The Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Q. Music Therapy Advocacy in Action: Capitol Hill Day (6 CMTEs) FREE
Maria Hricko Fay, MSW/LSW, LCAT, MT-BC Judy Simpson, MT-BC

A. Practical and Theoretical Considerations for using Rap as an Intervention in Music Therapy: Helen Short, MA

B. Internship Supervision (FREE): Theresa McManus, LCAT, MM, MT-BC

C. Towards a Trauma Informed Music Therapist: Gene Ann Behrens, PhD, MT-BC; Flossie Ierardi, MM, MT-BC, LPC; Vivian Nix-Early, PhD, MT-BC; Matthew Phillips, LSW, MT-BC

D. Verbal Techniques in Music Therapy: Bryan J. Muller, Ph.D., MT-BC, Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery

E. Ethical Considerations in the Clinical and Business Practices of Music Therapy: Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC

F. Autism, The Sensory Systems, and Sensorimotor Music-Based Treatment Protocol: Dorita S. Berger, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Stephen Shore, EdD

G. Music Therapy in Addictions Treatment (30 max.): James Borling, MM, MT-BC; Kathleen M. Murphy, PhD, MT-BC

I. Developing Musical Resources for Clinical Piano Improvisation (15 max.):  Suzanne Sorel, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist

J. Music Therapy for Young Children-Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Practice:  Elizabeth K. Schwartz, LCAT, MT-BC
 

Canceled
H. The Musical Encounter: Conceptualizing Clients Musically in Musical-Play 3 Hour: John A. Carpente, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist
 

Q. Music Therapy Advocacy in Action: Capitol Hill Day (6 CMTEs) FREE
Maria Hricko Fay, MSW/LSW, LCAT, MT-BC Judy Simpson, MT-BC

• Collaborative Research Projects in Music Therapy in Mental Health: The House and its Rooms Research Track
  Presenter: Dr Christian Gold Ph.D.

• What Paraprofessionals Want Music Therapists to Know
  Presenters: Elaine A. Abbott, PhD, MT-BC; Linda Sanders, MRE, MT-BC
  Do you work with paraprofessionals? Do you wonder how you might engage them in supporting music therapy? Through participation in focus-group interviews, twenty paraprofessionals described their perceptions of the ways in which they felt music therapists most effectively worked with them. Come hear how these paraprofessionals became invested in supporting music therapists and clients in music therapy sessions. Professional | Entry

• Effects of Therapeutic Music Listening on Agitation and Physiological Factors in Alzheimer’s Patients Research Track
  Presenter: Jamie M. Sacca, MS, MT-BC
  This presentation describes a mixed-methods study that was conducted at a long term care facility with a participant group of 6 elderly residents diagnosed with dementia, along with the participation of the nursing and recreation staff, as well as available family members. Results and implications for music therapy and for the use of a board-certified music therapist will be discussed. Professional | Entry

• Help Me Sing My Song: The Developmental Journey of the Hospice Intern Student Oriented Hospice Track
  Presenters: Lauren Byma, BM, MT-BC; Jennifer Swanson, BM, MT-BC
  This presentation will explore the internship experiences of two graduate level music therapy students within the hospice setting. Stages of development will be used to examine the growth and change of the presenters’ professional, musician, music therapist, and student identities within this context. A question and answer session will take place after the presentation that will be primarily aimed at students who are interested in a hospice internship, or early professionals interested in hospice work. Entry | Student

• Musica Humana: When Music Breaks the Sound Barrier in Music Therapy
  Presenter: Brian Abrams, Ph.D., MT-BC, LPC, LCAT
  This paper will explore a perspective on the music in music therapy as musicahumana (defined here as a temporal-aesthetic way of being) that is independent of sound. Case illustrations and experiential exercises will be provided, and implications for the practice and public perception of music therapy will be considered. Professional

