Dr. Laurel Young, PhD, MTA
- Professor, Music Therapy, Creative Arts Therapies
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Sign in to editResearch areas: music therapy, music, social gerontology, community, advocacy, social justice, cultural competence, Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, integral thinking, aging (ageing), disability, singing, palliative care, dementia, autism, health and well being, mental health, qualitative methods, quantitative methods, bereavement
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Biography
Laurel Young is an accredited music therapist (MTA) and a certified practitioner/trainer in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (FAMI). Prior to joining the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, she was the Professional Leader of Creative Arts Therapies at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto). She has taught music therapy courses at Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo) and Temple University (Philadelphia) and received awards from both institutions for her outstanding contributions to the field of music therapy. She has over 30 years of clinical experience in various areas including geriatrics/dementia, cancer, HIV, palliative care, community mental health, and developmental disabilities. Dr. Young has published in several peer-reviewed journals and books, and served as Editor in Chief in 2012 and 2013 for Barcelona Publishers’ Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy Monograph Series. In 2014, Dr. Young received the Research & Publications award at the Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT) 40th national conference and was a Spotlight Speaker at the World Congress of Music Therapy held in Krems, Austria. In 2015, Dr. Young was an invited keynote “Focus on Canada” speaker at the CAMT’s 41st conference and in March 2018 was a featured speaker for the Scottish Music Therapy Trust. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund and the CAMT. She served on the editorial board for the Journal of Music Therapy (US) and is a member of Concordia's University Research Ethics Committee. She was the inaugural Associate Director of engAGE, Concordia's Centre for Research on Aging (2017-2025; http://www.concordia.ca/research/aging.html) and part of the Arts in Health Research Collective (http://www.concordia.ca/finearts/creative-arts-therapies/research/ahrc.html). She is a research member of the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS; http://www.creges.ca/en/) and Concordia's School of Health. She was a Co-Investigator and Sub-theme Leader of Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) – a major collaborative research initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (https://www.airsplace.ca/).
Education
- PhD in Music Therapy, Temple University
- Master of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Bachelor of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Bachelor of Music (piano), Mount Allison University
Professional affiliations
- Professional Member, l’Association québécoise de musicothérapie
- Music Therapist Accredited (MTA #0169) Canadian Association of Music Therapists
- Music Therapy, Psychothérapeute (Quebec; N0 de permis 61453-15)
- Registered Psychotherapist (RP; Ontario)
- Recognized Trainer and Fellow, Association for Music & Imagery
- Former Associate Director, engAGE, Concordia's Centre for Research on Aging (2017-2025)
- Member, Concordia's Arts in Health Research Collective (ARHC)
- Research Member, CREGÉS
- Research Member, Concordia's School of Health
Research interests / expertise
- Works in both qualitative and quantitative paradigms.
- Singing and Health/Well being
- Assessment
- Aging, Dementia Care, Palliative Care, and Bereavement
- The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery & Music
- Music Therapy Advocacy, Scope of Practice, Training, & Supervision
Clinical practice experience
- Palliative Care; Grief and Bereavement
- Geriatrics/Dementia
- Autism
- Community Music Therapy (various populations including cancer, HIV, persons with developmental and/or physical disabilities, adult mental health)
- Individual and Group Bonny Method Guided Imagery & Music Sessions
Theoretical orientation
- Eclectic but influenced by humanistic, analytical, and music centred approaches. Integral theory.
Honours / awards / grants
- 2017: Regular member of research supported by: Réseaux thématiques du FRQS. Gagnon P (Directeur),Savard J (Co-directrice), Gauthier L (Co-directeur), DumontS (Co-directeur), Cohen R (Co-directeur) Réseau québécois de recherche en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (RQSPFV).
- 2016: Team co-investigator on CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant (T. Sussman and S. Kaasalainen, Co-PIs): Working Together to Support a Palliative Approach in Long-Term-Care: A Pan Canadian Initiative
- 2015: Raschkowan Creative Arts Therapies Outreach Award. To support research.
- 2014: Research and Publications Award from the Canadian Association for Music Therapy. Awarded to no more than one individual per year for contributions made to the field of music therapy through research or publications.
