Trauma informed care teams help create
self-care playlists
A series of self-care playlists specially created with the involvement
of trauma informed care teams are being made freely available for
the first time.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust hosts a music
for wellbeing facility called X-System on its Recovery College Online
website. It is usually only available to patients using the service,
but thanks to a new partnership with Northumbria University and
the Calm Foundation, the platform is being provided free of charge
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The X-System technology analyses music to predict its effects
on the heart, mood and feelings, and even on movement and
breathing. This enables it to model how the brain and body respond
to music and from here, can automatically predict and organise
music tracks into playlists that can support wellbeing, leading
listeners mentally and physically from where they are to their desired
physical and mental state.
It is hoped that those using the playlists will complete online
diaries outlining how they have helped to improve their wellbeing.
Angela Kennedy, trauma informed care lead at the trust,
said: ‘Recent medical research has shown that music may have
significant effects on the state of our minds and bodies. Music
can help us change the way we feel by helping to lift our mood or
helping us to relax. This resource might be particularly useful for all
of us at this time.
‘We believe that this new platform for self-care through music
could give valuable support to our service users, staff and the
general public, particularly while we all need to stay at home due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. By creating a variety of playlists, the
platform allows you to choose a particular type or genre of music
that you prefer. The playlists are assembled in a way to help you
reach your desired state.’
Access the playlists at: www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/musicfor-wellbeing.
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