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Presidents Message
Eve Montague
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe,wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and
charm and gaiety to life and to everything. Plato
Welcome toNERsFall editionof the MUSE. Its hard to
believethatAutumnisuponus,withitscrispair,glorious
colors, and anticipations of holidays, family, and change.
Somanythingshavebeengoingoninoursmallregionof
New England, and in such a short period of time. The
MUSEisaperfectwayforustosharethehappeningsofthe
regionwithourmembership.
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12thAnnualPASSAGESConferenceSaturday,October22nd,2011
9am5pm,LesleyUniversitywww.neramtas.org
AMTA National ConferenceAMTAintheATLAdvocacy,Therapy&Leadership
Atlanta,GANovember1620www.musictherapy.org
WHATSINSIDE
PresidentsMessage/Cover,pgs.3&4
NERBoard&Officers/insidecover
VicePresidentsReport/pg.4
AnInvitationtoSING!/pg.5
AMTANeedtoKnow/pg.5
Membership/pg.6
ProfessionalAdvocacyCommittee/pg.6
NERAMTAS/pg.7
SpecialKudos/pg.7
Research/pg.8
NewHampshireMTNetwork/pg.8
InternationalRelations/pg.9
ConnecticutConnections/pg.9 WorkforceDevelopmentand
RetentionCommittee/pg.10
Acronyms/pg.11
CONFERENCES2011
Passages12thAnnual AMTANational
theMuse www.musictherapynewengland.org
Fall 2011 Newsletter
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EXECUTIVEBOARDofNER
PresidentEveMontague,MSM,MTBC
PresidentElect
HeatherBloamWagner,FAMI,MMT,[email protected]
PastPresident
CarylBethThomas,MA,ACMT,[email protected]
VicePresidentJudyNguyenEngle,MM,MTBC
VicePresidentElect
AldenRockwellMurphy,[email protected]
Treasurer
AdrienneFlight,MMT,[email protected]
Secretary
DorothyStapleton,[email protected]
AssemblyDelegates
SeatedNERPresident
LindaBosse,MTBC
JeanNemeth,MA,MTBC
JenniferSokira,MMT,LCAT,MTBC
AssemblyDelegateelects:
AnnetteWhiteheadPleaux,MAMT,MTBC
CarylbethThomas,MA,ACMT,LMHC
JenniferSokira,MMT,LCAT,MTBC
EveMontague,MSM,MTBC
CommitteeRepresentatives
AcademicProgramApproval
LisaSummer,PhD,LMHC,MTBC
AffiliateRelations
ShannaClark,MA,LMHC,MTBC
AssociationInternshipApproval
EveMontague,MSM,MTBC
TechnologyCommittee
CassandraMulcahy,MTBC
ContinuingEducation
JulieAndring,MSA,MTBC
Employment&PublicRelations
Vacant
GovernmentRelations
ShannonLaine,MTBCInternationalRelations
JodiLevine,MA,MTBC
JudicialReviewBoard
NancySkaliotis,MA,CMT
Membership
JenniferSokira,MMT,LCAT,MTBC
Professional/PeerAdvocacy
EmilyPelligrino,MTBC
Reimbursement
Vacant
Research
JudyNguyenEngel,MM,MTBC
SpecialTargetPopulationsStephanieClark,MTBC,CCLS
StandardsofClinicalPractice
AnnetteWhiteheadPleau,MAMT,MTBC
StudentAffairsAdvisoryBoard
ChristineRouthier,MA,LMHC,MTBC
NonVotingMembersofExec.BoardNewsletterEditor
KimberlyKhare,MA,CMT,NRMT
PassagesChairTBD
WebmasterCassandraMulcahy,MTBC
NERAMTASPresidentJessicaBrizeula
Officers,AssemblyDelegatesandStandingCommitteeMembersTheNERAMTAcontinuestohaveastrongbaseofindividualswillingtoservetheregion.
AMTAexpressesgratitudetoallthosewhohaveservedandcontinuetoserveinnewcapacities.
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PresidentsMessagecontinued
Abigwelcometoallthenewandreturningmusictherapystudentsfromour3regionalschools. Wehave
suchanactiveandvibrantstudentcommunitythatcontinuestogrowinourregion.Ourstudentsareactivein
communitywork,fundraising,anddevelopinglastingrelationshipsandcontacts.AsyoureadthroughtheMUSE
youwillhearabouttheirinternationalworkaswellastheirplansforthecomingyear.