• Lyric Analysis 101: Approaches and Considerations for Implementing Lyric Analysis into Practice Student Oriented
  Presenters: Rosemary Oliva Obi, MS, LCAT, MT-BC; Stephanie M. Kawzenuk, MT-BC.
  This session will explore lyric analysis and verbal processing techniques to use with both individuals and groups, focusing primarily on the adolescent population. Presenters will share insight from the perspective of an intern and a professional using clinical case examples and sharing of techniques to help audience members gain a better understanding of these complex, but extremely useful, interventions. Entry | Student

• Issues of Power and Privilege in Song Lyrics: Implications for Music Therapy
  Presenters: Susan Hadley, Ph.D., MT-BC; Megan Neil
  Music therapists work with people of all ages, abilities, races, genders, sexual orientations, religious groups, etc. When music therapists bring music into a session with a client, they may not always take into account how this music reinforces certain groups in society, while marginalizing others. This presentation will examine ways in which power and privilege is reinforced by many of the songs we select to use in therapy. This session will explore the lyric content of songs that are frequently used in music therapy and the impact that these lyrics may have on clients from marginalized groups. Professional | Entry | Student

• A Continuum of Care: Family Music Therapy in Hospital, Community and Home
  Presenter: Natalie Vecchione, MS, MT-BC
  Hear from a MT-BC who has been at the forefront of creating a model of continuum and collaboration of family music therapy services for families of children with special needs and discuss the role of a common set of music and materials in this emerging model. Professional | Entry | Student
   

• Approaches to Music Therapy During Compassionate Extubation Hospice Track
  Presenters: Allison Crumling, MT-BC
  This is a presentation providing an in-depth look into what mechanical ventilation is and how compassionate extubation is used in a Hospice setting. The different types of mechanical ventilation as well as the different reasons for why they are used are explored providing the attendees with background knowledge. Examples of how compassionate extubation is used at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care is described as well as the steps the music therapist goes through when providing music therapy for the patients and their families. Results from research gathered during an internship experience about compassionate extubation and music therapy are presented. Entry | Student

• Guidelines for Assessment Development and Testing in Music Therapy Research Track
  Presenter: Anne Lipe, Ph.D., MT-BC
  In this session, participants will receive an overview of the assessment development process, including defining constructs, developing items and testing of assessments for reliability and validity.  Examples of psychometrically stable tools will be drawn from the literature, and participants will have the opportunity to develop items, which relate to their unique areas of specialty. Professional

• Integrative Therapies: Bringing the Expressive Arts and Mind-Body Therapies Into Your Practice
  Presenters: Erin Johnson, LPC; Cara Marinucci, LPC
  Begin integrating the expressive arts and experiential mind-body therapies into your work! Experience an integrated therapy activity that demonstrates how these modalities offer a creative adjunct to music therapists working with various populations in a variety of settings. You will learn how music-evoked imagery, mindfulness meditation, mandalas, poetry, and body awareness modalities can be seamlessly combined when working with individuals and groups. Professional | Entry

• Music Behind Bars:  Music Therapy in the New Jersey Department of Corrections Student Oriented
  Presenters: Sara Joy Kuhlen, MT-BC; Karen Anne Melendez, LPC, NCC, MT-BC
  Correctional settings, including jails, prisons, and youth correctional facilities offer a unique challenge to the music therapist.  This presentation will discuss the history of music therapy in correctional institutions and briefly review pertinent professional literature.  Rewards and challenges of working with a correctional mental health in-patient population will be described, as well as specific music therapy programs within New Jersey maximum and medium security state prisons for incarcerated men and women.  Opportunities for question and answer will be provided at the conclusion. Entry | Student

• Music Therapy and Patients with Eating Disorders: Restoring Hope and Empowering Patients.
  Presenters: Abbey Dvorak, PhD, MT-BC
  Eating disorders are complex and may result from a combination of social, biological, cultural, and psychological factors and stressors.  Music therapy is a supportive and multi-faceted treatment modality that may positively affect functioning of patients with eating disorders.  Participants will examine related research and literature in music therapy, identify important assessment information and appropriate goals for treatment planning, and explore music therapy interventions and evaluation criteria. Professional | Entry | Student

