AMTA in the ATL: Advocacy

Therapy Leadership

the 2011 Conference of the American Music Therapy Association

Hilton Atlanta Hotel; Atlanta, Georgia Official Conference Program page 2 Information subject to change . Welcome ...from the Conference Chair elcome and thank you for being part of the AMTA in the ATL. It has been an Wexciting year for the profession of music therapy and this conference offers the opportunity to share the energy with friends and colleagues. Take advantage of the extensive array of opportunities to expand your therapy skills with Institutes, CMTEs and concurrent sessions. Learn about new ways to advocate for music therapy as you attend innovative sessions, talk with colleagues at the clinical practice forum, the international or research poster sessions or create music. This year you can sing, dance, drum, strum or just listen at one of the many music events. Be sure to challenge yourself to learn about advocacy and leadership opportunities. Enjoy the city of Atlanta as you recharge and energize Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC yourself; capturing the momentum of the conference and the year to take home AMTA Vice President and Conference Chair with you to share with your clients, their families and your colleagues.

...from the AMTA President n behalf of the AMTA Board of Directors, it is a great privilege and pleasure Oto welcome you to “AMTA in the ATL”! 2011 has been a very exciting year for the profession of music therapy. You can build on this momentum through the conference’s focus on advocacy, leadership, and therapy. Congratulate yourself on taking the first step—if you are reading this, you’re at the conference. Your next steps are easy: Take advantage of the many opportunities we offer to remember, to network, to learn, to think, to play, to re-energize, and to be inspired. I hope your conference experience is all you wish it will be, and more! Ronna Kaplan, MA, MT-BC AMTA President Table of Contents

Welcome to the 2011 Conference...... 3 Research Poster Session Participants...... 66 Local Arrangements Committee...... 4 Clinical Practice Forum Participants...... 71 Opening Night...... 6 Internship Fair Participants...... 73 Take-A-Chance...... 7 Meeting Schedule...... 76 Special Guests and Events...... 8 Conference Attendee Information...... 78 Lifetime Achievement Awards...... 12 Exhibit Hall...... 80 Pre-Conference Training...... 14 Exhibitors...... 81 Pre-Conference Institutes...... 15 Thank You from the Conference Chair...... 87 CMTE Courses...... 16 Conference Sponsors...... 88 CMTE Information...... 18 Hotel Maps...... 89 Educational Tracks...... 19 Conference-At-A-Glance...... 91 Conference Schedule...... 21 2012 Conference...... 92

Information subject to change page 3 Music Atlanta Advocacy in Action: aking the lead from the conference theme, there will be a TRecognition breakfast for outstanding local supporters of music therapy. The state association, with President Roy Joyner, is working with the conference committee to host this thank you to local administrators, directors, legislators and colleagues who support Education Fun music therapy in the Atlanta area. In addition, an “Introduction to a Music Therapy Career” for Atlanta area high school and college students will be led by local conference chair Amber Weldon- Stephens on Saturday. Watch for individuals with the special guests name badges and take the opportunity to greet these supporters and future music therapists. Thank you to the conference committee and the Georgia Association for putting advocacy into action during this conference. Welcome to Atlanta ...from the Local Arrangements Committee e are glad you have chosen to spend a few days in our ATL! The opportunities ahead of you are Wendless and we hope to make your decisions difficult as we give you an array of choices while in Atlanta. The American Music Therapy Association has once again done an amazing job of putting together a conference filled with music, research, techniques, networking and endless opportunities for professional growth. The local committee would like to thank Al Bumanis, Cindy Smith, and especially Amy Furman for their hours of work to make this conference a success. While here check out some of Atlanta’s great sites: Woodruff Arts Center, Georgia Aquarium, Centennial Olympic Park, Fox Theatre, High Museum of Art, Zoo Atlanta, and the Carter Center.

We hope you have a wonderful conference experience and visit to our great city!

Local Chair: Amber Weldon-Stephens, EdS, MT-BC

Professional Volunteers: Stephanie Guest, MT-BC

Student Volunteers & Hospitality: Missy Worden, MM, MT-BC

Instruments: Roy Joyner, MM, MT-BC and David Symons, EdS, MT-BC

Jam Rooms: Harry Lester, MT-BC and Andrew Littlefield, MT-BC

Sponsorship & Donations: Kirby Smith, MM, MT-BC and Marsha Lane, MM, MT-BC

Local Entertainment & Recognition Breakfast: Jamie George, MM, MT-BC and Natalie Generally, MM, MT-BC

Public Relations: Rachel Coon-Arnott, MM, MT-BC and Carol Statella- Harris, MM, MT-BC page 4 Information subject to change Information subject to change page 5 Grand Ballroom, Don’t Miss the Opening Session: 2nd floor

Be a part of ATL: Advocacy, Therapy, Leadership! It all starts at 7:00 pm! Thursday Nov. 17 Jazz Time! ather near the Grand Ballroom to experience the engaging World GBeat Nu Jazz of Dr. Arvin Scott. Dr. Scott, on faculty at the University of Georgia, is also an award-winning and innovative recording artist, musician and educator/ speaker. He is a well known percussionist with many recording and performance credits including performances with Widespread Panic, two Olympic events, and the Umbria Jazz Festival. Don’t miss his instrument/kit set up and use of technology.

