Maryann Burrows, MTA, graduated from Capilano University in Vancouver, B.C. with a Bachelor of Music Therapy in 2005 and is accredited through the Canadian Association for Music Therapy. During her senior years she was the recipient of the Jim Campbell Music Therapy Award for excellence in practicum training.
Maryann is currently the music therapist at Mt. Tolmie Hospital, Aberdeen Hospital, Glengarry Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital (Extended Care Unit), Lady Minto Hospital, The Stroke Recovery Association of Victoria, and one of the music therapists for Rest Haven Lodge. As such she assesses and establishes treatment plans for individual seniors in residential care as well as plans programs involving groups. Maryann has facilitated family caregiver support groups, intergenerational programs, handbell choirs and has worked within interdisciplinary teams. Maryann has worked in a number of seniors facilities including James Bay Care Center, Nanaimo Travellers Lodge, Nanaimo Seniors Village, New Vista Society and Dania Home in Burnaby, BC.
In addition to working in geriatrics, Maryann’s clinical practice has included experiences in palliative care at Victoria Hospice Society and Lions Gate Hospital. She has also worked in life skills classes for teens with developmental disabilities, and with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Maryann has given a variety of in-services and lectures on the value of music therapy, most recently presenting at Vancouver Island University. In 2007 Maryann was a member of the organizing committee for the national Canadian Music Therapy Association conference.
Articles Published
- “Final Moments“, The Drumbeat published by Music Therapy Association of BC, Vol. 8, No. 4
