continuing education

All You Need to Know About the Designations Behind a Music Therapist’s Name

October 12, 2011
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I got an email this week from fellow music therapist Dean Quick, who blogs at The Music From Within. Dean wrote:
I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of a list containing all the different professional designations a MT-BC may hold. I am curious of what is out there that I may [...]

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Back to School Check-In: Are These What Growing Pains Feel Like?

September 21, 2011
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I think I’m going through professional growing pains. Is there such a thing? As I write this, I’m feeling inadequate, under-prepared, and as if I don’t know nearly enough…or at least nearly as much as I should.
On a conscious level, I realize that this is a very good place to be. My hope is that [...]

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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 of [...]

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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 are [...]

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