Staff Perceptions and Benefits of Music Therapy Ever wondered what staff think about music therapy and other alternative therapies? Kennedy, Reed, Wamboldt chose to look into this in the article “Staff Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Therapy Integration into a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program.” With all the changes in healthcare and worries of healthcare costs, many professionals are looking to provide excellent care to their patients in the most cost efficient manner. Alternative therapies such as music therapy, art therapy, poetry therapy, dance/movement therapy, psychodrama, etc. can create healing environments, emotional recovery, and foster positive working conditions for staff. In this study, the authors focused on children/adolescents receiving psychiatric…