Excitingthingsarehappeningthroughoutourregioneveryday. Manyofusaredoingpresentationsonmusic
therapyinourcommunities,forotherprofessionalorganizations.DoryStapletonandAndreaTookerarejust2
ofourtherapistswhohavepresentedprofessionallyrecently.Manyofourregionaltherapistshavecontributed
to the AMTA podcast series. Check out Linda Bosse, Marcia Lajoie, Jean Nemeth, and Meredith Pizzis
contributionstheyarestellar.
Veryexcitingforourprofessionishighschoolstudentinterestinmakingmusictherapytheircareer. Injust
mylittlecorneroftheworldIhad4seniorsshadowmeatworkandmakeapplicationtomusictherapyschools
thispastyear.Inowhave3morestudentsspeakingwithmeaboutmusictherapyandsettingupobservation
times.Wearewonderfulresourcesinourowncommunitiesgetinonyourlocalschoolcareernightsandmake
sureyouintroduceyourselftothemusicteachers.Whatbetterresourcethanaworkingmusictherapist?!
Continuingeducationisalsohappeningwithmanyofour seasonedandexperiencedmembers.Fivemusic
therapists (that I know of) are currently doctoral candidates Heather Wagner at Temple University, Jared
LeadermanatChicagoInstituteofPsychology,andJulieAndring,KrystalDemaine,andJeanNemethatLesley
University.Gotherapists!
Anumber ofour regionalmusictherapists publishedinMusic andMedicinethisyear.Thearticle,Using
MusicTechnologyinMusicTherapyWithPopulationsAcrosstheLifeSpaninMedicalandEducationPrograms,
was authored by Dr. Wendy Magee, Michael Bertolami, Lorrie Kubicek, Marcia Lajoie, Lisa Martino, Adam
Sankowski,JenniferTownsend,AnnetteWhiteheadPleaux,andJulieBurasZigo.GoNERmusictherapists!
IhadtherecentprivilegeofobservingsomeoftheworkofMeredithPizzi,MTBC andhermusictherapistsat
RomanMusicTherapyServicesinMelroseMA.Meredithhasaexcitingandgrowingmusictherapybusinessand
sheisawellestablishedpartofhercommunity.Meredithhasjustbeenselectedtobepartofthenewestgroup
ofPitchWinnersfromM31000.Shewillreceiveprofessionalcoachingandbusinesssupportandanalysisfrom
AmericanExpressOPENandwillmoveontothenextphaseoftheprogram.CongratulationsMeredith!
Thestateofourregionisstrongandexciting.ThenationalAMTAconferenceisscheduledforNovember16 th
throughthe20thinAtlantaGeorgia.NERwillbewellrepresentedinpresentationsandcommitteemeetings.If
you cannot make the national conference,besure tomark your calendars now for our regional conference,
March29th31stat theEquinoxinManchesterVermont.Theconferencecommittee,underthedirectionofVice
PresidentJudyEngleisputtingtogetherapackedagendaofCMTEs,concurrentsessions,andopportunitiesto
jam,connect,andrelax.Wearealsothrilledtoannouncethatour2013conferencewillbeheldinNewportRhodeIsland.Ourveryownconferencemaven,NancySkaliotis,hassecuredtheVikingResortatincrediblerates.
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PresidentsMessagecontinued
NERislookingforinterestedindividualstofillvacanciesonourexpandedleadershipteam.AmyHemenway,
whohasservedtheregionasrepresentativefortheEmploymentandPublicRelationsCommittee,hasexciting
familychangescomingandhaschosentostepdownfromherposition.WewillmissAmysenergyandinputand
IwanttothankherforherserviceonbehalfofNER.ThiscommitteeisgoingthroughsomechangeandwillbecalledtheWorkforceDevelopmentandRetentionCommittee(afterAssemblyvotinginNovember).Checkout
the job description elsewhere in the MUSE and think seriously about offering your time and talent to this
committee.JodieDeignan,our ReimbursementCommitteerepresentativehasjustsubmittedherresignation.
