2012 New England Region Conference:
Finding Balance at the Equinox
March 29-31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
6:30-8:00am Registration Open and Continental Breakfast
8:00-1:00pm CMTE Courses (A, & B) Description located on CMTEs page
Boxed Lunches available, reserve at Registration table
9:00-12:00pm CMTE Course (C) Description located on CMTEs page
12:00-5:00pm Registration Open
2:00-7:00pm CMTE Courses (D, E, &F) Description located on CMTEs page
7:30pm Banquet-Optional $45 per attendee, Dessert Bar included
9:00-11:00pm Circle of Friendship- All are Invited!!
Outdoor Bonfire and Song Circle-Led by Carylbeth Thomas
Continental Breakfast (included in Registration)
9:00-10:30am Concurrent Sessions
Kimberly Khare, MA, CMT
Everyday Obstacles--The Songs We Write, the Change We Make
“Everyday Obstacles” is an HIV+ youth’s journey through songwriting, recording, performance and
change. He has participated in Song.Studio--a music therapy approach that situates youth at the center
of producing original music that helps them realize and actualize their life narrative. Presentation will
focus on youth’s interpersonal process and clinical song production strategies learned during sessions.
Presider: Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC
Patricia Zarate, MT-BC
How Music Therapy Breaks the Cycle of Extreme Poverty in Latin America
Extreme poverty in Latin America will be discussed with specific examples from Panama. The definition of extreme poverty, the damage these communities suffer, and how music therapy can break the circle of poverty will be presented with specific examples of children who have broken the cycle.
Heather Smist, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Suzanne Hanser, Ed.D., MT-BC
Exploring the Applications of Yoga to Music Therapy
In the field of music therapy, the possibilities for treatment methods are expansive and growing. This experiential presentation explores the application of yogic practices and principles, specifically meditation, breath, movement, and chant, to music therapy with the purpose of deepening its efficacy in the promotion of relaxation, emotional wellbeing, and quality of life.
Marcia Lajoie, MM, MT-BC and Jon Adams, B Music Ed. and Composition
So You Want to Be a Rock Star Don’t We All!
In this presentation, we will form our own makeshift band and jam on some classic rock tunes using a
variety of alternative, accessible musical instruments, including switches, iOS devices and modified Wii
Rock Band instruments. We will share our experiences creating a rock band with teenagers with physical
and cognitive challenges and discuss the costs and benefits of the program. Participants are encouraged
to bring their own iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad if they have them.
Presider: Eve Montague, MSM, MT-BC
Dennis Waring, Ph.D.
From Trash To Tunes
Recycling trash into musical instruments is creative, fun and therapeutic. Dennis Waring can show you how to produce great music from a bleach bottle banjo, water pipe recorder, tin can drum set, scrap wood xylophone, washtub bass and many other homemade instruments. Combining the themes of music, science, ecology and socialization, Dr. Waring’s entertaining and informative show demonstrates how easy and fun it is. You have to see it to believe it.
10:45-11:45am Concurrent Sessions
Krystal Demaine, M.Ed, MT-BC, PhD Candidate, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow
Music in the Creative (Expressive)Arts Therapies
What is creative/expressive arts therapy and what role does music play? Through experiential activity, film, and discussion, we will examine the history and practice of these fields and identify the relationships, commonalities, and questions. We will examine integrated arts approaches, music as a creative art therapy and in expressive arts therapy, and discuss the role of music as a multi-sensory experience.
Christine E. Clark BSN, RN Powers Device Technologies, Inc.
Incorporating PALTM Therapy during Painful Procedures
When do premature babies start to feel pain? Studies have shown babies begin to recognize pain before they are born. Scientists believe babies can recognize pain from 35 weeks. It is at this point they believe the infants are able to perceive pain stimulation as an experience separate from touch. Implementing PAL® therapy as part of the overall standard of care in treating premature infants may attenuate pain and behavioral stress, optimizing developmentally supportive care and enabling them to achieve the levels of quiet, non-stress and deep sleep required for normal neurological development.
Karen Wacks, LMHC, MT-BC, and Donna Chadwick, LMHC, MT-BC
From the MusicLife Plan TM: Constructing the PhotoBioNarrative and other Legacy Tools
This presentation introduces participants to selected components that are included in the MusicLife
Plan TM (MLP), a protocol that sets the standard for music-specific healthcare planning. The
PhotoBioNarrative (PBN) is a brief, illustrated biography of a client who has completed a MLP life review.
Participants will have opportunities to design PBNs and other music legacy materials.
Patricia Winter, MMT, MT-BC
Music Therapy Approaches for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Mariza Neiada, MT undergraduate student; Stephanie Samborowski, MT graduate student; Channing Shippen, MT intern;
Seneca Block, MT undergraduate student; Jeniris Gonzalez, MT undergraduate student.
“Beat the Heat 2011”: NER-AMTAS International Service Project Learning in Cayman Islands, Part 2
A team of six music therapy students from the New England region re-visited Grand Cayman in order to coordinate a music camp for children with special needs. This presentation is focused on the importance of international service trips for the profession, students, and children and their families. A model for future trips will be presented including the structure of the camp, interventions and skills needed for successful dynamics and competencies.
