American Music Therapy Association

Kimberly Khare, MA, CMT, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist has created "Song.Studio," a music therapy song-writing/recording/production program that works with youth by capturing their life stories through their lyrics, harmonies and grooves.

Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC is a music therapist at MassGeneral Hospital, works with patients in outpatient chemotherapy clinics, radiation oncology and inpatient settings.  She has been utilizing clinical music technology in hospitals since 2004.

Lisa Martino, MA, MT-BC, LMHC has been working at Perkins School for the Blind for the past 16 years and uses many forms of EMTs.

Adam Sankowski, MT-BC is a staff music therapist at The Franciscan Hospital for Children. He is also a supervisor for the Berklee music therapy program at the Pathways Program, on site at McLean Hospital.

Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC works at SHC-Boston in pediatric burns. She has written about and presented on EMTs in medical settings. In her practice, she uses many forms of EMTs.

Julie Buras Zigo, M.Ed., MT-BC, began her work as a music therapist in 1982. For the past twenty-six years, she has worked at the Kennedy Day School on-site at Franciscan Hospital for Children. Julie is also a part-time faculty member at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

CMTE B           An Introduction to Clinical Neurologic Music Therapy

                     Sarah B. Johnson, MM, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow

This session will provide an introduction to the development of Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT), and expand knowledge of clinical NMT. Assessment suggestions and ideas for the integration of music therapy into a rehabilitation program will be explored. Clinical video from various settings will highlight current best practice strategies for clinical work.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the Transformational
Design Model (TDM) in order to clinically assess a variety of patient needs and choose the appropriate NMT technique to address these needs.
2. Participants will acquire an introduction to the clinical practice of Neurologic Music Therapy techniques, with suggestions for functional skills on the autoharp and keyboard that can benefit them in their existing practice – specifically in the sensorimotor domain (but not exclusively).

Prerequisites: None **Disclaimer: This CMTE does NOT constitute certification towards NMT training.

Sarah B. Johnson, MM, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist for Rehabilitation Services of Poudre Valley Hospital, a clinical supervisor at Colorado State University and co-coordinator of the community outreach programs for NMT. Sarah assists with NMT Training Institutes, and has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on her clinical work in NMT.

Thursday March 29, 2012 9:00-12:00pm CMTE Course C

CMTE C           Ethical Thinking in Music Therapy: Beyond Confidentiality

                      Linda Bosse, MT-BC

This CMTE will allow participants to meet the new CBMT requirement for three hours of ethics per certification cycle. Topics will include overview of the Code, ethical dilemmas, & professional boundaries.

Learner Objectives:

1. Identify the importance of ethical behavior for professional therapists in order to protect the public. (CBMT)
2. Identify ethical dilemmas and seek appropriate resources for their resolution.
3. Identify strategies for assuring integrity of professional boundaries.

Prerequisites: Awareness of the AMTA Code of Ethics and willingness to explore ethical dilemmas in a supportive environment.

Linda Bosse, MT-BC, is adjunct faculty in the Music Dept. at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT. Linda served on the NAMT & AMTA Ethics Boards for fifteen years.

Thursday March 29, 2012 2:00-7:00pm CMTE Courses (D, E, &F)

CMTE D           Clinical Considerations and Applications of Floology in Music Therapy: Experiential Session (Part 2)

                      Professor Armsted Christian (Berklee College of Music - Performance Division) & Peggy Codding BME, MM, PhD, MT-BC

Participants will review the basic concepts of "Floology" where live music, poetry and writing improvisation are incorporated as clinical tools for use in clinical settings. This second session is in follow- up to a theoretical and live music session presented in 2010. Participants would participate in writing and participating in writing and music improvisation following demonstration and with the assistance of "floologists" from Berklee College of Music.

Learner Objectives:

To learn ways to incorporate therapeutic concepts and stories, meaningful writing and live music into the therapeutic process while working co-leaders, students and faculty in performance and music therapy from Berklee College of Music.

Prerequisites: None; participants do NOT need to have attended Part 1

Professor Armsted Christian, B.M., Berklee College of Music is a Leader of Peaceful Flight, Member of the Will Downing Group and the Gerald Albright Group, and has performed with Patti Austin, Regina Carter, Will Downing, Chieli Minucci, Najee, Diana Ross, Special EFX, and others. Is currently a recording artist for SIAM Records and has songwriting credits on Moods by Will Downing on Mercury/Polygram Records, and Najee's Just an Illusion and Share My World on EMI. He is a former multicultural education coordinator at the University of Massachusetts and former faculty member at New England Conservatory of Music. Along with his Grammy-nomination for All the Man You Need with Will Downing, he is the winner of the SESAC Award for Songwriting in the Adult Contemporary/R&B and Smooth Jazz categories, as well as a writer of the theme song for NAACP documentary House on Fire.

Peggy Codding, PhD, MT-BC has been a Professor of Music Therapy at Berklee College of Music for thirteen years. Her clinical work includes children in special education and with adults in psychiatric, trauma and correctional settings.

CMTE E          Spiritual Health & Wellbeing: Mindfulness, Meditation, and Shamanic Healing

                    Lorrie, Kubicek, MT-BC, Kate Gray, Ed.M.

