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[PsychToday] The Empowered Healthcare Consumer

March 21, 2015
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There’s a business side to being a healthcare professional. I’m not talking the “big business” aspect of healthcare—like hospitals, insurance companies, and “big pharma”—but more the professional side of being an individual practitioner. Of being regulated in some way…Read more.

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What is Music Therapy State Recognition?

January 12, 2011
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If you watched my video in last week’s post, you heard me throw around phrases like “State Recognition Operational Plan” (SROP) and “music therapy recognition.” But what does that mean exactly? We’re in the middle of a special series this month all about music therapy advocacy and policy. This week, I’ll give you a brief […]

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Advocacy 101: An Intro to This Month’s Special Series

January 5, 2011

Watch this video to learn about this month’s special 4-week series: As mentioned in this video, I’ll be sharing all the blogs and podcasts that are participating in this project. This week includes: But “Government Relations” Sounds Scary!, by Rachel Rambach at Listen and Learn Music Research and Advocacy in Music Therapy, listen to Andrew […]

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I’m Off to CBMT World!

January 14, 2010

I’ve packed my bags, the car’s filled with gas, the kids are excited. Today I’m heading to Kansas City. This is my third year serving on the Exam Committee for the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). I’m heading to an intense three-day meeting to talk stats, music therapy practice, and theory with a roomful […]

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Read All About It! The New Music Therapy Scope of Practice

July 21, 2009

Music therapists are nationally board-certified. Any music therapist you work with should have an MT-BC (“Music Therapist – Board Certified”) credential, which indicates that person has met appropriate education and training criteria, both musical and clinical. Our certification board (appropriately named the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or CBMT) oversees our MT-BC credential. Not only […]

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