JodierecentlybecameaNursePractitionerandisbusyinhernewrole.Wewillmisshercontributionstothe
expandedleadershipteambutknowthatshewillcontinuetobeastrongadvocateformusictherapyinallher
work.AjobdescriptionforthiscommitteecanbefoundonAMTAandNERwebsites.ThankyouJodieforyour
servicetoNER.WehavehadthegoodfortuneofhavingBrittanyBloamonboardtomanageandredesignour
website(stillunderconstruction).BrittanyrecentlycompletedherJDandwrotethebarexam,sosheisavery
busynewlawyer.Ourwebsiteiscrucialforcommunicationandinformationtoandfrommembersandweare
fortunate that Cassandra Mulchahy has agree to assume the reigns of webmistress. As our Technology
Committeerepresentative,CassandrahasawonderfulunderstandingofallthingstechnothankyouCassandra!
WewishBrittanywellasshebeginsanewandexcitingcareerandonbehalfofNER,thankyouforallyouhave
done.
TheAMTAsnewwebsiteisupandrunningandifhaventcheckeditout,doso.Itisuserfriendlyandchock
fullofinformation,musictherapytools,andresources.
IhopetoseemanyofyouinAtlantainNovember. OurbusinessmeetingisscheduledforSaturdayNovember
19,2011,form8:009:15amattheHiltonAtlanta.OurnextlocalboardmeetingwillbeinJanuary(datetbd),in
Sturbridge,MA.Areminderthatboardmeetingsareopentoallmembersandwewelcomeyourparticipation.I
hopeyouallhaveawonderful,healthy,productivefallandIwishyoualltheblessingsoftheupcomingholidays.
HerestothepowerofMusic~EveMontague,PresidentNERAMTA
JudyEngle/VicePresidentsReportWhathasover200yearsofhistory,sixdifferentarchitecturalstyles,and17differentstructures?Hasbeenvisited
by four different American Presidents? Served as a hotbed for American Revolutionaries? And stands as a
monumenttotheAmericangovernment'spolicyofexpropriatingprivatepropertyforthecommongood?The
answer,ofcourse,istheEquinox.
And whom do wehave to thank for this fabulous resort for our NER Conference?The one&only amazing
conferencemaven,NancySkaliotis!!Weareforevergratefulforherunsurpassedabilitytofind,negotiateand
contractwithincrediblesitessuchastheEquinox.NotconvincedofhowincredibleourdearNancyis?Well,not
onlyhasshefoundour2012site,butshesalsosecuredoursitefor2013!Butitsasecret,sostaytunedtothe
Museformoreinfo.
PleasejoinusinManchesterVillage,Vermont,attheEquinox,aLuxuryCollectionGolfandSpaonMarch28th
31st, 2012 for the New England Regions Spring Conference. For more information on The Equinox go to
www.equinoxresort.com.SeeyouinVermont!
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AnInvitationtoSingCarylBethThomas,NERPastPresident
GreetingstoeveryoneintheNER!
Asmanyofyouknow,IwillgetagroupofpeoplesingingwheneverandwhereverIcan.Soconsiderthisan
invitationfrommeforyoutosinganyandeveryday.Ipersonallythinkthateveryoneshouldsingeveryday
even if there is no particular reason to sing. Being alive is reason enough to sing in my thinking. So I am
extending an invitation for you to sing here and whobetter to sing thanwemusictherapists,who feel so
passionatelyaboutthepowerofmusic?!?!
In September of this year, AMTA issued an invitation to sing in memory of 9/11. It was sent out to the
membershipintheAMTAviaMusicTherapyEnews,includinga linktoaYoutubevideo,andwasalsofoundon
thehomepageoftheAMTAwebsite.Thevideohastwosongsandencouragedeveryonetosingatsomepoint
duringthe10thanniversaryoftheeventsof9/11.Iwenttothislink,listenedtothesongsandimmediatelybegan
singingthemIcouldnotstopsingingthem.AndIhavecontinuedtodosoeversince,bothinmyworkandin
mypersonallife.
Thefirstisachantisexquisitelybeautiful,writtenbyafriendofMusicTherapy,ErikLongquist.ThesecondisawonderfulsimplesongbymusictherapistKateRichardsfromNYC,andwasoriginallywrittenduringtheworkby
MTsthatfollowedtheeventsof9/11inNewYork.Thissongaswellasmanyotherstories,songsandreflections
were later shared in the book, Caring for the Caregiver: The Use ofMusic and MusicTherapy inGrief and
Trauma,acollectionofreflectionsonmusictherapyinterventionsprovidedasapartoftheNewYorkCityMusic
TherapyReliefProject,sponsoredbyAMTAandtheRecordingAcademyafterSeptember11th,2001.
