The paper contains a screening of the opinions of helping professions work- ers working in a home for the elderly with individuals with neurocognitive disorders and compares it with the opinions of a younger generation of students who are just preparing for this work. The authors carried out a comparative questionnaire survey with both target groups, focusing on the analysis and comparison of possible differences in their knowledge in the field of care for elderly people with neurocognitive disorders. Specifically, they focused on knowledge and experience with approaches, methods and tools applicable within the framework of music therapy interventions, as they are un- derstood in practice in comparison with the theoretical knowledge of secondary school students focused on social work. The questionnaire was mainly aimed at assessing the knowledge of the possibilities of effective stimulation of the memory of the elderly and their communication skills using the means of music. The conducted investigation was based on research studies dealing with so-called non-pharmacological approaches to the given clientele, for professional caregivers it was followed by music therapy lessons, which the authors regularly implemented from the beginning of 2022. Its results will, among other things, serve as the basis for an upcoming study with a scoping design review.

Institute of Special Education Studies Faculty of Education Palacký University Olomouc

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