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Taking Time to Think

by Kimberly on February 8, 2012 · 2 comments

I think that one of the biggest perks of being a PhD student is that I am being forced to think.
When is there time, otherwise? Between running a household, raising kids, having a business, seeing clients, documentation, learning new songs, going to the grocery store, checking social media streams, buying birthday gifts,….WHEW! Our thinking has [...]

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2012 Social Media Advocacy Project in Numbers

by Kimberly on February 2, 2012 · 0 comments

It’s early February and we are wrapping up what I consider to be a very successful Social Media Advocacy project!
Last December, I sent a tickler email out to over 3 dozen music therapy bloggers and podcasters, inviting them to participate in this project. Here’s what we ended up with:
Forty participating blogs/podcasts published 50 text articles, [...]

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This month, everyone in the online music therapy community has been talking about advocacy.
Advocacy, Advocacy, ADVOCACY!
What is advocacy? Simply put, advocacy involves passion for an idea and commitment to a cause. Advocacy is a language–it’s using your words and your stories to get someone else interested in what you have to say. And a large [...]

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The Music Therapist’s Guide to State Recognition

January 19, 2012
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I am writing today’s post with my “CBMT Regulatory Affairs” hat on.
This month’s Social Media Advocacy project is an off-shoot of a larger, national initiative to get state recognition of the music therapy profession and our MT-BC credential.
State recognition can be a tricky concept to wrap our heads around. “Do you mean licensure?” “Why isn’t [...]

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Top Music Therapy Trends of 2012: A Wishlist

January 11, 2012
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The new year brings it’s share of articles and posts that start with phrases like “the best of…”, “top ____ stories of…”, and “top _____ trends to watch for…”
This year, I’ve decided to create my own list: top music therapy trends of 2012. This list is mostly a “wishlist” of what I would like to [...]

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It’s Social Media Advocacy Month!

January 4, 2012
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The 2nd annual Social Media Advocacy month has officially launched!
If you read other music therapy blogs or listen to music therapy podcasts, you’ll notice a lot of us will be talking about advocacy. That is because over two dozen music therapy bloggers and podcasters are participating in a project in which we use social media [...]

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Best of 2011: The Top 10 Maven Posts

December 28, 2011
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As we wrap up 2011, thought I would jump on the “best of ” bandwagon and contribute a list of the top Maven posts from this past year. Your views did the voting…and here’s what you liked:
10. It’s Raining Awesome YouTube Videos! (March 2011)
For whatever reason, last spring there was a plethora of amazing videos [...]

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Happy Holidays from the Music Therapy Maven!

December 21, 2011

Wishing you a joyous and happy holiday with your loved ones…from my family to yours.
 

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Holiday PhD Gratitude – Top 5 Things I’m Grateful For

December 14, 2011
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Today I finish my first semester of my PhD!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know that I can adequately express in words how excited I am to have finished this first chapter in my doctorale career. I recognize that I still have a looooong way to go…but I also think it’s important to celebrate the baby steps along the [...]

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