ATL Opening Event pening Session promises to be well worth attending and will feature the Obest of music therapy through advocacy, therapy, and leadership! Take your seats at 7:30 pm for the start of an Opening Session to remember. We honor and celebrate the music therapy profession with spotlights in media, advocacy, scholarship and achievement.

As part of our Opening Session festivities, we welcome Atlanta-based duet, Out of the Rain with Ron Hipp and music therapist/musician Carol Statella-Harris in a special performance segment.

We are thrilled to welcome back music therapist and taiko drummer Iris Shiraishi. Iris began her taiko journey in 1997 as a founding member of Mu Daiko, the taiko ensemble of Mu Performing Arts in Minneapolis/St. Paul. She is currently the Artistic Director and directs the teaching studio. Iris maintains an active performing, composing and residency schedule. Don’t stay in the shadows --- be a part of the excitement and energy of taiko with Iris Shiraishi! Sponsorship of Ms. Shiraishi honors the AMTA Disaster Response Program.

At 9:00pm the post opening reception begins in the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall—Take advantage of the opportunity to network and provide input on product use and development. Purchase new, exciting equipment and materials for your personal and professional use. New this year: “Exhibitors on Stage.” Exhibitors will demonstrate and/or lead interactive experiences to feature their products. Take-a-Chance Bidding—Win fantastic one-of-a-kind treasures! There is something for everyone and you support music therapy as you bid. AMTA Village—Connect with the world of music therapy while you relax with friends at Club AMTA. Pour over the latest publications and products from music therapists in the AMTA Bookstore.

page 6 Information subject to change “Take-A-Chance” in the ATL! BIG! BOLD! BRASSY! Support AMTA!

his year, AMTA offers a new opportunity Tto conference attendees: “Win” a prize through “Take-A-Chance-Tickets” bidding. Participants may purchase “Chances” to win one of our big ticket items that will be prominantly displayed during our Opening Session event on November 17th!

Instructions: 1. Purchase tickets from AMTA’s registration desk, AMTA’s local hospitality table or in the AMTA bookstore. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. All items will be on display in the exhibit hall on Thursday, November 17th. A full list of items will be in your registration bag.

2. Sign the back of the ticket and include a telephone number where you can be reached during the conference. Put it in the jar for the item that you want to “Take a Chance” on. If you buy 5 tickets you can put them all in one jar or in 5 different jars.

3. The drawing will be held Thursday, November 17th in the exhibit hall (next to the AMTA Village) at 10:45 pm.

4. All items must be picked up no later than Saturday at 3:00 pm.

5. All proceeds will be used for AMTA Disaster Relief and Student Scholarships.

Item winners are responsible for shipping all items home from the conference and costs incurred unless specified otherwise. All ticket sales are final.

Information subject to change page 7 Special Events Music Special Guest, Mickey Hart ickey Hart is best known for his Mthree decades as an integral part of an extraordinary expedition into Education Fun the soul and spirit of music as the drummer and percussionist of the rock and roll band, The Grateful Dead. He is a three time GRAMMY Award winner. Mickey has written four books documenting his lifelong fascination with the history and mythology of music. These works include; Drumming at the Edge of Magic, Planet Drum, Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music, and The Songcatchers: In Search of the World’s Music. Along with his works as a musician and an author, Hart has been a passionate advocate for music therapy. He appeared in August 1991 before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, testifying on the growing body of scientific data that demonstrates the healing value of drumming and rhythm for elderly Americans and persons with dementia. In the Fall of 2004, Hart broke the Guinness World Record for Largest Drum ensemble when he oversaw and conducted a 5000-person drum circle. Hart currently serves on the board of "Music and The Brain," at the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function at Beth Abraham Hospital and is an advocate for equity access to Music Therapy for Veterans. Don’t miss Mickey’s presentation “Our Dance with the Infinite Universe” on Friday, November 18, 2:00–3:30 pm and the Drum Circle he’ll lead on Friday evening at 8:45 pm in the East Ballroom, 2nd Floor.

