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Advocacy at All Levels

January 30, 2017

Women’s marches Immigration policy protests Tax day marches We have seen a wave of protest activity over the past few months. Though these public demonstrations are focused on objections, and thus inherently carry with them a negative association, they can also be perceived as large-scale advocacy efforts. Advocacy for the protection of rights, safety, health, […]

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#MTAdvocacy 2017: Your Guide to Zen Advocacy

January 4, 2017

It’s January! Which means it’s not only time for resolutions, but also time for the annual music therapy social media advocacy month! Advocacy is not always easy, and it takes a certain amount of determination and persistence to see it through. This year’s theme centers on helping us maintain some semblance of sanity during the […]

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[PsychToday] What We’ve Got Wrong with the K-State Marching Band Story

September 8, 2015

The Kansas State University marching band director is in hot water following this weekend’s halftime performance. The show was space-themed and included music from the “Star Trek” TV show and “Star Wars” movies. The “controversy,” though, centers on a 3-second segment of drill in which the Starship Enterprise was depicted as destroying the University of […]

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re: VISIONing Music Therapy

January 27, 2015

Wow, what a month! I’m not sure how exactly it got to be the end of January already, although I find myself saying this more and more often these days. I’m 3 weeks into my second semester on faculty at the University of Miami, 1 month away from defending my dissertation, almost 25 posts into […]

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5 Years of the Social Media Advocacy Project: A Look Back

January 4, 2015

January marks one of my favorite months of the year—the annual Music Therapy Social Media Advocacy project! The 2015 project marks a particularly special event. Not only are we celebrating this being the 5th annual Social Media Advocacy month, but it coincides with the much-anticipated launch of the Scope of Music Therapy Practice (2015) document […]

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#MTAdvocacy: What We Are

January 23, 2014

The second definition for “identity” in the Merriam Webster dictionary reads: the qualities, beliefs, etc., that make a particular person or group different than others. This month marks the 4th annual Social Media Advocacy month, a project whereby music therapy bloggers, podcasters, tweeters, Instagramers, and Facebook users flood the online airwaves with articles, likes, and shares […]

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[Guest Post] We Are…MUSIC THERAPISTS!

January 16, 2014

When I started my career as a music therapist in 1983, it was not uncommon for me to describe my profession by comparing it to other professions which were more well-known. If people gave me a puzzled look after I proudly stated, “I use music to change behaviors,” I would add, “Music therapy is like […]

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2014 Social Media Advocacy Month Kickoff

January 2, 2014

Today marks the start of one of my favorite times of year: it’s Social Media Advocacy Month! For the past 4 years, music therapy bloggers and podcasters have banded together throughout the month of January to talk, write, question, share, and advocate for music therapy. This project is part of the collaborative AMTA/CBMT State Recognition […]

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When Academia and Social Media Collide

July 11, 2013

It’s not too often that my academic and social media worlds collide. But now they have. I had known that you could cite blog posts and emails in scholarly work, but apparently you can do that same for YouTube videos, tweets, and Facebook posts as well. And thanks to the folks at Teachbytes, there is […]

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