Youcanfindtheoriginalvideoat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17G4v01e5v8Andyoucanalsostillfindthis
link on the AMTA website, including the written music for "Sing with me" (also on video)
http://www.musictherapy.org/amta_remembers_9112001/
Bothsongshavefoundtheirwayseveraltimesintomyworkwithclientslately.AndIhavefoundmyselfsingingthechantthroughoutmydayandinthecourseofmylifeoftenthispastmonth,bothinquietreflectivemoments
ofsolitudeandwithothers inasharedmomentofsong.SoI justwantedtosharethemwithyouhereandI
encourageyoutosingeveryday.Weneedtosingandtheworldneedsustosing.
NERAMTANeedtoknow!
Callingallmusictherapists,clinicians,andprofessors!Weneedyou!Pleaseshareyourexpertisewiththe region. Kindly submit Call for Papers/Postersto [email protected]
AMTAspringConferenceinbeautifulManchesterVillage,Vermont.PleasetheNERAMTAwebsiteto
accessthecallforpapers/postersatmusictherapynewengland.org
Did you know that CBMT made a few ChchchchChanges? CBMT has approved 3hour CMTE
courses!Wearepleasedtoannouncedthatalongwiththe3hourCMTEs,theoriginal5hourCMTES
willalsobeavailable,aswellasavarietyofinterestingandexcitingconcurrentsessions.
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JenniferSokira/MembershipCommittee
NERMembershipCommitteeReport:
Our2011MembershipCallingDrivewascompletedinJunethankstoassistancefromvolunteersLindaBosse,
EmilyPellegrino,CarylBethThomasandAdrienneFlight!
AsoftheendofQ2,ournumbersareslightlylowerthanthoseofthelast2years,by7members.Wewillobserve
theresultsofourmembershipdrivewhentheQ3listisreleasedatthebeginningofSeptember.
PleasebeawarethatthenewAMTAwebsiteisnowliveandisanincrediblenewmemberbenefit,aswellasa
tooltowhichwecanreferpotentialclientsandaspiringmusictherapists.Memberscannoweasilyupdateand
accesstheirowninformationaswellascreateaprofilewherepotentialclientscansearchforyou!Iencourage
youtotakeafewminutestoexplorethisgreatnewmembershipbenefit,andIoffermysincerecongratulations
toallofthestaffatAMTAwhomadeithappen!
Thankstoeveryoneforkeepingourregionstrong.IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourAMTAmembership,
[email protected],andIwouldbehappytoanswerortopointyouintherightdirection!
12thAnnualPassagesConference
Saturday,October22,2011
9am5pm,LesleyUniversitywww.neramtas.org
EmilyPelligrino/ProfessionalAdvocacyCommitteeQuarterlyReviewfortheNewEnglandRegion
This quarter AMTAaskedthe Professional Advocacycommittee to review documentation basedon the new
adoptedpolicyonacronymusagetobeimplementednolaterthanJanuary1,2012.PerrequestoftheAMTA
president,theProfessionalAdvocacycommitteewasdirectedtostudytheSelfAssessmentanddeterminewhat,
ifany,revisionswouldneedtobeproposedinthisdocumenttoalignwiththenewacronympolicy.Toassist,the
ETAB'sAdvisoryonAcronymsandaFAQsheetwithkeyanswersonthistopicwasprovided.
Inaddition,2possibleadvocacyissueswerebroughttomyattention.Thefirstinvolvedalocalpublicationusing
the term music therapytoreferto the workofaharp therapist. It just sohappenedthat I knew the harp
therapist interviewed, and am confident that they know the difference between harp therapy and music
therapy.Icontactedmycommitteeandweallagreedthatthiswasacaseofwrongwordingonthepartofthe
writer,andthatnofurtheractionwasneededbasedonthenatureofthepublication.Thesecondpossibleissue
was just brought to my attention last week and involves a possible non MTBC providing what has been
advertisedasGroupMusicTherapySessions. IamcurrentlyworkingwithCBMTtodrafta lettertodealwith
thissituation.Moredetailswillbeprovidedasthisprocessdevelops.
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JessicaBrizuela/NERAMTASPresident
FallhasofficiallycommencedandtheNERAMTASboarddecidedtokickoffthenewschoolyearwithitsfirst
everTriSchoolMusicTherapyPotluck atLesleyUniversity.StudentsfromAnnaMaria,Berklee,andLesleyall
hadtheopportunitytomingleovermusicandfoodaperfectpairing!Itwasagreatsuccessandwearehoping
tohavemoreeventslikethisthroughouttheyear.
