Music Therapy

What to Do When Your Profession is Dissed

August 29, 2013
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I love music therapy. I am fascinated with the science of it, the art of it, and the humanity of it. It’s intellectually and emotionally challenging and rewarding. I have chosen to make music therapy my life’s work. No matter what particular “job” I may be doing—Regulatory Affairs Associate, PhD student, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Clinician, […]

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[PsychToday] Can You Divorce Music from Communication?

March 7, 2013
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I heard a claim this week that has thrown me for a loop: Music therapists should not be allowed to work by themselves with individuals with communication disorders. Given that I am a board certified music therapist (and have been for 10 years), my reaction to this claim is likely stronger than most. Nonetheless, I […]

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Book Review: Kati Marton’s “Paris: A Love Story”

February 21, 2013
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Kati Marton is a journalist, storyteller, wife, and mother. She has led what many might consider an exotic life: marriages to Peter Jennings and Richard Holbrooke, apartments in Paris and New York City, serving overseas as a foreign news correspondent for NPR and ABC News, a childhood in Hungary and a college life in Paris. […]

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2013 Social Media Advocacy Month Wrap-Up

February 7, 2013
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W.O.W. W—What an incredible social media advocacy kickoff to 2013… O—Oh my goodness I can’t believe how it turned out… W—We could have not done this without the support and participation of our AMAZING music therapy community and advocates… As we wrap up this year’s Social Media Advocacy project, I thought it would be fun […]

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Why Do You #LoveMusicTherapy?

January 17, 2013
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It’s week 3 of the 2013 Music Therapy Social Media Advocacy month! The response to date  has been overwhelming. I have seen: 23 blogs posts, 2 podcasts, 1 infographic, 1 music video parody, and 1 audio response to said music video parody; daily Twitter and FB shoutouts from musician Ben Folds; the creation of a […]

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How You Can Get Involved in Music Therapy Social Media Advocacy

January 8, 2013

I hadn’t planned on doing a social media advocacy month update this soon. In fact, it was my intention to post one new article a week this month. But my intentions have changed… …and here’s why: My Reasons Musician Ben Folds has been an ardent supporter music therapy, even accepting an invitation to participate at […]

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It’s time to CONNECT. It’s time for the 2013 Social Media Advocacy Month!

January 3, 2013
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Happy New Year! There are so many things I find exciting about the beginning of a new year. It’s a time when I am fresh from taking a break and rejuvenated after seeing family and loved ones. I concentrate on eating cleanly…at least for a couple of weeks in an attempt to somewhat make-up for […]

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[PsychToday] Music for the Wounded Soldier

November 19, 2012
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A couple days ago, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Department of Defense announced the launch of a new music therapy program at Walter Reed Medical Center. Music therapy will be joining art therapy and creative writing as a treatment option for wounded military personnel and their families…

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Professional Growth as a Professional Supervisor

November 15, 2012
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I believe that if you want to learn something really, really well…then teach it. This belief has been reinforced over and over again as a PhD student. One of the perks of being a graduate music therapy student is having the opportunity to supervise student music therapists, which then allows you to learn about your […]

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