Healthcare Assignment: Exploring Healing and Therapeutic Practices

This assignment delves into various therapeutic practices within healthcare, examining the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Reiki, music therapy, animal-assisted intervention (AAI), and sound healing. It begins with an overview of Dr. Bruce Perry's NSM, emphasizing its basis in brain development and the use of patterned activities to enhance self-regulation. The assignment then explores AAI, discussing its neurological basis, examples of animals as healers in crisis situations, and the differentiation between psychological and psychophysiological theories, while also addressing ethical considerations. Further, the assignment examines Reiki as a complementary therapy, summarizing its effectiveness and potential applications. It also explores music therapy, highlighting its use in addressing social-cultural pain and the range of activities involved. Finally, it discusses sound healing, its historical and cultural significance, and its application in therapeutic interventions. The assignment is based on a collection of readings that provide insights into these various healing modalities.

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QUESTION ONE
Dr. Perry’s NSM model is based on the human brain development. It starts with an assessment of
a child’s relational history which entails an assessment of the child’s current functioning and
random recommendations with an aim of developing a map of unique sequence of appropriate
interventions to help a child get back to a normal bran developmental path. This theory revolves
around undertaking a series of patterned and repetitive activities that have been designed to
develop and enhance a child’s capacity for self-regulation before moving to more complex forms
of therapies.
QUESTION TWO
(a) How does the author describe the human neurology of AAI?
Animal assisted intervention (AII) refers to the inclusion of animals in therapeutic applications.
AAI often ranges from undertaking informal activities with animals to structure and
individualized sessions with animals that is often meant to meet a client’s therapeutic goals
(Tedeschi, & Jenkins,2019).
(b) Give 3 examples of animals as healers in crisis situations.
In overcoming trauma, animal companion plays a significant role in a sound sense of safely
couple with an increased capacity of self-regulation. Various animals may be used in AII
including dogs, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs and cats.
(c) Differentiate between the various psychological and psychophysiological theories of AAI.

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Some of the psychological theories include the social support, the cognitive approach and the
attachment theory. All these concepts reveal the relationship between human and how the
interaction corresponds to the HAI. On the other hand, psychophysiological theories of AAI
include arousal modulation and the neuroendocrine changes. All these concepts elaborate the
human to animal relationship and how this interaction relates to HAIs.
(d) What are some ethical considerations of AAI?
Animal providing this help have to receive maximum support.
There must be specific attention to the procedure, practices and issues that pertains to the animals
during the study.
Consider the freedoms of the animals when carrying out research.
QUESTION THREE
Reiki is not considered as an alternative but rather a complementary therapy that is often
implemented alongside other medical techniques. There is no enough data that indicates the use
of Reiki in greater Australia but there is evidence that it has been employed in various hospitals
to help patients with cancer and those in rehabilitation centers (McManus, 2017). Besides, it is a
safe, gentle and strong evidence shows that it is more effective than placebo because its
attunement often indicates a quantifiable increase in healing ability. Furthermore, Reiki has
proven to be effective in supporting patients with a range of chronic illnesses including cancer.
QUESTION FOUR
Music therapy is a form of therapeutic healing that entails the use of music to improve both
physical and emotional well-being of individuals. Here, the patient being treated is take through

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the experience by a practitioner. It involves, listening to music, singing, moving along to the
music beat or playing an instrument (Goldsby et al 2017).
Social cultural pain is more frequently addressed in music therapy sessions in comparison to
sensory, physical and emotional pain. In order to fully address social cultural pain in a music
therapy session, one must undertake a number of issues including decreasing social isolation and
increasing self-expression, social interaction. A range of music therapy activities may be used
including providing opportunities for self-exploration and providing some sense of control over
the environment among others. As such it is conclusive that music therapy is the predominant
issue addressed in any music therapy session.
QUESTION FIVE
Sound healing is an art that has been used by various cultures all over the world including
Australia’s own native people; the aboriginals. Evidence shows that indigenous Australians have
used sound healing for over forty thousand years (McKusick, 2014). Here ancient instruments
were used such as the Tibetan singing bowl. Sound healing is still used in various therapeutic
interventions today where individuals listen to a set tone of music that makes them relax and heal
in the process.

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References
Goldsby, T. L., Goldsby, M. E., McWalters, M., & Mills, P. J. (2017). Effects of singing bowl sound
meditation on mood, tension, and well-being: an observational study. Journal of evidence-based
complementary & alternative medicine, 22(3), 401-406.
McKusick, E. D. (2014). Tuning the Human Biofield: Healing with Vibrational Sound Therapy. Simon
and Schuster.
McManus, D. E. (2017). Reiki is better than placebo and has broad potential as a complementary health
therapy. Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 22(4), 1051-1057.
Tedeschi, P., & Jenkins, M. A. (2019). Transforming Trauma: Resilience and Healing Through Our
Connections With Animals. Purdue University Press.
Reading from https://www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/neurosequential-model-of-therapeutics-nmt/.