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Music therapist Peter Jampel is the director of the
Baltic Residence Treatment Center, a mental health
clinic in Brooklyn,
New York. Jampel uses all kinds of music to engage
mentally ill adults, substance abusers, and ex-prisoners.
"Some people think music therapists simply use Mozart
to calm an agitated patient or cheer up a depressed
one," says Jampel. "In fact, my profession is more
about engaging people as performers than as passive
listeners." To that end, he has organized, and plays
in, a band that includes 12 instrumentalists and eight
singers drawn from the center's clientele. The band
is more than just fun.
Jampel aims to have his patients return to the world
of work. With dozens of contacts at local arts employment
agencies, recording studios, cable television companies,
and radio stations, he's the middleman between his
talented clients and the city's bustling arts industry.
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Article published on Oct 13
04 12:59AM.
Originally published in the
Spring 2003 issue of MedHunters Magazine. |
