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Walter E. Fernald State School

Clinical Experiences

Type of Facility:      State Educational Facility
Patient Population using the Somatron: Clients with Developmental Disabilities
Date of Reported Experiences:     October, 1993
Music Used:        "The Super 60's" and "The Musical Body Program"
Contact Information:   The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
                                      Walter E. Fernald State School
                                      PO Box 9108
                                      Belmont, MA 02178-9108
                                      Phone: (617) 894-3600

        The Walter E. Fernald State School is located in Belmont, Massachusetts and has a well established Music Therapy program. Music Therapists have used the Somatron as part of their therapy with a number of clients at the school. A report from the school indicated that the primary goals during these therapy sessions were to promote relaxation, promote socialization and promote object manipulation.   Typical activities that occurred during the Somatron sessions included massages, interacting with the clients through rocking, clapping and giving the clients small percussive instruments, and allowing the clients to simply experience the vibrotactile music by themselves.