Jam Rooms ump up the jam on Thursday and Friday nights (November 17–18 at 11:00 pm) in one of our jam Prooms. Why turn in early when you can rock out with new friends and/or old colleagues? Who knows, you may even form a perfect combo for a Cabaret performance. Salon A, Salon E, 201, Crystal Ballroom.

Conference Choir n Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 17, 18 and 19, for a minimal Otime commitment, you can be part of the energy as the 2011 Conference Choir raises its voice in celebration of music therapy. Under the direction of Barbara Dunn, PhD, LICSW, MT-BC, the choir is open to everyone. The choir will have one 30-minute rehearsal immediately following the Opening Session in the Crystal Ballroom. Performances will be Friday, November 18 at 10:15 am before the AMTA Business Meeting & Saturday, November 19, during the International Relations Networking Lunch from 12:15–1:15 pm in meeting room 402.

International Posters hursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, you are invited to view the posters on display in the TGrand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor. Coordinated by the International Relations Committee, the International Poster session showcases events, conferences, and service opportunities from around the world. Network with the participants Friday from 4:30–6:00 pm.

page 8 Information subject to change The William W. Sears Distinguished Lecture Series MTA is proud to present “Ways of Thinking in Music Therapy,” presented Aby Kenneth E. Bruscia, PhD, MT-BC on Friday, November 18, 9:15–10:15 am in the Grand Ballroom. Dr. Bruscia is Professor Emeritus of Music Therapy at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA – USA), where he taught undergraduate and graduate students for 37 years. Board-certified as a music therapist, and Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery, he worked clinically with diverse clientele, and authored and edited numerous books, clinical articles, and research studies. “Ways of Thinking in Music Therapy” is an analysis of various ways of thinking about the respective roles of music, therapist, and client, and how these roles are configured in different models and styles of music therapy practice. Implications are drawn. The William W. Sears Memorial Fund was established in memory of a National Association for Music Therapy leader whose membership dated back to the Association’s formative years in the early 1950s. The mission of the Fund is to advance the knowledge of music therapy through distinguished speakers who are authorities in a field of interest to music therapy.

Special Target Populations Networking Session ll are invited to be a part of a networking session sponsored by the Special Target Populations ACommittee on Friday, November 18 from noon until 1:45 pm. Rooms will be set aside for specific client populations: Educational Settings-Public Schools–Salon A Early Childhood–Salon E Autism Spectrum Disorder–Salon D Gerontology–Salon B Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities–Salon C Pediatrics–Room 201 Hospice and Palliative Care–Rooms 206–207 Medical–Rooms 212–213–214 Consultant-Private Practice–Rooms 208–209–210–211 Other population groups will meet at tables in the 2nd floor lobby area

A Special STUDENTS ONLY Session ongwriting—The Intersection of Purpose and Play” with presenters Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer. “SJoin your fellow students on Friday, November 18 from 3:45–4:45 pm in meeting rooms 201– 209–210–211 for this session presented just for you.

Conference Chair Presents inding Harmony with the Media: Tools and Techniques for Increasing Accurate Reporting” will be “Fpresented on Friday, November 18 from 3:45–4:45 pm in meeting rooms 204–205. Presenter, Rebecca G. Palpant, MS, is the Assistant Director for The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism at The Carter Center Mental Health Program in Atlanta. Ms. Palpant develops and oversees the Journalism Fellowship program that awards stipends to professional journalists to produce work on mental health or mental illnesses. She has been working with and training journalists for the past 10 years to increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information. Ms. Palpant is also an active participant on advisory boards and within national work groups related to stigma and accurate portrayals of mental illnesses in the media.

Clinical Practice Forum his poster session provides a lively, exciting, thought-provoking and informative opportunity to Tinteract with presenters as they disseminate materials and ideas to a large number of conference attendees. Be sure to visit the Clinical Practice Forum to network and learn. See page 71 for a listing of participating presenters and the topics they have scheduled. Don’t miss it on Friday, November 18, 4:45–6:00 pm in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor.

Information subject to change page 9 Conscious Drumming resenters Jim Borling, MM, MT-BC and Yumiko Sato, MA, MT-BC have Pdesigned this session for those who have been directly or indirectly involved in disasters, emergencies, and disaster response, both past and present. All conference attendees are welcome to attend on Friday, November 18 from 7:00–8:15 pm in the Crystal Ballroom.

Uke Circle hat’s better than one ukulele playing? WMany ukuleles playing together! With Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer! This will be an all levels, all songs considered, sing along/strum along on Friday, November 18 from 7:45 – 8:45 pm in Ballroom D. Sponsored by Kala Brand Music.