Passages
Passages is a free oneday music therapy conference featuring presentations by students as well as music
therapistsintheirfirstfewyearsofpractice.Thedateforour12 thannualPassagesconferenceissetforSaturday,
October 22, 2011 from 9AM to 5PM. Passages will take place at Lesley Universitys University Hall (1815
MassachusettsAve.Cambridge,MA rightoffthePorterSquareMBTARedLinestop).Weneedallthesupport
wecangettomakePassagesasuccess,sopleasespreadthewordandhopetoseeyouthere!
ServiceProjects
Asmanyofyouhaveheard,NERAMTAShadtheopportunitytoreturntotheCaymanIslandsthispastsummer
foranotherserviceprojectwithLesleygraduateandfounderofCaymanMusicTherapy,JulianneParolisi.6NER
AMTASstudents set upa music therapy camp called, Beat the Heat.Tohear them talk about theirexcitingexperience,comehearthempresentatPassages!
NERAMTASwouldliketocontinuedoingservicetripstoGrandCaymanandourInternationalServiceProject
ChairisalsolookingtoexpandabitbyworkingonanupcomingservicetriptoGreece.Formoreinformation,
NationalConference&Scholarships
WeareexcitedtoannouncethatNERAMTASwillbepresentingtwopostersaboutourservicetripstoGrand
CaymanfortheInternationalPosterSessionatthenationalconferenceinAtlanta,GA.
Wewanttoencouragestudentstoattendtheconference;thereforeNERAMTASisoffering2$400scholarships
toaidstudentstravelingexpenses.WinnerswillbeannouncedatPassages.Forinformationonhowtoapplyforthesescholarshipawards,ortostayinformedaboutNERAMTAS,pleasevisitourfrequentlyupdatedwebsiteat
http://www.neramtas.org.Sincerely~NERAMTAS
AMTAs2011NationalConferenceAMTAintheATLAdvocacy,TherapyandLeadership
November1620,2011~TheHiltonAtlanta,Atlanta,GA
SPECIALKUDOS!
MeredithPizziandherRomanMusicTherapyServicesofMelrose,MA,hasjustbeenselectedtobe
partofthenewestgroupofPitchWinnersfromM31000.Shewillreceiveprofessionalcoachingand
businesssupportandanalysisfromAmericanExpressOPENandwillmoveontothenextphaseofthe
program.CongratulationsMeredith!
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JudyNguyenEngle/ResearchCommittee
ResearchCommitteeUpdate
ThegoalsoftheResearchcommitteeinclude:
1.Toencourageandpromoteresearchofalltypesofresearchmethodologyinmusictherapy.
2.TotakecompleteresponsibilityfortheresearchsessionsatNationalConference.
TheResearchCommitteetakesresponsibilityfortheresearchsessionsatournationalmeetings.Twomembers
ofthecommittee,TonyMeadowsandDebBurns,willdoacombinedQuantitative/Qualitativesession.Nancy
Hadsell, another committee member, will do a quantitative session specifically addressed to beginning
researchers.WealsohaveseveralsessionstohonorthelateHelenBonny.Wewillhaveahistoricalsessionabout
HelenandherworkandCathyMcKinneywilldoaspecialfeatureresearchpresentationonGIM.Additionally,we
will continuetohave the researchposter session that has becomea "tradition"of researchpresentation and
continuestohaverobustattendanceandwewillpostabstractsfromtheannualconferencePosterSessionon
theAMTAwebsite.IncreasedResearchPosterSessionresearchisonethebestwaystobringmanyadditional
peopletotheconference.Italsoservestopositivelyexposepeoplefromotherdisciplinestoourfield.
Ithasbeendocumentedthatourhallmarkresearchpostersessionhasthegreatestattendanceofanysession.
Thisyearwehavearecord82PostersthatwillbelistedonourAMTANationalwebpage.Thiswillbethefourth
year that we have listed abstracts. Abstracts for the Atlanta conference will be listed sometime after the
Conference and can be found by going to the AMTA website, clicking the About AMTA link, then clicking
ResearchingMusicTherapy,thenclickingonRecentResearchinMusicTherapy,andthenclickingontheClick
hereforAbstracts.