• Stuffing the Songwriter’s Pocket: Expanded Songwriting Techniques  
  Presenter: Robert Miller, MS, MT-BC
  The goal of this presentation is to both reinforce and expand techniques such as fill-in-the-blank and blues songwriting as well as to practice different songwriting such as creating songs from scratch and improvising songs. The focus is to be able to introduce these techniques within a group setting and bring the song to completion within the constraints of a single session. The presentation will be both didactic and experiential in nature. Participants are encouraged to bring their guitars and there will be opportunities to work with small and large groups of peers while practicing the techniques. Entry | Student

• “Boundaries!” The Implications of State Licensure and a Survey of GIM Practice
  Presenters: Bryan J. Muller, Ph.D.,MT-BC
  Music therapists have long struggled to clarify the boundaries among music therapists (e.g., levels of practice) and between music therapists and other professionals who use music.  This presentation will highlight ways that state licensure for music therapists may help and ways that it may hinder the clarification of these boundaries and how the results of a recent survey of GIM Fellows can inform this process. Professional | Entry

• Research Poster Session Research Track
  Moderator: Gene Ann Behrens PhD, MT-BC
   

• Research Alive: Selected Research Research Track
  Invited Presenters

• Music and the client: The Central Relationship of Change
  Presenter: Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff MA, MT-BC, LCAT
  Is a music therapist’s primary role to bring a client into deeper relationship with music? And, if so, what gets in the way of a client relating deeply to music? Discussion and listening experiences will focus on the role of the client-music relationship in regard to inner transformation processes, as well as the idea of music as resource. Professional | Entry

• Making Happy Trails: Creating a Music Therapy Program in a Rural Hospital
  Presenter: Krista Winter, MA, MT-BC,
  This presentation will focus on the creation of a full-time position at a hospital in a small, rural community.  It will address the unique nature of the population served, the opportunities for community integration and services, and how to initiate a program that gains the respect and support of the hospital staff.  It will show data from an employee survey that demonstrates the change in attitudes over time, as well as a patient satisfaction survey. The presentation will also cover mistakes made and lessons learned through trial and error as well as the successful implementation that resulted. Entry | Student

• Developmentally Appropriate Treatment of Autism in a School: Impossible without Music Therapy!
  Presenters: Gil Tippy, PsyD; Stacey Hensel, MA, MT-BC, LCAT; Kenji Takeda, MA, MT-BC, LCAT; Zachary Kandler, MA, MT-BC; Jesse Asch; Stephanie Romay
  This presentation will show the crucial role that interactive music therapy plays in the work on the core deficits of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the school setting, including broadening functioning on individual levels, often referred to as the problem of “generalization” in autism treatment.. The presentation will first show how children can be brought to a co-regulated continuous flow, without spoken language, by an improvisational interactive music therapist.  Then, the presentation will highlight how music therapists can directly attack the core deficit of ASD, lack of abstraction, and move children and adults to a higher developmental.  Particular attention will be paid to what abstraction looks like within a music therapy interaction. Professional | Entry

• Modes, Meter, and Meaning: Composing Therapeutic Songs in Early Childhood Student Oriented
  Presenters: Ilene (Lee) Berger Morris, LCAT, MT-BC; Suzanne Willoughby, LCAT, MT-BC
  Composing songs for early childhood music therapy provides individualized interventions that meet specific goals. While there is a huge amount of music for the early childhood market, much of it is meant for music education or entertainment rather than for therapy. Three music therapy clinicians will present songs created for therapy, analyze the clinical and musical process used in composing, and suggest strategies for developing composition skills. Entry | Student

• Say What You Say (Eminem):Managing Verbal Boundaries when using Rap in Music Therapy, a Qualitative Study. Research Track
  Presenter: Helen Short, MA (Hons) Music, MA Music Therapy.
  The presentation focuses on a research project conducted as part of an MA Music Therapy at Guildhall School of Music in London, UK.  The background to the study, including an account of the history of Rap and Hip Hop, the qualitative methods used and the findings will be discussed. Professional | Entry