12:00-2:00pm Business Luncheon Meeting (included in Registration)
2:15-3:45pm Concurrent Sessions
Take Part in our Music Technology Track
In three presentations, learn the basics of two Apple programs and their clinical applications in music therapy. Come to all or pick and choose from sessions on GarageBand, podcasting (using GarageBand) and iMovie. These presentations will be hands-on, so bring your Mac, your projects or ideas, and your questions. These programs can be used with a variety of clientele of all ages, and can be tailored to meet a host of clinical goals.
Kimberly Khare, MA, CMT; Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC; & Heather Wagner, MMT, MT-BC
GarageBand 101:
Learn how to create loops, import songs, edit tracks, add vocals and much more using Apple’s GarageBand program. Ways to share, export, and post your work will be covered, as will helpful equipment (i.e. microphones, cables) that the presenters have used.
Mollie Caravello, MT-BC
“The Song of the Month” Experience
“The Song of the Month” (SOM) was created from desperation for something new and different for
adolescent special needs students. It has been extremely successful and exciting. The October SOM took
on a whole new role in collaboration with the creators, and new and unexpected developments have
occurred.
Presider: Marcia Lajoie, MM, MT-BC
Michele Forinash, DA, MT-BC, LMHC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC; Natasha Z. Anderson
Music Therapy Best Practices for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning
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.
Shannon Laine, MT-BC
ENGAGE in Advocacy: Your Role in State Recognition
Music therapists across the country are working to improve access to quality music therapy services through the collaborative ATA and CBMT State Recognition Plan. Come learn how you can be part of the excitement! Join representatives from the task forces in your region to hear about their progress in obtaining state recognition for music therapy and find out how you can contribute to this important initiative.
4:00-5:30pm Concurrent Sessions
Kimberly Khare, MA, CMT; Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC; & Heather Wagner, MMT, MT-BC
iMovie 102:
Shot video and don’t know what do with it? Learn how to import, edit and add effects to create a polished video project using both internal cameras and portable video recorders. Then learn how to burn it to a DVD and other ways to share your work.
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Scott Snow, MT-BC
Interventions that Spark Active Engagement: Adults with Developmental Disabilities in the Group Setting
This hands-on workshop will expose participants to many proven interventions sure to help clients having a wide range of cognitive, communicative, and physical abilities to actively engage in group. The presenter will share many of the songs he regularly uses for welcomes, eye contact, socialization, improvisation, adapted songwriting and closure.
Christine Routhier, MA, MT-BC, LMHC; Kathleen Howland, PhD, MT-BC, CCC, SLP; Mary-Carla Mac Donald, MA, MT-BC
Positive Psychology in Music Therapy
This presentation will look at ways in which Positive Psychology can inform music therapy interventions within a wellness model. The basic concepts of Positive Psychology will be presented. Supportive music therapy techniques will be explored and a music and imagery experiential will be presented.
Caryl beth Thomas MA, ACMT, LMHC
Gather ‘Round
A workshop/experiential based on a drum and song circle group that I have developed at my hospital. The focus is on easy to learn songs and chants that are accompanied solely by percussion. The main goal is creating a community of positive energy with universal themes such as peace, freedom, well-being and love.
5:30-6:30pm Student Meeting
5:45-6:45pm AMTA Town Hall Meeting
AMTA Representatives to discuss the proposed Master’s Level Entry Considerations
Jane Creagan and Donna Polen,
*Light refreshments will be served
6:45-8:00pm Dinner on your own
8:00pm-12:00am Cabaret!
Featuring the NER Cabaret Band! Sign-up sheets will be available at the
Registration Table
Saturday, March 31, 2012
7:45-8:45am Registration Open and Networking Breakfast (included in Registration)
9:00-10:30am Concurrent Sessions
Kimberly Khare, MA, CMT; Lorrie Kubicek, MT-BC; & Heather Wagner, MMT, MT-BC
Podcasting 103:
Podcasts – multimedia digital stories – can be used both as a clinical tool and a means of education and advocacy for music therapy. With a basic knowledge of GarageBand, you and your clients can create podcasts using music, narratives, pictures and even video.
Joanna Ostrander, MM, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist
Functional Goal Writing for Evidence-based Music Therapy
Goal-writing skills are necessary in demonstrating the rationale for using music therapy, the objectives of treatment, and in documenting clients’ progress. These elements establish a basis for insurance reimbursement. This presentation will discuss the rationale for goal writing and refresh the skills needed to create functional goals.
Renee Coro, MT-BC, and Megan Goddu, music therapy intern
ABC, It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3...Music Therapy Practice in Preschool Settings
Music therapist and intern will share their experiences of a group session in a public preschool setting. Areas addressed will be: developmental levels, response to musical stimuli and interaction, and clinical musical examples. A case study of how an ASD student functions in both an individual and group settings will be examined.