- 2011: Award from Temple University for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Music Therapy
- 2011: Inaugural Outstanding Graduate Award from Wilfrid Laurier University. Awarded to a former WLU MMT graduate who has gone on to make significant contributions to the field of music therapy.
Teaching activities
Teaching / course offerings
- Music Therapy Improvisation 602
- Music Therapy Improvisation 603
- Music Therapy Advanced Practicum 623/633 and 624/634
- Music Therapy Practicum (I) 510
- Music Therapy Practicum (II) 511
- Music Therapy Research Thesis 699
- Creative Arts Therapies Research 691
- Music Therapy Teaching, Learning, and Supervision 601
Research activities
Visit "Faculty Research Projects" , Publications or see CV for more details on her research.
Participation activities
Presentations/Speaking Engagements: Invited or Peer-reviewed
Invited:
November 2025
Invited speaker for MIYACreative Care Symposium held at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care,Toronto, Ontario: “A Multidimensional Best Music Practices Approachfor Persons Living with Dementia: Why Music? Why Therapy?”
October 2025
Invited co-presenter (with Dr. GuylaineVaillancourt) for online continuing education series workshop hosted by theAssociation for Music & Imagery on Innovations and Adaptations in GIM: “AnApproach to Analyzing Core GIM Programs.”
October 2024
Invited speaker for the Brainy Boomers LectureSeries (online) hosted by The McGill University Research Centre for Studies inAging: “Re-consideringhow Music Helps Persons Living with Dementia.”
May 2024
Presented at Inaugural School of Health Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.“Re-considering How Music Helps Older Adults.”
May 2024
Co-presented 75-minute hybridworkshop session at Concordia B/OLD Conferencein Montreal, Quebec. “Re-envisioning Music Therapy as a Creative Means forCulture Change and Social Justice in Long-Term Care.”
March 2024
Invited panelist for discussion following specialscreening of the NFB documentary Stolen Time at Cinema duParc in Montreal. A profile on the for-profit long term care industry.
March 2024
Co-presented webinar for a CRÉGES conference: “Fostering Inclusion andEmpowerment of Aging Adults with Intellectual and Development Disabilities in aCommunity University Art Hive Context.”
August 2023
MIYA Creative Care Paper:“Deconstructing Assumptions About How Music Helps
Persons Living with Dementia.”
June 2023
Interviewedon CJAD Radio Show Life Unrehearsed. “The Power of Music.”
November2022
Online panel presentation co-sponsoredby engAGE: Concordia’s Centre for Research on Aging and the Concordia Arts in Health Centre:“Creative Approaches toCommunity-Engaged Research with Older Adults.”
March 2022
Online panel presentation co-sponsoredby engAGE: Concordia’s Centre for Research on Aging and the Canadian Association of Music Therapists: “The beat goes on[line]: Can virtual music therapy and music leisure programs serve as a viablehealth and wellness resource for older adults?"
October 2021
Onlinepanel presentation/discussion for engAGE Living Lab Creative Science Shop: “How do we keep the music playing?”
September 2021
Onlinepanel discussion participant for virtual book launch: “The Four Lenses of Population Aging: Planning for theFuture in Canada’s Provinces.” Co-hosted by engAGE and CRÉGES.
June2021
Interviewed along with Adrienne Pringle as part of Beyond the Studio’s Canadian Music Therapy Podcast Season 2 Episode 13: “Bridging Gaps in Music Therapy Research and Practice.”
November 2020
Online Presentation for engAGE (Concordia’ Centrefor Research on
Aging: “Challenging Assumptions AboutAging, Dementia, and How Music Helps.”
August 2020
Voices: World Forum for Music Therapy: Interview with Authors Series: “Finding our voices, singing our truths: Examining how quality of life domainsmanifested in a singing group for Autistic adults.”
July 2020
CRÉGES COVID-19 Interview: Pandemic Precarity: Aging and Social Engagement.
October2019
Community lecture hosted by the Department of Music at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick: “Music Therapy 101.”
October2019
CRÉGESConference offered in conjunction with Projection Week Montreal. In person and webinar formats: “Music Therapy in Bereavement Care.”
April 2019
Invited to co-facilitatetwo workshops during PERFORM Centre Research Week held at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec: “MusicTherapy 101.”
