Trainer's Comments

“This study is the first of its kind to test a replicable creative musical expression protocol as a catalyst for nonverbal and verbal disclosure leading to improved quality of life for inner-city youth in a court-referred residential treatment program. With substantial potential for widespread dissemination, this innovative protocol for adolescents can be readily utilized by behavioral health professionals without prior musical experience.”

Barry Bittman, M.D., CEO Yamaha Music and Wellness Institute, Medical Director, Remo, Inc., CEO, Mind-Body Wellness Center, CIO, Meadville Medical Center

Grasping the outstretched soul-hand of an injured child to gently guide them to a safe place where they will begin their own unique healing journey is a privilege that the HealthRHYTHMS Adolescent Protocol will provide and it is guaranteed to change your life.

---Margaret Sowry

“A voice is found, language develops and expression percolates through the adolescent’s hands on the surface of the drum, as innermost thoughts and emotions are stirred and expressed. The Adolescent Health Rhythms protocol has been an invaluable tool in my work with troubled children and adolescents. As a therapist and an administrator, I am in direct contact with adolescents whose lives have been inundated with chaos, trauma, and a nebulous existence. Facing a myriad of issues ranging from youth delinquency offenses to trauma, abuse, drug/alcohol use, peer pressure/gang related activities, lack of structure in home environments, mental health diagnoses and cognitive functioning difficulties, these adolescents present extraordinary challenges to an over-stressed juvenile justice system. This protocol has repeatedly enabled such adolescents to open up and to begin to disclose their thought and emotions.”

Larry S. Dickson, MA, LPC, NCC, DAPA, BCPC, CRS, JJJP, CCDP Dilpomate

“Adolescent drumming allows youth to express feelings in a creative, healthy, and uninhibited manner."

George Trauner

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