Pitching Co-Treating
This guide will kickstart your search for interdisciplinary allies and allow you to practice framing your knowledge to fit the scope of practice of those serving your population.
Medical Environments
Who may be present?
Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Spiritual Care, Child Life Specialists, Social Workers, School Teachers, Physicians
Shared Goals
Increasing engagement with other disciplines
Increased client motivation & endurance for completing tasks
Walking laps
Procedural support
Practicing coping skills
Working towards shared functional goals
Increasing Mobility
Activities of Daily Living
Educational Environments
Who may be present?
School Teachers, Social Workers, Paraprofessionals, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
Shared Goals
Sensory regulation for classroom success
Communication & social skill learning
Improved engagement in academic environments (attention & motivation)
Community Environments
Who may be present?
Rehabilitation Disciplines, Social Workers, Recreational Therapists, Non-Profit Organizations
Shared Goals
Community & Social Support
Maintenance of Abilities
Physical
Communicative
Cognitive
Our Favorite Research Articles:
SLP + MT
James Burns, Cecilia Keaveney, Natalia Nieto, Rebecca O’Connor, Hilary Moss, Collaborative Music Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology for Pediatric Acquired Communication Impairments: A Phenomenological International Perspective, Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 43, Issue 1, Spring 2025, miae026, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miae026
Full free PDF here! https://academic.oup.com/mtp/article/43/1/miae026/7900544
SLP + MT
Geist, Kamile & Mccarthy, John & Rodgers-Smith, Amy & Porter, Jessica. (2008). Integrating Music Therapy Services and Speech-Language Therapy Services for Children with Severe Communication Impairments: A Co-Treatment Model.
SLP + MT (full PDF available for AMTA members)
Rychener-Hobson, M. (2006). The collaboration of music therapy and speech-language pathology in the treatment of neurogenic communication disorders: Part II — Collaborative strategies and scope of practice. Music Therapy Perspectives, 24(2), 66–72. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/24.2.66
Child Life + MT
Ortiz, G. S., et al. (2019). Impact of a Child Life and Music Therapy Procedural Support Intervention on Parental Perception of Their Child’s Distress During Intravenous Placement. Pediatric Emergency Care, 35(7), 498–505. https://doi-org.libdata.lib.ua.edu/10.1097/PEC.0000000000001065
PT + MT (full PDF)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1492
Kobus, S., Bologna, F., Maucher, I., Gruenen, D., Brandt, R., Dercks, M., Debus, O., & Jouini, E. (2022). Music Therapy Supports Children with Neurological Diseases during Physical Therapy Interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031492
OT + MT
https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2324/2079 (full text linked here)
Twyford, K., & Watters, S. (2016). In the Groove: An Evaluation to Explore a Joint Music Therapy and Occupational Therapy Intervention for Children with Acquired Brain Injury. Voices, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v16i1.851
MT & Nursing
https://journals.lww.com/jhpn/fulltext/2021/08000/music_therapy_and_nursing_cotreatment_in.4.aspx
Potvin, N., Hicks, M., & Kronk, R. (2021). Music Therapy and Nursing Cotreatment in Integrative Hospice and Palliative Care. Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 23(4), 309–315. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000747