• The Clinical Use of Story Songs Student Oriented
  Presenters: Gabriela S. Ortiz, MT-BC, Midori Tsujimoto, MS, MT-BC; Jill Lucente, MS, MT-BC
  The use of story songs in therapy originated with the work of Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins. Story songs were used as a form of social integration, source of stimulation, and as a way to enrich the children’s emotional life. This presentation will examine and explore the particular story of The Journey of the Noble Gnarble and how it was used with a group of children to facilitate feelings of responsibility, independence, pleasure and success. Stories like the Journey of the Noble Gnarble help children tap into their potential for growth by bringing characters and music to life. This will be explored through experiential and group discussion. Entry | Student

• Musical Goals are Clinical Goals: How Music Domain Areas Embody Conventional Domain Areas
  Presenters: John A. Carpente, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Brian Abrams, Ph.D., MT-BC, LPC, LCAT
  Generally, in most music therapy practices conventional heath domain areas such as physical, cognitive, social, and speech are the therapist’s primary clinical focus. Therefore goal plans, reports, team meetings as well musical experiences being offered to clients are guided by conventional domains rather than music domain areas. This presentation will focus on seven music domain areas of health and how each of them cross into conventional domains. Music domain areas will be operationally defined based on the IMCAP-ND and discussed in a practical manner. Clinical video excerpts will be used throughout the presentation to illustrate key points. Professional | Entry | Student
   

High School Session
Student Swap Shop Student Oriented

• Music Therapy Research in the 21st century: From Separation to Integration Research Track
  Presenter: Dr Christian Gold, Ph.D.

• Music Therapy Best Practices for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning
  Presenters: Leah Oswanski, MA, LAC, MT-BC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC 
  The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Best Practices are designed to be a starting point for therapists to gain a broader perspective and understanding of LGBTQ issues and needs.  These guiding principles are the foundation for best preparing music therapists for supporting and affirming LGBTQ clients, co-workers and students. Professional | Entry | Student

• Developing Imagery Scripts for Relaxation in Medical Setting
  Presenter: Dr. Montserrat Gimeno, Ed.D., MT-BC
  Presenter: Elizabeth Mazzone
  This presentation will be based on understanding how to developed a script to induce relaxation in patients that are hospitalized.  The use of imagery will be based on patients’ self-report for relaxation.  Examples will be provided to understand the different applications accordingly to the developmental stage of the patient.  The audience will have an opportunity for an experiential exercise as well. Professional | Entry

• Music Therapy and the Music Educator: Working Together to Support Inclusive Classrooms
  Presenter: Tracy Wanamaker, MSEd, MT-BC
  The practice of music therapy in public schools continues to grow with inclusive classroom models. Frequently music therapists and music educators find themselves working together without a clear picture of the differences between the professions. This session will focus on effective collaboration between the two disciplines. Professional | Entry

• There’s An App For That: Therapeutic Uses Of The iPad In MusicTherapy
  Preseter: Bonnie Hayhurst, MT-BC
  Since it's reveal on January 27, 2010, the iPad has changed the way we do everything and music therapy is no exception. This interactive presentation will review iPad apps for achieving therapeutic goals in music therapy.  Three categories of apps will be demonstrated and discussed: instrument apps, music listening apps and music reading apps. The presentation will conclude with tips for successful iPad integration into music therapy including: iPad set-up, screen shortcuts, amplification, complimentary adaptive equipment, cleaning and storage.  Participants are encouraged to bring their iPad or iTouch for maximum experiential learning. Professional | Entry | Student

• How to Win a Music Therapy Position Student Oriented
  Presenter: Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC
  This presentation will offer advice on interviewing for a music therapy job or internship.  The presenter will share her experiences of being both an interviewee and interviewer, as well as being an intern and an internship supervisor.  Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in mock interviews and discuss strategies. Entry | Student

