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Impact and News

We are proud of the impact of our work across numerous different settings and always endeavour to embody our values (share, dare, deepen, listen and care) in our work. Read on to find out more about how our services and funded projects are positively impacting on the lives of our wide range of service users.

Interview: Alice's "Changing Voice" Group for Trans and Non-Binary Adults

Alice, our Neurologic Music Therapist, tells us about the positive impact of her Changing Voice digital sessions for Trans and Non-Binary adults.

Launch of our online learning platform - Learning Space

A new space for Music Therapists, professionals, and families to explore how music can support people in every stage of life

Creating Connection Through Online Music Groups: An Interview with Alice

In this interview, Alice (they/she) shares reflections from running online music groups with adults from migrant backgrounds

New music therapy group for people with aphasia

We’re excited to introduce our new Online Music Therapy Aphasia Group.

Keeping Clients Safe Online

How do we make sure clients still feel safe, supported and truly heard through a screen?

Why Flexible Learning Matters

At Chiltern, we are always looking for ways to share knowledge and make learning more accessible. We'd like to share with you a reflective article by our Training Lead, Izzy.

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: A Conversation With Our Sustainability Lead, Jim

We spoke with our Sustainability Lead, Jim, about the key takeaways from our latest Environmental Report.

Chiltern's Environmental Report 2024-25

Read our latest Environmental report on our carbon emissions.

Exploring the Power of Digital

We are launching our latest campaign. Chiltern Cares: Digital - exploring the power of gigital

Chiltern Cares: Community Groups

Read about our latest campaign that has been running on our social channels over the last few months.

Partnership with Vache Baroque

Chiltern Music Therapy Announces Partnership with Vache Baroque to Bring Music and Wellbeing to Local Communities

Community Voices Afternoon Success

What a fantastic heartwarming afternoon filled with connection and community spirit!

School Voices - Our Music Therapy Services in Education

We offer half day and full day services within a range of educational settings, providing a mixture of one-to-one sessions, group music therapy or community music sessions. Click through to see a recent overview of our services in education settings.

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Impact of Music Therapy in Mainstream Primary Schools

Chiltern supports children and young people with a range of needs including learning disabilities, mental health, social or behavioural difficulties. Our music therapy sessions are tailored to the child or young person to help meet their needs and reach their goals.

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Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

This 3-month Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service at the Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) at Trafford Hospital was charitably funded by the Trust and ran for 1 day a week from May 2022 - July 2022. The data collected demonstrates that Neurologic Music Therapy increases patient engagement in rehab, helps achieve rehab goals, and works well in collaboration with the existing therapies and interventions at INRU.

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Special School Music Therapy service outcomes

Chiltern provides Music Therapy in individual and group sessions in a number of special schools in England, developing transferable skills for learning, developing social skills and supporting positive mental health.

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Houghton Regis Singing Café

The Houghton Regis Singing Café is a weekly singing group focussed on the wellbeing of older adults who are isolated and those who have a diagnosis of early-mid stages of dementia. Participants are referred into the group by Social Prescribing Link Workers.

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Duet Portal

Identifying a need for more robust, systematic evaluation of these digital services and to assess the effectiveness of different types of music therapy provision, a comparative, qualitative study aimed to compare and explore the effects of remote digital music therapy, in-person therapy and multimodal combined music therapy delivery.

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Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit - Neurologic Music Therapy pilot

In March 2021 Chiltern Music Therapy completed a 12 month pilot Neurologic Music Therapy service with Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit at Amersham Hospital. The pilot, co-funded by Heart of Bucks and Chiltern Music Therapy, took place in a very challenging time but still reports positive results despite the additional obstacles.

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