Come meet Kate Gray, spirit-centered psychotherapist and Shamanic healer. Together with Lorrie Kubicek, they will present a myriad of techniques in spiritual self-care, meditation, angelic communication, Buddhism, and Shamanic energy work, giving participants a large toolbox of techniques and experiences for discovering and/or deepening connections to spiritual health and wellbeing.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will learn about Dharma teachings that can impact and influence their ability to cultivate peace and consciousness amidst the din of daily life.
2. Participants can choose to partake in a Shamanic healing experience and guided meditation.
3. Participants will learn how to use an Oracle deck for basic Angelic divination practices.

4. Participants will have access to an extensive list of resources for further exploration of spiritual practices.

Prerequisites: None

Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC at Massachusetts General Hospital, practices Mindfulness meditation, is learning yoga, studies Buddhist dharma and utilizes angelic wisdom & healing as her foundations of spiritual health.
Kate Gray, Ed.M. A graduate of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, is a heart-centered spiritual- psychotherapist, teacher and energy healer whose private practice, The Center for Transformational Healing, is in Lexington, Mass, www.centerfortransformation.com.

CMTE F          An Exploration of Resource-Oriented Music Therapy and Related Practices

                    Heather J. Wagner, MMT, MT-BC

Clinical practice often focuses on improving deficiencies. However, there are approaches that focus on building strength and improving what is inherently good within individuals. This CMTE will focus on Rolvsjord’s resource-oriented music therapy approach, making connections with other related approaches in music therapy and psychology, e.g. supportive music and imagery, music therapy for wellness, positive psychology, and resilience. This presentation will educate participants about these approaches and offer suggestions about practicing in a resource-oriented manner within a variety of clinical contexts. There will be several experiential portions of this CMTE, and participants are encouraged to bring their portable music devices.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify and contrast illness ideology and wellness ideology, with relevant applications to clinical music therapy practice.
2. Participants will develop an understanding of resource-oriented music therapy approaches and relevant foundational theories.

3. Participants will apply and implement the tenets of the resource-oriented approach to music therapy in recreative, receptive and improvisational experiences.

Prerequisites: None

Heather Wagner, MMT, MT-BC has experience in a variety of mental health populations. She has trained in GIM with Ken Bruscia with extensive supervision in supportive music and imagery. She is pursuing her PhD at Temple University and serves as president-elect of NER.

Saturday March 31, 2012 2:00-7:00pm CMTE Courses (G, H, I, & J)

CMTE G          Vocal Psychotherapy: Songs of the Self

                     Diane Austin DA, ACMT, LCAT

In this workshop we will experience the use of breath, tone, songs and vocal improvisation through exercises and playful activities and learn some of the ways in which voicework can facilitate the therapeutic process by enabling clients to gain access to their spontaneous, authentic selves. Through audiotaped case examples from my work in private practice with adults I will illustrate how singing can be used to foster intrapsychic and interpersonal change and growth.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of Vocal Psychotherapy.
2. Participants will learn vocal interventions such as “Vocal Holding Techniques” and “Free Associative Singing”

Prerequisites: None; limited to 30 participants. If your registration is received after this quota is met, you will be contacted.

Dr. Diane Austin, ACMT, LCAT is the Director of the Music Psychotherapy Center in NYC, New York, where she has maintained a private practice in Music and Vocal Psychotherapy for more than 20 years. She is the founder/instructor of the advanced training program in Vocal Psychotherapy in NYC as well as Distance training programs in Seoul, Korea and Vancouver, B. C. Diane has lectured in more than 23 countries and has published numerous articles and book chapters on music psychotherapy and the voice. Her book, “The Theory and Practice of Vocal Psychotherapy” codified her new model of music therapy.

CMTE H          Creating Connections with Vocal Improvisation

                     Alyssa Yeager MA, MT-BC

Using one’s voice is a personal and sometimes threatening experience. This workshop looks at methods of making vocal improvisation safe and accessible to clients. Clinical examples, theory, and experientials focus on applying these techniques with children and adolescents. We will also explore adapting techniques for populations requested by participants.

Learner Objectives:

1. Understand the application of psychosocial theory to vocal improvisation. (Scope of practice: Implementation 2a)
2. Learn to use vocal improvisation to increase a client’s self-awareness and sense of self with others. (Scope of practice: Implementation 1d5)
3. Explore vocal improvisation as a mode of communication between client and therapist. (Scope of practice: Implementation 3g2)

Prerequisites: None
Alyssa Yeager MA, MT-BC has owned her own Music Therapy business, served as Manager of Family and Child Life at Rainbow Babies Hospital, and currently offers CMTE workshops through her company Telling Point Music.

CMTE I            Autism, Music, and the Brain

                     Krystal Demaine M.Ed, MT-BC, PhD Candidate, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow

Through experiments and literature review we will examine the neural processes of music for the child with autism through a neuro-scientific lens. Topics will include basic neuro-anatomy, the mirror neuron system, imitation, theory of mind, musical perception, and their role in language development and social reciprocity. Tools for clinical application will be explored and current research approaches will be examined.

Learner Objectives:

1. Participants will build a language for and understanding of the function of neural processes in music. 2. Participants will develop and understanding of the putative human mirror neuron system and the role this plays in the imitation of others.
3. Participants will develop an awareness of the breadth and depth of literature in the fields of cognition and perception of music among children with autism.

Prerequisites: None

Krystal Demaine M.Ed, MT-BC, PhD Candidate, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow, has a private practice in Beverly, MA and is core faculty of expressive arts therapies at Lesley College. Her research in music and autism has involved collaborations with the Music and Neuroimaging Lab at Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Autism Support Center /North Shore ARC. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally and published a book chapter and a peer- reviewed article. She is currently a PhD candidate at Lesley University.