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The Ethical Music Therapist: Spotlight on Decision Making

March 1, 2018

9:00am-12:00pm

Salon A (Ontario Gateway Hotel)

3 CMTEs (FREE!)

Jennifer D. Geiger, MA, MT-BC

Eric G. Waldon, Ph.D., MT-BC

Wendy S. Woolsey, M.A., MT-BC

***Limited number of spaces available***

Ethics is arguably the most important aspect of clinical practice for music therapists because it permeates every aspect of the profession. Using a combination of didactic, experiential, and small group work, participants will define what it means to be an “Ethical Music Therapist” and identify tools that can be used when making ethical decisions. Secondly, participants will apply Dileo’s Model for Ethical Decision Making to ethical dilemmas in the areas of clinical practice, social media, working with students/interns, and professional relationships.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will define what it means to be an “Ethical Music Therapist” (BCD IV.A.1-7; IV.B.1-20).
2. Participants will identify one tool (e.g., Codes of Ethics) that can be used in making ethical decisions (BCD IV.B.1-20).
3. Participants will identify one ethical dilemma relevant to their area(s) of clinical or professional practice (CBD IV.A.1).
4. Participants will apply Dileo’s Model for Ethical Decision Making to an ethical dilemma provided by the presenters in at least one of the following areas: clinical practice (BCD IV.B.4); working with students and interns (BCD IV.B.11); use of social media (BCD IV.B.10); and professional relationships (CBD IV.B.8).

Expanding and Filling You NMT Therapy Toolbox: NMT Strategies for ASD and Other Developmental Delays

March 1, 2018

1:00-6:00pm

Room 200 C (OCC)

5 CMTEs

Julie Guy, MM, MT-BC

Angela Neve, MM, MT-BC

Attendees will earn practical tools and strategies for children, teens, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental delays. Pertinent music therapy and neuroscience research as related will be presented ("Building the Toolbox"). The remainder will be devoted to "Building the Tools" for speech and language, cognition, and motor skills.

It is highly recommended that participants have completed the NMT training prior to attending this course and are familiar with the technique acronyms. While brief overviews of techniques may be given, there is not sufficient time within this course to train participants on each technique.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify 3 strategies using music to improve speech and language skills (II.A.2.p)
2. Identify 3 strategies using music to improve motor skills (II.A.2.r)
3. Identify 3 strategies using music to improve cognition (II.A.2.h.i.t)
4. Identify at least 4 ways that technology, visual supports, and sensorimotor regulation can be incorporated to meet client's specialized learning needs and styles (I.C.12)

Supervising the Music Therapy Intern

March 4, 2018

8:00am-1:00pm

Lecture Hall (Ontario Gateway Hotel)

5 CMTEs (FREE!)

Manal Toppozada MA, LPMT, MT-BC

This course provides the required training for persons interested in becoming National Roster Internship Directors or Supervisors. Many topics will be explored, including, ethics in supervision, cultural differences, establishing and maintaining a beneficial relationship with interns, leadership skills, and stages of internship.

Learning Objectives

Training falls under BCD: IV.A.1,2,5; IV.B.4,7,8,11,12

Participants will be able to:

1. Define supervision and identify two supervision models
2. Define the concept of "competency-based" training
3. Describe the relationship between the National Roster Internship Director, the University Academic Director and the AIAC
4. Identify three stages of internship and discuss a training consideration for each 

Building a Valid Assessment: A Guide to Incorporating an Effective Non-Musical Assessment

March 4, 2018

8:30-11:30am

Room 310 (Ontario Gateway Hotel)

3 CMTEs

Shelbe White, MM, MT-BC

Grace O'Leary, MT-BC

This discussion and workshop will explore non-musical assessment, including the evidence base to support it and ways to implement it into your practice. Attendees will learn how to conduct non-musical assessment for individuals and groups, why non-musical assessment is beneficial to independent and interdisciplinary work, and how to find or develop your own non-musical assessment tools. This session is meant to be a collaborative discussion where music therapy students and professionals at all levels can engage with the idea of non-musical assessment and share and gain the knowledge to build effective assessment tools.

Learning Objectives:

1. By the time they leave this session, participants will demonstrate the ability to develop a non-musical assessment for at least four domain areas including cognitive, psycho-social, motor, and communication for at least one population (I. B3a-B3h, B8, B9, B10).
2. By the end of this session, clients will demonstrate understanding of how non-musical assessment can improve the effectiveness of music therapy treatment planning both on its own and in an interdisciplinary context by removing biases, extraneous variables, and opportunities for misinterpretation of results by the music therapist or other professionals (I. C1, C2, C3, C5)

A Toolbox: Developing Multi-sensory and Body Awareness in Populations with Multiple Disabilities

March 4, 2018

8:30-11:30am

Room 311 (Ontario Gateway Hotel)

3 CMTEs

Roberta S. Adler, MT-BC

Olga V. Samsonova-Jellison, MA, MT-BC

This course will present how to develop sensory and body awareness in individuals with severe and profound multiple disabilities through integration of musical and somatosensory stimuli. Participants will engage in a short experiential model session that uses original and familiar songs reinforcing body awareness and attention to and interaction with the environment. They will learn to assess their client's functional level and document expressive and receptive responses using a pretest/posttest format.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to gauge the sensorimotor functioning level of a client and create environment conducive to client engagement (I.B.3.g and I.D.8)
2. Participants will learn to provide musical experiences addressing client's verbal and non-verbal expressions, sensory perception, and sensory integration (II.A.2, ac, as, au)
3. Participants will discover how to observe client responses and integrate music with somatosensory stimuli (II.A.5.q.r)
4. Participants will understand how to deliver written documentation related ot the addressed interventions (III.A.7)

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