MarissaRuffini/NewHampshireMusicTherapyNetwork
IamhappytoannounceournextNewHampshireMusicTherapyNetworkMeeting!Themeetingwillbetaking
placeonSaturday,October15thandthistimearound,wewillbemeetingattheMusicalArtsbuildinginNorth
Hampton(ABigThankyoutoRyanforhelpingusfindaspace!)
Theaddressis:7LafayetteRd.NorthHampton,NH03842.Wewillbemeetingfrom10amto12noon!
ForthoseofyouthatarenewtotheNewHampshireMusicTherapyNetwork,weareagroupofpeopleworking
inandaroundNewHampshirewhogettogetherfourtimesayeartosharewhatwehavebeenupto,network,
discussthelatestmusictherapynewsandmanyotherthings!Atourlastmeeting,therewasarequestfora
guitarworkshop,sobringyourguitarsasRyanJuddhashappilyvolunteeredtoleadusthroughone!
PleaseRSVPtoMarissaRuffini:[email protected],pleasepassthismessagealong,we
arealwayswelcomingnewfaces!Iamlookingforwardtohearingaboutwhateveryonehasbeenuptoand
seeingbothnewandfamiliarfaces!
[TheMuseregretsthatthismeetingtookplacebeforepublicationofourFall2011issuewehopeallwentwell!]
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JodieLevine/InternationalRelationsCommittee
Musictherapyacrosstheseas,milesandcontinents~
Haveyou goneoutof the country and providededucational services, trainingorclinicalpracticeusing music
therapy? Ifso,weare lookingfor informationaboutwhatyouhavedoneandwhere,sopleaseshare.Beitaworkshop,symposium,teachingaclass,oronetoonesessions,wewouldliketohearaboutit.WasitinJapan,
China, India, Jamaica?Anyplaceoutofthecountrypleasesendmeyournameanda briefwriteupofwhat
servicesyouprovidedandhowthisfascinatingtoolweusetomakeadifferencecrossesculturesandreaches
others!Sendyourinformationto:[email protected]
Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou!
ConnecticutConnections!
DidyouknowthatmusictherapistsinthestateofConnecticuthavebeenmeetingafewtimesayear?Doyou
live inConnecticut? If so, wewould like tonetwork, share information and just get toknow you, soplease
considerjoining.ThenextmeetingwillbeheldinHartfordonOct.22,at1:00pmatAveryHeights.Ifyouareinterested,an emailofexacttimesanddirections can besenttoyou. Would love tosee youthere! Asper
requestfromsomeofourparticipants,wewillbelookingintoprovidingeducationaltrainingatsomeofthese
meeting.Considerconnectingwithusasthisnextmeetingshouldbeagreatone!
Presentation:
EthicalMusicTherapyPractice,socialnetworkingandProfessionalboundaries:TheWhyandHow
Didyouknowthatwearenowrequiredtoparticipateinone 3creditCMTEonEthics?Be the firstto receive
credittowardsthisareaoftrainingbyjoiningusatthenextConnecticutConnectionsmeeting.
Presenter:OurEmpressofEthicsherself,LindaBosse,whohasservedontheEthicsCommitteefor14yearsand9of
whichsheservedasChair.
Joinusaswereuniteandcatchuptogether,whilealsomeetingsomeofourCMTErequirements!Hopetosee
youthere!RSVPto:[email protected]
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EMPLOYMENTANDPUBLICRELATIONSCOMMITTEE
ThiscommitteewillbechangedtoWorkforceDevelopmentandRetentionCommitteepending
AssemblyvotinginNovember2011.NERcurrentlyhasanopeningforCommitteeRepresentative.
ThegoalsandtasksoftheWorkforceDevelopmentandRetentionCommitteearerelatedtothemissionandgoalsfAMTAespeciallyintheareaofAdvocacyandProfessionalDevelopment:
Toincreaseawarenessofmusictherapyasacareerchoice Tohelpemployersunderstandtheroleofthemusictherapistinthetreatmentmilieuandhowto
hireaqualifiedmusictherapist
toassistandprovidesupportforprofessionalmusictherapiststoremaininthefield. Toeducatehighschoolstudents,musicmajors,andotheralliedhealthprofessionalsabout
musictherapyasacareerchoice
Tosystematicallyworkwithcareerdatabaseproviderstoensuremusictherapyislistedasacareeroptionwithanappropriatedescription
Toexploreandlistwhichcareerinventorytestsincludemusictherapyandcontactonesthatdonottoaddthem.