January 2019
Co-presented webinar with Adrienne Pringle (co-author) for Le Réseau québécois de recherche en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (RQSPAL): “Lived Experiences of Singing in a Community Hospice Bereavement Support Music Therapy Group.”
January 2019
Invited Speaker PERFORM Centre Colloquium at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec: “The Importance of Music for Persons Living with Dementia: Knowledge, Assumptions and the
Need for Professional Leadership.”
October 2018
Invited Keynote Speaker for the Annual Conference of the Music TherapyAssociation of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C.: “Moving our Profession Forward: Re-conceptualizing Canadian Music Therapy within an Evolving World.”
September 2018
Invited Keynote Speaker at the 2ndAnnual Charles E. Braswell Music Therapy Symposium held at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA: “The Importance of Music for Persons Living with Dementia: Knowledge, Assumptions and the Need for Professional Leadership.”
September 2018
Invited to facilitate a 2.5 hour continuing education workshop for the 2nd Annual Charles E. Braswell Music Therapy Symposium held at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA: Enhancing Your Scope of Music Therapy Practice in Dementia Care.”
September 2018
Invited Speaker: Queen Margaret University International Symposium on Music Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities in Edinburgh, Scotland: “A Singing Group for Autistic Adults:Results and Implications for Research and Practice.”
Peer Reviewed:
Co-presented symposium paper at the Annual CanadianAssociation on Gerontology conference held in Montreal: “Re-envisioning MusicTherapy as a Creative Means for Culture Change and Social Justice in Long-TermCare.”
AssumptionsAbout HowMusic/Music Therapy Helps Persons
Living withDementia.”
Moncton, New Brunswick: “Challenging Assumptions about
How Music Helps” (withengAGE) and “Lived Experiences of
Singing in a Community Hospice Bereavement SupportMusic
Therapy Group” (with CRÉGES).
ofQualitative Research in the Bonny Method of Guided
Imagery& Music (GIM).”
Importance of Music for Persons Living with Dementia
Knowledge, Assumptions and the Need for Professional
Leadership.”
Quebec: “Linking Generations through Song: An Innovative
Approach in Dementia Care.”
Invited and Peer Reviewed:
October 2017: Presented two papers at the International Humanizing Healthcare Conference hosted by Bruyère in Ottawa, Ontario: “The Integral Role of Music and the Music Therapist in Dementia Care” and “Examining Lived Experiences of Singing in a Bereavement Support Music Therapy Group.”
June 2017: Coordinated Research Symposium for the 24th International Association for Music & Imagery conference in Montreal, Quebec. Also presented: “Client Experiences in Postlude Discussions in Guided Imagery and Music” and “Predictors of Client Responsiveness to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music.”
May 2017: Presented paper at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy in Vancouver, British Columbia: “The Integral Role of Music in Dementia Care: Knowledge, Assumptions, and the Need for Professional Leadership.”
March 2017: Presented paper at the Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of the American Association for Music Therapy in Rochester, New York: “Personalized Music Listening Programs for Persons with Dementia: Knowledge, Assumptions, & Professional Leadership.
October 2016: Part of a panel presentation on “Strengthening a Palliative Approach to Care in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC): Strategies that Trigger Action, Improve
Communication and Promote Sustainable Change” at the 45th Annual Scientific and Educational meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology held in Montréal, Québec.
October 2016: Presented proffered paper at the 21st International Congress on Palliative Care in Montréal, Québec: “Examining Lived Experiences of Singing in a Bereavement Support Music Therapy Group.”
June 2016: Invited speaker at Symposium on Music Therapy, Neurodiversity, and Autism at New York University. Paper: "A Singing Group for Autistic
Adults: Results & Implications for Research and Practice.”
May 2016: Co-presented paper with music therapist Adrienne Pringle at the 42ndAnnual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy in Waterloo,Ontario: “Examining Lived Experiences of Singing in a Bereavement Support Music Therapy Group.”
May 2016: Co-presented paper with Dr. Sandi Curtis at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy in Waterloo, Ontario: “Research for Music Therapists in the Real World.”