Ryan Judd, MA, MT-BC
Using Humor and Drama to Help Clients Reach Therapeutic Goals
This presentation will focus on the use of music, combined with humor and drama, to reach therapeutic goals with clients with special needs. This is an effective approach for enhancing client/therapist relationships, attaining developmental goals, and lessening anxiety in therapy sessions.
Presider: Elizabeth Ferguson, MT-BC
Kevin Krivanec, MT-BC
Recovery through Music: Music Centered Group Music Therapy in Inpatient Mental Health
The “Recovery Movement” is the new paradigm in mental health care. Music Centered Group Music Therapy follows the client’s process through selected song experiences. Our time together will focus on the music centered process and songs related to the recovery experience.
10:45-11:45am Concurrent Sessions
Julie Andring, MSA, MT-BC & Kathleen Howland PhD, CCC-SLP, MT-BC
"CBMT and You"
CBMT has approved new ways to earn credits. They've also been improving their website to allow submission and review of your credits completely online. Come review these changes and know all there is to know about earning CMTE credits.
The Crowd Goes Wild! Helping Families/Professionals Advocate in the Preschool Setting
The purpose of this presentation is to share clinical experiences relating to ways in which to bring
families and non-music therapy professionals together as part of the growing music therapy community.
Techniques will be shared for helping families to understand, advocate, and be an integral part of their
child’s development.
Presider: Mike Simonelli, BA, MT-BC
Scott Snow, MT-BC
Intermediate Snare Drum Skills for Clinical Work
This experiential session will teach participants the foundation for playing musically and supportively in a clinical setting using drumsticks. Technique, warm-up routines, basic strokes, and key rudiments will be covered. The benefits of therapeutic drum lessons will be explored and participants will leave with a snare drum curriculum to challenge eager clients.
Cynthia Pimentel, Rocio Cisneros, MT graduate students
Mexican Americans and Mental Health: Cultural Specific Music Therapy
This presentation focuses on the importance of acknowledging cultural differences in the music
selection process for professional music therapists. The study is directed towards the Mexican-American
population. Cultural influences/ideology, with issues such as mental health within this population, are
observed and recorded.
Presider: Peggy Codding, BME, MM, PhD, MT-BC
Krystal Demaine, M.Ed, MT-BC, PhD Candidate, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow
Musical Imitation in Nonverbal Children with Autism: An Observation
Research suggests that poor imitation abilities may have something to do with the commonly noted deficits in communication and social reciprocity among children with autism. This presentation will discuss an observational research investigation toward understanding the role of music in imitation for nonverbal children with autism. A literature review examining local processing, the mirror neuron system, and neural processes for music will preface the research study.
12:00-1:00pm Concurrent Sessions
Alba Domenech Batalla, MT graduate student; Neruologic Music Therapist, and
Jesse Kurn, MT graduate student; Neurologic Music Therapist
How Attending the Neurologic Music Therapy Training Gave Two Graduate Students Deeper Insights into
the Work They Do
Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) is the field that fuses neurology and music to assist in the
rehabilitation of neurologic accidents and diseases such as Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic
brain injury, and stroke. Join us for an overview of NMT, the NMT training institute, and hear about two
graduate students’ experience and how they now incorporate NMT into their work.
Kana Kamitsubo, MT-BC and Kazunori Tatsumi, MA, MT-BC
Blending Music Therapy and Music Education to Unlock Creativity
Teaching music to children with severe special needs and learning disabilities can be quite challenging. Kana Kamitsubo’s unique approach blends music therapy and music education and unlocks creative potential for children with autism, ADHD, and PDD. Case examples are presented using improvisation and standard music methods.
Alexandra Wilkins, Grace Kim, Dawn Salmons, Levin Valayil, Paubla Reyes , MT graduate students
This presentation discusses the use of music therapy to create feelings of community and inclusion and therefore decrease isolation with well seniors at a local walk-in community center. It will focus on the process of completing the research study and analyzing the data found in order to interpret results, as well as discussing the impact of the study on the field of music therapy. Included in the presentation are examples of music treatment methods and models of questionnaire surveys.
Presider: Peggy Codding, BME, MM, PhD, MT-BC
Leticia Prieto Alvarez, MM, MA, MT-BC
A Thematic Approach to Group Heterogeneity with Older Adults
This presentation will demonstrate the use of a thematic approach to achieve group cohesion in
dementia care. The elderly population is comprised by heterogeneous aspects, from various levels of
functioning, to diverse cultural backgrounds, and this may present a challenge during group work. A
theme can be used as a “secure base” from where the therapist explores various ways of
communication among group members.
April Fausch Cullum, MA, MT-BC
Music Therapy with Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Staged Approach to Treatment
In working with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease in a staged approach to treatment, music therapists can direct interventions to better fit client needs. Symptoms of individuals with early, middle, and late stages of Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed in depth. Interventions and strategies will be examined according to each stage.
1:00-1:30pm Closing Circle
1:00-2:00pm Registration Open
2:00-3:30pm Board Meeting
2:00-7:00pm CMTE (G, H, I, & J) Description located on CMTEs page
Boxed Lunches available, reserve at Registration table
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