education

71 Things Everyone Ought to Know About the Brain (Part 2)

November 12, 2009

This post is the second in a two-part series of ideas, facts, and resources all about the brain. They are based on a workshop I attended last weekend called “Linking Neuroscience to Clinical Practice.” The fabulous speaker was Dr. Martha Burns.
The first article, published on Tuesday, listed the first 35 points.
71 Fun Facts About the [...]

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Will These Songs Help You?

October 5, 2009

I have two items to address in today’s post. They are completely and totally unrelated.
Music Therapy Conference Tweetup
Wait…a tweetup? What’s that?
I will post a video this week that defines a tweetup and how it relates to our upcoming national music therapy conference.

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How to Become a Music Therapist

July 28, 2009

So, you interested in music therapy? Think you have what it takes?
A music therapist’s training is fairly unique as it incorporates coursework in music (obviously!), psychology and therapy, anatomy and physiology, the biological, social and behavioral sciences, and disabilities. I like to say that, as a music therapist, I am a musician, scientist, and therapist [...]

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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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Don’t Be Territorial. Give Others A Chance.

May 28, 2009

We can be territorial.
It’s true. Mention another musician, volunteer or otherwise, coming in to play for clients in the name of helping them out and we can bristle.
Are we worried about job security? That administrators won’t understand the difference between playing music for a person and providing music therapy services? Possibly (but not if we [...]

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3 Reasons Why Music Education is Here to Stay

May 26, 2009

I was in Detroit this past weekend attending a cousin’s wedding. I met a woman and we soon began talking about children and about our work. When the conversation turns to work, I frequently get asked  “What is music therapy?” and this conversation was no exception. My new friend said her high school daughter is [...]

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How-To Educate a Diverse Crowd: A Music Therapist’s Dilemma

April 23, 2009

One of the blessings (and curses) of my profession is that music therapy has extensive applications. As I wrote earlier, music therapists work with many different clinical populations in a wide variety of settings. We also consistently do a lot of educating and presenting as most people do not really know what music therapy entails. [...]

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