing a structured assessment and documentation method for measuring social interaction, affect and engagement in a musical setting with children and adolescents who have neurodevelopmental disorders.
Furthermore, it measures the generalization of progress made in music therapy session to other environments.