• Writing Humanistic Goal Plans in an Evidence-Based World
  Presenter: Suzanne Sorel, DA, MT-BC, LCAT
  Developing and implementing meaningful goal plans is an essential part of our clinical process and responsibility as music therapists. As a clinician and educator, I have found when writing behavioral goal plans, the larger goal of helping individuals reach their potential can get lost in traditional goal-writing language. This workshop will introduce innovative ways to incorporate behavioral, humanistic, and transpersonal philosophy in your music therapy treatment plans. Professional | Entry

• Performance Groups, Songwriting, and Music Technology with Adult Mental Health Consumers
  Presenters: Ariel Avissar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
  This guided overview will present a unique, comprehensive approach to music therapy practice that affords the clinician a deeper and more potent way to reach clients with acute mental illness.  Showcased will be current multi-media samples of live performances and using music technology and recording as a means of therapy process and product. Professional | Entry | Student

• Cultivating Therapeutic and Musical Presence in Hospice Music Therapy Hospice Track
  Presenters: Anya Ismail, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; Molly G. Hicks, MMT, MT-BC
  Music therapy in end of life care is demanding on many levels. Clinicians must work with clients with diverse physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, backgrounds, and support systems in a variety of home and facility settings, while trying to remain in touch with our own needs and the impact of daily encounters with death. These factors, combined with a frequently changing daily schedule, technological distractions, and the need to respond to emergencies can pose challenges to the art of staying present—both with each individual client and with the work as a whole. The presenters will explore the concepts of therapeutic and musical presence and offer strategies for use in and outside of sessions, including techniques for grounding, awareness non-verbal communication, musical flexibility and personalization, and maintaining perspective. Entry
   

A Celebrationof the Life and Legacy of Helen Bonny.
Presenters: Erich Bonny, LCSW-C; Madelaine Ventre, MS, LCAT, MT-BC, Carol A. Bush; Sara Jane (Sierra) Stokes-Stearns, PhD, MT-BC,
Moderator: Tony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, LPC
 

• Overview of Published Research in the Field: A Review and Summary of Research Published in English Speaking Journals in 2011 Research Track
  Presenter: Tony Meadows, PhD, MT-BC, LPC

• Open forum on The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)
  Presenters: Madelaine Ventre, MS, LCAT, MT-BC; Gretchen A. Patti, MS, LCAT, MT-BC
  Take this opportunity to find out what is involved in using GIM for your personal growth or professional practice. Find out about training requirements and how, where and with whom you can work once training is complete. Come with questions and we will discuss the answers. Professional | Entry | Student

• Finding Their Voices: Songwriting with Survivors of Domestic Violence Student Oriented
  Presenter: Kimberly Febres, MA, MT-BC
  Survivors of domestic violence often struggle with feeling disempowered and inhibited in their ability to express themselves.  Through songwriting, many survivors have the opportunity to connect with and process their feelings about their experiences and share them safely. A music therapist working with children and their non-offending parents in a domestic violence program shares techniques for songwriting in both individual and group sessions. Experiential and clinical case examples will illustrate various approaches to the song-writing process. The therapist’s role, use of countertransference, and potential barriers to the creative process will be explored. Entry | Student

• Vocal Music Therapy: An Embodied Approach to Chronic Pain
  Presenter: Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC
  This presentation challenges the traditional biomedical conceptualization of pain and argues for an embodied approach to chronic pain. Through clinical examples, the presenter will discuss how vocal music therapy activates mechanisms that play an important role in chronic pain management, including body awareness, acceptance, empowerment, emotional expressiveness, and social support. Professional

• Performance for Therapeutic Ends: Establishing and Maintaining a Therapeutic Chorale for Persons with Chronic Mental Illness
  Presenter: Lillian Eyre, PhD, MT-BC, MTA, LPC
  When is performance therapeutic? How does a clinician balance the stringent demands of a performance group with the sometimes conflicting needs of its members? This presentation will focus on the practical, clinical, and theoretical considerations in founding and maintaining a therapeutic performing chorale. Results of research conducted by the presenter that focused on participant experiences in the chorale will be discussed. Professional | Entry