Tocreateadownloadableinformationpacket,includingbutnotlimitedtobenefits/effectsofmusictherapy,rolesandqualificationsofamusictherapist,foremployerswishingtohirea
qualifiedmusictherapist
Tocreateatemplateforlocalmusictherapistswhowanttopresentatjobandcareerfairs Toresearchoradvocateforneededchanges(e.g.,improvedpayscales,benefits,etc.)andto
sponsororplaneventsofferingassistance/informationtopresentmusictherapistsinregardto
remainingintheprofession(couldincludedevelopmentofmentoringnewprofessionals)
ToupdatereportsofcommitteeactionontheMembersOnlySectionoftheAMTAwebsite
JOBDESCRIPTION:Thecommitteememberwill:1.Attendandparticipateinallcommitteemeetingsatnationalconference(intheeventofcommittee
membersabsence,regionwillsendasubstitutetothemeeting)
2.Adheretodeadlinesincompletingcommitteeassignments
3.Reviewcommitteematerialsandreturnand/oractonthembythespecifieddeadline
line
4.Submitasemiannualreportofcommitteeworktothecommitteechairbyspecifieddeadlines
5.Ensuretimelytransferofcommitteematerialstonewregionalrepresentative
6.Communicatecommitteeworktotheregionafterthecommitteechairreviewsinformationtobe
sentwiththecouncilcoordinator,andelicitfeedbackfromregionalmembers.Studentrepresentatives
willfollowthesameprocesspriortodisseminatinginformationandsolicitingfeedbackfromstudentmembers.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1.ProfessionalmemberofAMTA.
2.Twoyearsclinicalexperiencedesirable.
3.Interestand/orexperienceinemployment/workforceissues.
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AMTAhasrecentlyadoptedanewpolicyregardinguseofacronymsandtheMTBCcredential.Thefull
advisorycanbefoundontheAMTAwebsite,MembersectionNewsfromCommitteesandBoards
EducationandTrainingAdvisoryBoard.Thefollowinganswersquestionsandshowscorrectusageof
acronyms.NERhasbeenusingthissinceourspringconference,2011.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
AMTAPolicyontheUseofAcronyms
1.WhatisthenewAMTApolicyregardingacronymsforprofessionaldesignations?
ThepolicyadoptedunanimouslybytheAssemblyofDelegatesin2010statesthatAMTAandits
regionswilluseacronymsonlyforacademicdegrees,MTBC,othercredentials(e.g.,NCC,CCCSLP),
licenses(e.g.,LCAT,LMHC),stateregistries(e.g.,WMTR),NationalMusicTherapyRegistry
designationsuntil2020,andmusictherapyprofessionaldesignationsfromothercountries.Thispolicy
willapplytoallprintandelectronicmaterialsandcommunications.Inaddition,AMTAwillstrongly
encourageitsmemberstolimittheiruseofacronymstocredentialsanddesignationsinthislist.
2.WhyhasAMTAadoptedthispolicy?
AMTAandCBMTareactivelyworkingtoincreaserecognitionofthemusictherapycredential,MTBC.
Atthesametime,acronymsforcompletionoftrainingshaveproliferated,creatingconfusionamong
consumers,employers,legislators,andotherexternalconstituents.Furthermore,acronymsfor
trainingsarenotstandardinthehealthcareindustryandareevenprohibitedbytheethicalguidelines
ofsomehealthcareprofessions.AMTAhasconcludedthatpotentialdamagetotheprofessionfrom
continueduseofacronymsforspecializedandadvancedtrainingsfaroutweighsreasonsforcontinued
use.
3.Whataboutmyspecializedoradvancedtraining?IsitnolongerrecognizedbyAMTA?
AMTAvaluesandencouragesspecializedandadvancedtraining.WhileAMTAdiscouragestheuseof
acronymstoindicatecompletionofthesetrainings,musictherapistsmaycontinuetoindicate
completionoftrainingsthatconferdesignationsbydelineatingthedesignation(s)innarrativeformin
printorelectronicmaterials.
4.Narrativeform?Whatwouldthislooklikeonmystationery,businesscard,orprofessional
signature?
JamesJones,MS,MTBC,CCCSLP JuneJohnson,MA,ACMT
NordoffRobbinsMusicTherapist NeurologicMusicTherapist
JanDoe,PhD,LCAT,MTBC JohnSmith,MTBC
FellowoftheAssociationforMusicandImagery Hospice&PalliativeCareMusicTherapist
NICUMusicTherapist
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