May 2016: Invited presenter at Annual CREGÉS Symposium held at l’Université de Montréal: “Ageing and Communicating in a Digital World.” Co-presenting workshop/paper: “The Soundtrack of Life: Developing Quality Personalized Music Listening Programs for Residents with Advanced Dementia.”
March 2016: Invited panel participant at the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Listening Programs for Older Adults: An Overview of Current Practice Inside and Outside of Music Therapy.”
November 2015: Co-presented paper with music therapist Adrienne Pringle at the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) 65th Annual Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri: “Examining Lived Experiences of Singing in a Bereavement Support Music Therapy Group.”
November 2015: Participated in panel discussion at the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) 65thAnnual Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri: “Music Therapy Goals Can Be Understood Musically, Too!” Chosen to be part of the AMTA-Pro podcast series.
October 2015: Presented paper as part of Symposium: “Implementing a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care Settings: Challenges, Opportunities and Suggested Responses” at the 44th Annual Scientific and Educational meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology held in Calgary, Alberta. Paper: “The Integral Role of Music and of the Music Therapist in Dementia Care.”
July 2015: Co-presented paper with Dr. Guylaine Vaillancourt at the 23nd International Association for Music & Imagery Conference in Newark, New Jersey: ”GIM: To Be or Not to Be Psychotherapy.”
May 2015: Invited “Focus on Canada” keynote speaker at the 41st Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy to be held in Calgary, Alberta. “It’s All Good! Embracing Diverse & Emergent Approaches in Music Therapy.”
May 2015: Co-chaired panel discussion with Dr. Heidi Ahonen on “Music Therapy Scope of Practice in Canada” at the at the 41st Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy held in Calgary, Alberta.
April 2015: Invited guest speaker at Brams: International laboratory for brain, music, and sound research in Montreal. “The Integral Role of Music in Dementia Care.”
March 2015: Presented paper at Creative Arts Therapies Awareness Symposium held at Concordia University:“Singing to Promote Health/Wellbeing for Adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome.”
November 2014: Presented paper at the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) 64thAnnual Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky: “The Integral Roles of Music Therapy and the Music Therapist in Dementia Care.”
October 2014: Invited keynote speaker for the Atlantic Association of Music Therapy Annual Conference. Held at Acadia University in Wolfville,Nova Scotia: “It’s All Good! Embracing Diverse & Emergent Approaches in Music Therapy.”
July 2014: Invited Spotlight Speaker at the World Congress of Music Therapy held in Krems, Austria: “One Canadian Music Therapist’s Perspectives on Clinical Practice.”
July 2014: Presented paper at the 14th World Congress of Music Therapy held in Krems, Austria: “Singing to Promote Health/Wellbeing for Adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome.”
June 2014: Panel facilitator and presenter at the International Association for Music & Medicine Conference to be held in Toronto, Ontario: “Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS)”; my portion, “Singing to Promote Health/Wellbeing for Adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome.”
June 2014: Presented poster at the International Association for Music &Medicine Conference to be held in Toronto, Ontario: “Singing to Promote Health/Wellbeing for Adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome.”
June 2014: Presented poster at the 40th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy to be held in Toronto, Ontario: “Singing to Promote Health/Wellbeing for Adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome.”
June 2014: Presented paper at the 40th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy to be held in Toronto, Ontario: “The Integral Roles of Music Therapy and the Music Therapist in Dementia Care.”
November 2013: Presented paper at the 2012Conference of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) conference in Jacksonville, Florida: “The Use of Singing to Promote Health and Well Being for Adults with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.”
August 2013: Poster at 5th Annual Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) Annual Conference and General Meeting to be held at the Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada: “The Use of Singing to Promote Health and Well Being for Adults with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.”
June 2013: Paper at the 22nd International Association for Music &Imagery Conference in Burnaby, British Columbia: Reflections on Current and Future GIM Clients.”
May 2013:Paper at the 39th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: “The Use of Singing to Promote Health and Well Being for Adults with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.”
October 2012: Paper at the 2012 Conference of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) conference in St. Charles, Illinois: “Client experiences in postlude discussions in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM).”
October 2012: Facilitated a full day continuing education workshop at the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) conference in St. Charles, Illinois:“Self-Supervision for Music Therapy Internship Supervisors.”
