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Our Spring 2012 Harp Therapy Certification Class dates are now set.
welcome!
Since 2002 Bedside Harp®, the first ever exclusively hospital-hosted, college-based harp therapy training and certification program, has been dedicated to promoting our field by providing service and training programs of excellence, ever raising the bar, setting the highest standards for ourselves, our students and our graduates. Read what our host hospitals say about the difference we make in their facilities and read, too, what the patients say, what visitors say, what staff says, what our students say and what our graduates say about our work, our programs, and their journeys with us.
Our mission is to promote the therapeutic use of the harp in healthcare and wellness. Committed to making a difference in those settings, we are proud that, between February 2002 and December 2011, we have:
- Delivered a five-minute or longer harp therapy session to 59,912 patients at the six hospitals that have hosted our programs!
- Played 14,832.75 documented hours of therapeutic harp in those hospitals!
- Taught 636 people, aged 8 to 80+, who never before played the harp, to play for their own healing and enjoyment!
- Graduated 72 Certified Harp Therapists hailing from all over the United States. Thirty-nine, or 54% of them went on to achieve their Mastery levels of certification with us!
- Graduated 6 Certified Instructional Mentors from our newest teacher’s certification program!
- Awarded $10,913.12 in instructional and certification scholarships!
- Completed three formal research projects — one of which earned us international acclaim!
- Been recognized and honored by all six of our host hospitals, Bucks County Community College, the Society of the Arts in Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson and healthcare professionals throughout our nation for our comprehensive training, high standards, groundbreaking research, integrity, collaborative spirit and good work!
latest numbers
| -- 2011 -- | Dec | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients in our host hospitals who received live harp therapy sessions lasting 5 or more minutes | 600 | 7172 |
| Number of hours of live harp therapy delivered to patients, their loved ones, staff and doctors at our host hospitals | 159 | 1711 |
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Rainbows
When I approached this room, I saw the female visitor was sitting at the side of the bed, and the patient was sleeping soundly with her head on the visitor’s shoulder.
announcements
Conversations on Research for Harp Therapists 2012
Our 12-week online course, “Conversations on Research for Harp Therapists,” required for our mastery level harp therapist candidates, commences January 4, 2012 and is now open as well, to all musicians and artists working in healthcare.
Edie’s Newest Book
It’s here and it’s fabulous!
Cancer Treatment Centers of America Hosts a Most Special Day!
The Eastern Regional Medical Center of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, in Northeast Philadelphia, one of our host hospitals, has graciously opened their doors to us on Sunday October 9, 2011, to host a most exciting day of workshops presented both by Edie Elkan and Julie Lyon Lieberman, now making it possible for more harpists and harp therapists to attend.
Graduation Photos!
Visit our Bedside Harp page on Facebook to view our graduation album of photographs taken by Bill Beal!
Our Ninth Annual Celebration and Graduation!
This coming Sunday, following the lead of our official piper, Jamie Bryson, Edie and Leslie will escort our newest harp therapy certification graduates down the aisle.
Last Wake Up!
Hope you can catch third and last wake up call on Philadelphia’s NBC Channel 10 morning news program scheduled for this coming Monday July 25 at 5:45 AM and again at 6:45 AM.
2011 Somerset Folk Harp Festival
It’s that time again—hope to see you this coming week at the 2011 Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Hilton hotel in Parsippany, NJ.
Lights, Camera, Action!
A Star is Born!
Our newest therapy harp, the Marie XP, expertly crafted by master harpmaker, Dwight Blevins, has arrived!
Online Research Course for Harp Therapists
Register today for our online Research Course, “Conversations on “Research for Harp Therapists” which begins Tuesday January 4th, 2011 and runs through Tuesday March 29th.
New (Almost) Everything Book is Published!
The December 2010 edition of Edie’s (Almost) Everything Book, the text used in all of our programs, has been published and is available for purchase.
Edie at the Virginia Harp Center in Haddonfield, NJ
You’re invited! Thursday October 28th at The Virginia Harp Center, Haddonfield, NJ: Edie Elkan Book Signing