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Do Behavior-Based Therapies Work?

July 6, 2011

I recently read an interesting article on one of my favorite blogs, Reports from a Resident Alien. In this article the blogger, a college-aged woman with Asperger’s, is complaining about the prevalent use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a therapy approach for autism. (ABA, for those who don’t know, is a highly popular therapy […]

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Do Music Therapists “Own” Music?

June 29, 2011

I received an awesome comment from Maven reader Brid this week. He wrote: Hi Kimberly, I’m perusing your site with particular interest at the moment. I’m actually a ‘nearly’ graduated occupational therapy student (just three weeks from the finish line!) and I’m also a keen musician – I have a MA in performance and a […]

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Guest Post: 3 Cs to “Selling” Music Therapy

June 22, 2011

I am incredibly exciting to bring you this guest post! I presented with the author, music therapist Sarah Thompson, at our most recent regional music therapy conference on offline and online marketing strategies. As soon as she explained the 3 Cs outlined below, I knew you’d want to know about it. So I asked Sarah […]

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My #1 Business Mistake (Don’t Do What I Did!)

June 16, 2011

Part of learning to become a good therapist is learning how to self-evaluate. What worked during a session? What didn’t work? Why didn’t it work? What would you do differently next time? These same skills are important for business owners. We need to evaluate our programs, services, and marketing plans. Did that brochure work and […]

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Maven Sponsor Shout-Outs!

June 13, 2011

I’m excited to share with you the wonderful Maven sponsors. They’re an impressive bunch and I’m honored that they’ve chosen to sponsor this blog. So please…if you haven’t had the chance to check them out, please do! The Musical Autist is the brain-child of music teacher and soon-to-be-music-therapist CJ Diachenko. Ms. CJ started her blog […]

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My Life in 6 Songs

June 8, 2011

My musical mojo is back!!! After months and months of (mostly) sitting at the computer and typing, I’m finally creating opportunities to flex my musical muscles. Just this week, I’ve taken–and passed!–an entrance exam so I can take a graduate music theory class. I also started playing flute in the community band …and I haven’t […]

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Music Therapy Is…Music Re-Learning?

June 1, 2011

My husband is a band director and music educator. He first heard about music therapy over 10 years ago–before we met–after getting his first college teaching job. Given his first-hand experience of the power of music, he was very interested in learning about music therapy…and, more specifically, in the difference between music therapy and music […]

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The Best Nail Polish Ever

May 31, 2011

I’m sitting here typing this post, looking at my pretty pink nails. Nails that are rarely pretty pink. I don’t bother getting manicures. Between my kids, my household chores, and my instrument playing, I’m lucky if nail polish lasts a day. Until now. 11 days ago, I got shellaced. Or, more accurately, my nails did. […]

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Book Review: The Writer’s Guide to Psychology

May 25, 2011

Music therapists often complain that the media don’t really “get” music therapy. They share the soundbites and seem unable to accurately portray the nuance that is often a part of our work. Rare is the writer who–like Picoult–is able to truly capture our field. So, given this history, when I had the chance to review […]

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