August 2012: Poster at Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS)Annual Conference and General Meeting held at the University of P.E.I.: “Singing and Health: A Research Initiative at the Centre for Arts In Human Development (CAHD) at Concordia University.”
May 2012: Paper at the 1st International Gender, Health and Creative Arts Therapies Conference in Montreal, Quebec: "Exploring Multicultural Issues in Music Therapy Supervision."May 2012: Paper at the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) in Montreal, Quebec: "Client experiences in postlude discussions in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)."
May 2012: Paper at the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) in Montreal, Quebec: "Predictors of Client Responsiveness to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM)."
May 2012: Facilitated a full day pre-conference workshop at the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) in Montreal, Quebec: "Self-Supervision for Music Therapy Internship Supervisors"
February 2012: Invited lecturer for Colloquium at Queen's University School of Music in Kingston, Ontario: "Perspectives on Music Therapy Training, Research, and Practice in Canada"
Publications
Selected publications / works of interest
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Young, L. (inpress). Deconstructing assumptions about how musichelps persons living with dementia. In J. Lang (Ed.) Music andWellbeing in Education and Community Contexts. Cambridge Scholars.
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Parker, A. Dalla Bella, S., Penhune, V., Young, L., Grenet, D. & Li, K.Z.H. (in press) Tuned to walk: Cue type, beat perception, and gait dynamics duringrhythmic stimulation in aging. Experimental Brain Research.
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Heiderscheit, A., Short, A., Trondalen, G., and Young,L. (2025). An integration of physical and psychological health through The Hero’s Journeyin Guided Imagery & Music: A cross-case analysis. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 96, DOI:10.1016/j.aip.2025.102348.
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Parker, A. Dalla Bella, S., Penhune, V., Young, L., & Li, K.Z.H. (2025). Walking to a beat is modulated by task complexity and individualdifferences in age, beat perception, and selective attention. Journal of Adult Development.1-12. 10.1007/s10804-025-09545-7.
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Young, L. (2024). Music therapy at endof life for persons with advanced dementia.Chapter 44. In (C. Dileoand M. Baroni Eds.) Music Therapy at End of Life (Second Edition).
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Young, L. (2023). A postlude discussion. Qualitative Inquiries in MusicTherapy, 17, 10-17. Dallas, TX: Barcelona.
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Young, L. (2023). Connecting music therapy research and real-world practicethrough knowledge mobilization. Music Therapy Today, 18 (1), 139-140.
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Young, L. (2023). Book Review [Ethical thinking in musictherapy] Nordic Journal of Music Therapy,16(1), 205–209. First published online in 2022.
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Young, L. (2020).Challenging assumptions about aging, dementia, and how music helps. MusicTherapy Today, 16(1), 199-200.*
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LeMessurier Quinn, S., Pringle, A., & Young, L. (2020). CanadianAssociation of Music Therapists (CAMT) Statement onSinging during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Young, L. (2020). Finding our voices, singing our truths:Examining how quality of life domains manifested in a singing groupfor Autistic adults Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy20(2).
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Hebblethwaite, S., Young, L., & Martin-Rubio, T. (2020).Pandemic precarity: Aging and socialengagement LeisureSciences, 43, 170-176.
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Young, L. (2019). Qualitative researchin Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). Chapter 30. In D. Grocke (Ed.).Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method andbeyond (Volume 2) Dallas,TX: Barcelona.
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Sussman,T.,Kaasalainen, S.; Lee, E., Akhtar-Benesh, N., Strachan , P.H. Brazil, K.,Bonifas, R.,Bourgeois-Guérin, V., Durivage, P.,Papaioannou, A., & Young, L. (2019).Whose role is it anyways? Using pamphlets toactivate early conversation about end-of-life care in long-term care, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA),20(3), 262-26.
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Young,L., & Pringle, A. (2018). Lived experiences of singing in a community hospice bereavement support music therapy group.Bereavement Care, 37 (2), 55-66.
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Young,L. (2018). Profile #43: Reva Laurel Young(an autobiographical chapter). In J. Mahoney(Ed.)The lives of music therapists: Profiles in creativity (Volume 3). Dallas, TX:Barcelona.