• Supervision with Music Therapy Students with “Invisible Disabilities”
  Presenter: Maria Hricko Fay, LSW, LCAT, MT-BC
  This presentation will explore the topic of supervising music therapy students with “invisible disabilities” such as learning disabilities, PDD, Asperger's Syndrome, and various mental health diagnoses.  Accommodations will be discussed, as well as how to supervise using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Professional

• Learn More to Be More: A Panel Presentation on Supervision
  Presider: Leanne Belasco, MS, MT-BC; Presenters: Elaine Abbott, Ph D, MT-BC; Deborah Benkovitz, LSW, MSW, MT-BC; Gretchen Chardos Benner, MT-BC, LSW; Brigette K. Sutton, MA, MT-BC; Aaron K. Teague, MA, MT-BC; Carol L. Shultis, M.Ed, MT-BC, LPC
  This panel presentation with music therapists will discuss the role of supervision for professionals.  Panelists will include new and experienced professionals who will represent peer, professional, clinical, academic, and interdisciplinary/intermodality supervision perspectives.  Presenters will review the importance of supervision as articulated by AMTA and CBMT.  Panelists will explore the benefits and challenges of supervision, the logistics of supervision, and the qualities of an effective supervisor as evidenced by literature and work experiences. Professional | Entry

• Jam for Japan – Putting it Together
  Presenters: Nadine R. Wobus, MM, MT-BC; Rita A. Mayhew, MMT, MT-BC
  This presentation will describe how a small group of music therapists in Maryland produced a benefit concert, which raised funds for music therapy projects in Japan to help the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.  The presenters will lead a discussion of the professional and technological issues that were faced in the two months it took to organize this event. Photos and video clips of this concert will be included in this presentation. Professional | Entry | Student

• Public Relations in the MAR: Orchestrating an Ensemble of Voices for Advocacy and Leadership in our Region
  Presenters: John Carpente, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Brian Abrams, Ph.D., MT-BC, LPC, LCAT; Anita L. Gadberry, Ph.D., MT-BC; Maria Hancock; LCAT, MT-BC; Jill Lucente, MS, MT-BC; Julie Parker Neal, MS, MT-BC; Roia Rafieyan, MA, MT-BC
  Advocacy is vital to the future of our profession. It helps to inform communities, consumers, clinical work sites and potential founding sources. Effective advocacy helps develop jobs and ensures sustainability. Whether you’re a music therapy student, new professional or an experienced clinician it is our responsibility to inform public of the unique benefits and value of music therapy. To that end, several members for the MAR Public Relations Committee have organized this presentation in an effort to inspire, inform and offer practical techniques how to effectively advocate for music therapy. The presentation will focus on three areas: 1) discussing the Public Relation Committee’s purpose, function and plan; 2) discussion on how to advocate within your community and work place and 3) tips and techniques of how to utilize public speaking and social media (I.e. blogging, facebook, podcasting, etc.) to advocate and promote music therapy in our region.
   

• Developing a Research Topic and Questions: A New Researcher’s Guide
  Presenters: Kathy Murphy, PhD, MT-BC, LPC Research Track

• Joint Forum on Education & Clinical Training
  Presenters: Evelyn Selesky, LCAT, MT-BC; Theresa McManus, LCAT, MT-BC
  This session will provide music therapy educators, clinicians other interested persons the opportunity to dialogue about ideas, questions and issues in common regarding education & clinical training.  The AMTA Advisory Board’s recommended move to Master’s Level certification, and its impact on education & clinical training programs, will be discussed. Professional

