state recognition

[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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Misconceptions Considered: State Recognition and Masters-Level Entry

April 11, 2012
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If you’re a music therapist–student, intern, or professional–chances are you have heard that the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is considering a move to make music therapy a Masters-level entry field. This process includes committee reports, opportunities for member comment, townhall meetings at the regional conferences…lots of opportunities for music therapists to share their thoughts, […]

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Conference Prep: A #MWAMTA12 Preview

April 5, 2012
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We are in the midst of one of my favorite seasons of the year: spring. And as a music therapist, I have one additional reason to love spring: regional conference! I have been (somewhat jealously) following the Twitter streams of my music therapy friends across the country as they share updates of all the interesting […]

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2012 Social Media Advocacy Project in Numbers

February 2, 2012
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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 […]

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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?” […]

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