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Young, L. (2017). Editor and contributing author. Research Symposium Proceedings
for the 24th International Conference of the Association for Music &Imagery held at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
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Young, L. (2017, February 11). Challenging assumptions abouthow music helps [Blog post for Oxford University Press]. Available at https://blog.oup.com/2017/02/challenging-assumptions-how-music-helps/
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Sussman, T., Kaasalainen, S., Mintzberg, S.,Sinclair, S., Young, L., Ploeg, J… McKee, M. (2017). Broadening the purview of comfort to improvepalliative care practices in Long-Term Care (LTC). Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(3).
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Young, L. (2016). Developmentof the Responsiveness to Guided Imagery and Music Scale. Journal of the Association for Music & Imagery, 15.
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Young, L. (2016). Multicultural musical competence in music therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, doi: 10.1093/mtp/miw016
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Baker, F. & Young, L. (2016). The relationship between research and practice. In B.L. Wheeler & K. Murphy (Eds.), Music therapy research (Third Edition). Dallas, Texas: Barcelona.
- Alter, D.,Sivarajah, S., Freedman, C. , Ahonen, H., Young, L., & Marzolini, S. (2015).The relationship between music, exercise, self-reported health, and health behaviours among cardiac rehabilitation patients. Music and Medicine, 7(1), 8-16.
- Gross, E.& Young, L. (2014). Canadian music therapists’ perspectives on the current state of music therapy as a profession in Canada. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 20(2), 102-133·
- Young, L. (2013). Persons with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. In L. Eyre (Ed.), Guidelines for music therapy practice in mental health (pp. 952–1013). Gilsum, NH:Barcelona.
- Young, L. (2013). Musical autobiography. In K. Kirkland (Ed.), International dictionary of music therapy (pp.84–85). New York: Routledge.·
- Young, L. (2013). Musical life review. In K. Kirkland (Ed.), International dictionary of music therapy (p. 86). New York:Routledge.
- Young, L. (2013). Music psychotherapy. In K. Kirkland (Ed.), International dictionary of music therapy, (p. 82). New York:Routledge.
- Young, L. (Ed.). (2013). Editor’s introduction. Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy: A Monograph Series, 8, n.p. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.
- Leuty, V.,Boger, J., Young, L., Hoey, J., & Mihailidis, A. (2013). Engaging older adultswith dementia in creative occupations using artificially intelligent assistive technology. Assistive Technology, 25,72–79.
- Young, L.,& Aigen, K. (2013). Supervising the supervisor: The use of live music and identification of parallel processes. InK. Bruscia (Ed.), Self-experiences in music therapy education, training, and supervision, (pp. 491–514). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.
- Young, L.(Ed.) (2012). Editor’s introduction. Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy: A Monograph Series, 7, n.p. Gilsum, NH:Barcelona.
- Young, L.(2012). Client experiences in postlude discussions in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, 7, 33–70. Gilsum, NH:Barcelona.
- Young, L.(2012). Compiled Research Symposium Proceedings for 38th Annual Conference of The Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT) in partnership with Concordia University. Available at http://www.musictherapy.ca/en/publications/annual-conference-proceedings.html
- Young, L. (2011). Predictors of client responsiveness to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM). (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (gradworks.umi.com/3457852.pdf)
- Young, L., & Nicol, J.J. (2011). Perspectives on singing and performance in music therapy. International Symposium on Performance Science, 129-134 at http://www.legacyweb.rcm.ac.uk/cache/fl0026688.pdf
- Mihailidis, A., Blunsden, S., Boger, J., Richards, B., Zutis, K., Young, L., & Hoey, J. (2010). Towards the development of a technology for art therapy and dementia: Definition of needs and design constraints. Arts in Psychotherapy, 37(4), 293-300.
- Young, L., & Aigen, K. (2010). Supervising the supervisor: The use of live music and identification of parallel processes. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 37(2), 125-134.
- Young, L. (2009) Multicultural issues encountered in the supervision of music therapy internships in the USA and Canada, The Arts in Psychotherapy, 36(4), 191-201.
- Young, L. (2009). The potential health benefits of community based singing groups for adults with cancer. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 15(1), 11-27.