Claire

Music Therapist. Specialist in paediatric acquired #braininjury, PMLD, Neurologic #MusicTherapy. Views my own.(she/her)

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Joseph Rowntree Foundation:

88% of low-income households who receive #disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢

Disabled households aren’t getting more; they are getting less.

[Wendy Magee @LadyKeyNote]

A few seats left for the XXXV online #MATADOC (Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness) training. Registration closes Jan 6: https://t.co/5fOXZvGbtC
Hosted by @RHNuk. #braininjury, #rehabilitation, #PDOC, #disordersofconsciousness, #music, #coma,

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.

‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

[Claire @ClaireMusicT]

@AislingRyanOT It is great to read this and share with my colleagues working with children in the UK, Aisling.( Also great to see a contribution from a Music Therapist in there!)

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

It's World Mental Health Day! 🌍💜

It’s a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters.

We all deserve good mental health. 💜

[Lucy Easthope @LucyGoBag]

This family’s bravery in sharing their stories will change the world. Visiting with a sibling like this can be so important and people worry about how to do it. This is how to do it. Oh Emily - your generosity with your experiences is precious and inspiring

[IPSEA @IPSEAcharity]

It was powerful to hear directly from parents, carers, and young people, including 17-year-old Katie, on @BBCWomansHour today. Their stories highlight the urgent need to tackle the SEND crisis.

We hear countless frustrating and heartbreaking experiences just like these every day on our helplines. Now, with @UKLabour in power, it’s crucial they move beyond simply acknowledging that the system is broken. They must commit to understanding the real issues and taking decisive action.

[Claire Young MP 🔶 @ClaireforTAY]

Our children are being let down due to poor SEND schooling. In Parliament this week, I highlighted how the hardline approach to absence and use of isolation - coupled with a lack of funding and unachieveable targets - are harming both pupils and parents. Things need to change.

[Sharon Tuppeny @sharontuppenyot]

Anyone know or have any connections to paralympians who would send a message to a young boy who’s a recent double amputee following sepsis.. he is sport mad & spent his life playing football & hockey. Any help appreciated in getting messages of support to him, thanks

[We Care Campaign @WeAreCarers]

.@zoe_torsney has written a beautiful blog called "Caring: Reminding the person you care for who they really are".

We are pleased to host here on our Carers' Voices webpage. 

Do take some time this morning to sit down with a drink and give it a read 🫖☕️
https://t.co/tdSAMbgskz

[Kirsty Jane @soundorigins]

We are still looking for more #HCPs to join us on 3rd July. Please get in touch if you have experience working with families with seriously unwell babies on #nicu

#EBCD
#nicumt
#neonatalpalliativecare

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"Austerity’s children are the 4.5 million children who are in poverty...who are going to school ill-clad and hungry."

Gordon Brown tells @krishgm that a rescue plan is needed to stop child poverty rising "by 100,000 children a year."

[Chris Stringer @ChrisStringer65]

A Jig for the Blues
New evidence for the curative effects of dance, and its evolutionary origins https://t.co/NEww7xRVia

[Claire @ClaireMusicT]

'Find an Energetic Soundtrack, and Whatever Your Music, be the Band That Keeps Playing'

UK Music therapists working with children and young people 👇

[Approaches @Approaches_IJMT]

🗣️New article publication!
“Music therapy is the very definition of white privilege”:Music therapists’ perspectives on race and class in UK music therapy
By Tamsin Mains, Victoria Clarke & Luke Annesley
Read it here: https://t.co/wt35JiYjhi
#classism #middleclass #racism

[Luke Annesley @jazztoad]

New article in Approaches - congrats to first author Tamsin Mains and to the brilliant Victoria Clarke, and thanks to the team at Approaches! https://t.co/KXbRv3zdhS

[Carolyn Dunford @DunfordCarolyn]

Raising awareness of #DCD @MindTheGapEBP @RCOT_CYPF https://t.co/W11mZpPdkA

[Naseer Ahmad @nas_vascular]

Most people think of patient facing roles being only Doctors and Nurses.

However, there’s a whole other group called Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).

There’s 14 groups that work side by side with us to provide the best care for patients.

[Laura Kerbey @LauraKerbey]

So excited to have @naomicfisher and
@_MissingTheMark joining us for this webinar designed specifically for education staff who support demand avoidant learners on 17 January!

Book your spot here 👉 https://t.co/wupETk3lUY