December, 2009 Christine Stevens is an author, speaker and music therapist.. She has developed music therapy programs using drumming for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Ground Zero, and Columbine High School. Most recently, Christine led the first drum circle training in a war-zone in northern Iraq. Through Remo’s HealthRHYTHMS and her company, UpBeat Drum Circles, Christine […]
Sarah Johnson, MM, MT-BC, NMT Fellow, is a music therapist at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sarah Thompson, MM, MT-BC, NMT Fellow, is the music therapist and owner of Rehabilitative Rhythms in Denver, Colorado. In this AMTA.Pro symposium, Johnson and Thompson discuss the role of music therapy in the continuum of care in […]
Board certified music therapist Gloria McDaniel has 27 years experience in a large metropolitan school district near Houston, Texas, working with students from 3 to 21 years old with a wide variety of abilities and exceptionalities. In this AMTA.Pro symposium, Gloria discusses the necessity of intense detective work in music therapy, watching for subtle clues […]
Annie Heiderscheit, Ph.D., MT-BC, FAMI, MFT has nearly 20 years of clinical music therapy experience. She is on the graduate faculty at the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing , and maintains a private music therapy practice employing five music therapists providing services to a variety of healthcare settings. In this AMTA.Pro symposium, […]
Larisa McHugh, MA, MT-BC is Music Therapist and Internship Director at Bethany Village, a continuing care retirement community in Dayton, Ohio. In this AMTA.Pro symposium, she describes effective music therapy interventions and methods for fostering meaningful relationships with individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia living in memory supported care. She also shares some compelling […]
Michele Erich is a board certified music therapist and certified child life specialist with twenty years experience in the field. In this AMTA.Pro symposium, she shares valuable information gained from twelve years on the staff of the Healing Arts Network, an integrative therapy program at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in North Carolina. Symposium […]
Mary Morreale, a board-certified music therapist shares some basic principles of facilitating groups of adults that have proven successful in her practice over the years. The audio discussion of this AMTA.Pro symposium covers these topics: I. Know your leadership style and skills. II. Know your group. III. Know your material. IV. Know your plan. V. […]
In this AMTA.Pro on-line symposium, Music Therapy Reimbursement, Judy Simpson, AMTA’s Director of Government Relations, provides helpful information about the primary sources of healthcare reimbursement and about how these sources might be used to pay for music therapy, as well as a step-by-step guide to obtaining reimbursement. The symposium includes a 42 minute audio discussion […]
In Circle Time in Early Childhood, Cathy Knoll, a board-certified music therapist with over 35 years of clinical experience, examines the challenges of managing behavior in circle time groups of young children, and outlines six tried-and-true strategies for minimizing disruptive behaviors while maximizing the benefits of group music therapy. The symposium includes a 27-minute audio […]