• Inside Perspectives on Feminist Mentoring in Music Therapy: Deconstructing and Negotiating Roles
  Presenters: Nicole Hahna, Ph.D., MT-BC; Kristen McSorley
  Music therapy literature has explored the need for supervision for clinical development of students and clinicians, however, little research has been conducted on the use of mentoring within music therapy clinical practice. The presentation will examine the use of feminist mentoring between a music therapy student and a board certified music therapist co-leading music therapy sessions at a women's shelter. This presentation will explore the phenomenon of feminist mentoring, as experienced by the participants, using a participatory action and phenomenological approach. Analysis of processing meetings and analytic memos was used to determine meaning units and categories related to the phenomenon being explored. A discussion of the ways in which feminist mentoring can be used within music therapy education and clinical practice will cover ways in which to cultivate a more mutual, collaborative, and egalitarian mentoring relationship. Professional | Entry

• Sound and Silence: Music Therapy and Palliative Care for Individuals with Disorders of Consciousness
  Presenter: Claire M. Ghetti, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC, CCLS
  Advances in medical technology have enabled individuals who have experienced severe brain injuries or devastating neurodegenerative disorders to survive for years past the original onset of injury and illness. Individuals in persistent vegetative states or prolonged minimally conscious states benefit from palliative care services that holistically aim to alleviate suffering and promote life quality. This session will use case material to explore how the stimulation and opportunity for human connection offered through music therapy may provide valuable therapeutic experiences and improve quality of life for individuals in low states of awareness. The use of various clinical approaches including vibroacoustic stimulation in assessment and treatment will be discussed. The interpersonal and intrapersonal challenges of engaging in this area of clinical practice will also be explored. Professional

• Hospice Music Therapy Internship Training for Students and Supervising Clinicians Hospice Track
  Presenter: Terry Blaine, M.S., LCAT, MT-BC; Elisa Clark, M.S., MT-BC
  Hospice is a concept of care that recognizes each person as unique and strives to meet the changing needs of patients and families facing terminal illness. Music therapists working in this setting must develop a broad range of musical and therapeutic skills (Dileo& Loewy, 2005). The literature suggests that this can be accomplished through “special training or mentorship” (p. xiii) in palliative care. Hospices offering music therapy internships can begin this specialized training to prepare students for the challenges and rewards of clinical work in this setting. Programs that emphasize a high-positive, strengths-based approach (Hilliard, 2005) in a supportive environment empower students and supervisors alike. Professional | Entry

• The Journey From Student to Intern: Your Roadmap to Applying for Internship Student Oriented
  Presenter: Katie Myers
  The student will learn how to navigate the process of applying to internships through an understanding of all the steps involved in the process, such as choosing a site, completing the application, preparing for the interview, and receiving feedback at the completion of the process. While the task may seem overwhelming, students will learn how to break down the process into manageable pieces, and complete each one with confidence and composure.  Shared by a current music therapy intern, this presentation will give relevant tips on how to successfully accomplish the goal of being accepted to an internship site. Student

• So You Know Garageband.Now What? Other Technologies for Music Making Experiences
  Presenter: James Maxson, MM, MT-BC
  Music therapists are increasingly accessing technologies that help clients participate and communicate in musically and functionally meaningful ways. The Dynavox, the Tango, iPads, iPods, and computers are frequently encountered in a therapist’s personal and professional life. Incorporating current technology into clinical practice may be an effective means of helping clients interact with peers and create music that is tonal and congruent with another person’s music. This session will demonstrate advanced Garageband techniques and will cover advanced clinical uses of the iPad. The presenter will also share case examples using other technologies such as toy hacking to be switch accessible, Microsoft Kinect, the Arduino, and Telepresence. Basic knowledge of Garageband and other computer concepts is assumed of the attendees, as this presentation will not cover the basics, and will cover more abstract electronic music technologies (EMT). Professional | Entry
   

• The Music Therapist’s Guide to Effective Support for Speech & Language Recovery
  Presenters: Betsey King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Laurie Keough, MSEd, LCAT, MT-BC
  This presentation will focus on neurological and diagnostic distinctions between adult-onset speech-language disorders and effective, evidence-based music therapy interventions.  Both specific techniques and the music therapy principles that support them will be described. Professional | Entry

