Catalog of Assessment Tools
MT-VOICE: Valuing Older Individuals through Comprehensive Evaluation
Catalog of Assessment Tools
MT-VOICE: Valuing Older Individuals through Comprehensive Evaluation
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MT-VOICE: Valuing Older Individuals through Comprehensive Evaluation
| Title (Acronym) | MT-VOICE: Valuing Older Individuals through Comprehensive Evaluation |
| Author(s) | Clements-Cortés, A, Ahessy, B. & Gracida, S. (MT-VOICE) Clements-Cortés, A, Music Therapy Assessment for Older Adults (MTAOA) (Previous Version) Clements-Cortés, A., Boo, S & Kurta, T. Music Therapy Assessment form |
| Publication date | 2019 Music Therapy Assessment form 2024 Music Therapy Assessment for Older Adults (MTAOA) 2025 MT-VOICE |
| Publisher info | MT-VOICE (Unpublished) MTAOA (Published in Behavioural Sciences https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14050354) |
| Purpose | The MT-VOICE is a comprehensive music and person-centred assessment tool designed to support music therapists in evaluating and documenting the strengths, challenges, and evolving needs of older adults in diverse care settings. This assessment provides a structured yet flexible framework for gathering meaningful data in the assessment of older adults. |
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Assessment Index Terms |
Interview, Observational, Electronic, Questionnaire |
| Population | Older Adults with varying healthcare needs, motivations for attending therapy (55+) |
| Scores | Not applicable. |
| Administration | Individual; Group. |
| Time | 30-90 minutes (Maybe done over more than one sitting) |
| Comments |
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| CROSS REFERENCES | Not applicable. |
| Reference |
Clements-Cortés, A. (2024). Music therapy assessment for older adults: Descriptive mixed-methods study. Behavioral Sciences, 14(5), 354; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14050354 Contact Amy Clements- Cortés to obtain a copy of the MT-VOICE |
| REVIEW | N/A |
| Description | The MT-VOICE assessment is structured into four key domains: cognitive, communication, psychosocial, and physical/psycho-motor. Each section offers a systematic approach integrating music throughout to evaluate the person’s responses, strengths, challenges, interests and potential for engagement within these areas. Together, these components create a holistic picture of the person to guide an individualized person-centred music therapy program. Following these sections is a narrative assessment summary, providing an opportunity to document the person’s experience and feedback on the assessment, the therapist’s assessment summary, a checklist for identifying initial goals, and a place to note risks or implications for music therapy and recommended services. The assessment portion of the MT-VOICE is intended to be implemented in its entirety when appropriate to gather the comprehensive picture of the person. The form can be completed in a single session or over several sessions with the person (and if appropriate, their caregiver). In honouring a person-centered assessment approach music therapists can also select relevant components for domain-specific assessment. |