• Open Forum on Education
  Presenter: Evelyn Selesky, LCAT, MT-BC
  This session will provide music therapy educators and other interested persons the opportunity to dialogue about issues in music therapy education.  The work of the AMTA Academic Program Approval Committee will be reviewed, including any policy changes.  Additional issues of interest to those in attendance will be discussed. Professional

• Imagination: A journey of Bravery, Healing, and Growth through Creative Music Therapy
  Presenter: Jenny Hoi Yan Fu, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
  Benny was a 5-year-old boy who loved going on imaginary trips, especially subway rides. He made announcements like the train conductor would and always knew where he wanted to go and how to get there. Benny was reported to be on the autistic spectrum. He also experienced multiple hospitalizations since the day he was born. In this presentation, I will share with you a case study about Benny’s creative imagination, and how he used these imaginary journeys to work through his initial fear of getting hurt to his later negotiation in finding his own voice. Both pre-composed and improvised music was utilized in his three year course of therapy. Video examples will be shown in this presentation to guide you through Benny’s creative journey of growth. Professional | Entry

• Interdisciplinary Applications of SI, NDT and RAS to Music Therapy Practice
  Presenter: Michael Rohrbacher, Ph.D., MT-BC
  A model for the combined application of methodologies associated with sensory integration, neurodevelopmental treatment, and rhythmic auditory stimulation in music therapy practice will be described.  Protocol will include psychosocial processes and outcomes as a motivational force to engage with movement for persons with nervous system disorders. Professional

• The MDS 3.0:  Overview and Information for Music Therapists
  Presenter: Sally E. Hawk-Jones, MT-BC, ACC, LCAT
  This session will focus on selected sections of the Minimum Data Set 3.0. In use for just over a year, the differences between this document and the prior 2.0 version will be reviewed.  Resident interview, Care Area Triggers (CAT's), Care Area Assessments (CAA's) and Section O Special Treatments and Procedures will be discussed as they relate to the music therapist. As there can be significant differences between facilities regarding MDS 3.0 and related documentation procedures, there will be time for sharing among session participants.  Music therapists who are new to the field or the Skilled Nursing Facility population, as well as those who have recently taken on a leadership position in an Activity/Recreation department are encouraged to attend. Professional | Entry

• The 2011 Fifth Edition CBMT Recertification Manual: New Options and Opportunities
  Presenter(s) Christine Wineberg, MA, MT-BC; Emily Darigan
  CBMT's Recertification Program offers board certified music therapists the opportunity to maintain and update clinical skills and knowledge, and to document their participation in continuing education. It is important for MT-BCs to understand the process of recertification, including the changes that have occurred in the newly revised CBMT Recertification Manual, Fifth Edition. This presentation will highlight these changes and assist the MT-BC in better understanding the recertification process.
   

K. Accessing Creativity for Resilience Through Art, Dance Movement and Music Therapies: Paul Nolan, M.C.A.T., LPC, MT-BC; Gayle Gates, MA, BC-DMT, LPC; Stephanie Nolan, B.A; Elizabeth Hartzell, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC

L. American Folk Songs for Therapeutic Outcomes: Anita L. Gadberry, Ph.D., MT-BC; David L. Gadberry, Ph.D.

M. How and Why to Create and Maintain a Peer Supervision Group (25 max.):  Carolyn Sonnen, MM, MT-BC, FAMI; Gabby Ritter-Cantesanu, MMT, MT-BC; Marilyn Leeseburg, MMT, MT-BC, FAMI; Molly Griest, MMT, MT-BC

P. Creating Connections Through Vocal Improvisation: Alyssa Yeager, MA, MT-BC

N. Music Relaxation for the Management of Pain and Anxiety (3 Hour): Barbara MacLean, LCAT, MT-BC, FAMI

O. Adding Dimensions to Guitar Playing: Chord Melody, Percussive Techniques, Movable Jazz Chords (3 Hour): Patrick Lipawen, MA, MT-BC