Drum Circle Featuring Mickey Hart on’t miss your chance to participate in this rhythmic extravaganza on Friday, November 18 from D8:45 – 9:45 pm in the East Ballroom. You won’t want to miss the experience of a drum circle facilitated by the legendary drummer for the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, joined by Christine Stevens, MA, MSW, MT-BC and Jane Creagan, MME, MT-BC. Sponsored by Remo, Inc.

The Music Therapist: Unplugged his session will provide an intimate forum for music sharing Tand listening. Not a lecture or workshop, but an informal music sharing time with presenters, Joanne Loewy DA, LCAT, MT-BC and Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC. No discussion of skills or clinical analysis; rather, music therapists will come together and play for one another, sharing what they wish to about how their music/songs relates to their experience as a music therapist, Friday, November 18 from 9:30–midnight in meeting rooms 206–207.

Internship Fair tudents, come find out about and meet with internship site representatives. Ask questions, schedule Sinterviews, and learn about clinical training opportunities available to you! See page 73 for a listing of participating internship sites. Come prepare for your future, Saturday, November 19, 9:00–10:30 am in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor.

International Relations Networking Lunch aturday, November 19, 12:15–1:15 pm in meeting room 402, our International professionals, Sstudents, and guests are invited by the AMTA International Relations Committee (IRC) to attend a networking lunch. Officers of AMTA and the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) will join us in welcoming you. Explore ways to foster positive relationships among people from all countries. Interested national guests are invited to attend to help enhance the experience of our international participants. Purchase lunch from the Cash Food Sales and join us. IRC members will facilitate dialogue with music therapists from around the world. page 10 Information subject to change Music Therapy Business Owners Meeting f you are running a Music Therapy Agency, whether it’s for-profit or not-for-profit, the time to gather Itogether to share ideas is Saturday, November 19 from 12:15–1:15 pm in Ballroom C. Learn from each other, connect, and move our businesses forward. Network with music therapists who own sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, corporations, non-profit agencies, and employ or subcontract work to other music therapists.

Research Poster Session MTA’s Research Committee again sponsors the Research Poster Session to showcase current Amusic therapy research from around the world on Saturday, November 19, 1:30–3:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor. Each presenter will have an exhibition area and attendees are free to wander about, sampling studies of choice with the opportunity for informally meeting the authors and discussing their research with them. See page 66 for a listing of participating presenters and the topics they have scheduled.

Chant Circle xperience the power of the voice on Saturday, November 19, from 7:30 Eto 8:30 pm in Ballroom D! No prior singing or chanting experience is needed to participate. The chant facilitators aim to create a musical space that invites an opportunity to sing with others and for vocal exploration as well. Facilitated by the Daughters of Harriet: Jodi Winnwalker, LCSW, MT-BC; Barbara Dunn, PhD, LICSW, MT-BC; Maureen Hearns, MA, MT-BC; Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC; Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC.

Spirit Dance ind yourself through the beauty and power of the drum as you move in Fcommunity to the rhythms of Kalani, MT-BC and friends Bill Matney, MA, MT-BC and Carolyn Koebel, MM, MT-BC on Saturday, November 19 from 8:30–9:30 pm in the East Ballroom.

Cabaret he Cabaret Committee invites you to join in on Saturday, November 19 at 9:30 pm in Ballroom C for Ta fun evening, showcasing music therapists’ talents. No need to hold back all that musical talent for your clients; unleash your inner performer (but don’t get too carried away, performances will be limited to five minutes). Sign up on the designated sheet at the AMTA registration desk. See you there!

Conference Wrap-Up Featuring Sehwé Village ehwé Village Percussion is a community that gathers to celebrate its Slove of West African rhythms and songs. Sehwé (“happiness” in Susu language) also seeks to be an intentionally multi-ethnic group who hopes to foster diversity, inclusion and understanding through sharing the experience of West Africa’s rich drumming tradition. We invite everyone to join us on Sunday, November 20 from 11:45 am–12:30 pm in the East Ballroom. Beginner drummers, experienced drummers and non- drummers are welcome; just be interested in learning, playing, singing and occasionally performing West African-inspired music. Information subject to change page 11 Lifetime Achievement Awards

h a s i n f l u e n c e d Laurie Farnan professional music therapy practice in a visionary way throughout the past 3+ decades. She served as the Coordinator of Music Therapy Services at Central Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled for 36 years, training 121 interns! Not only did she develop an innovative community partnership with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, as a consultant for their “HeartStrings” project, but she has also been involved in Very Special Arts. Laurie has designed research-based innovative sensory stimulation techniques to enhance the music experience for people with developmental disabilities, and her original song-writing work provides scaffolding for the development of songwriting skills that can be generalized to a variety of settings and populations. Laurie has served our professional associations at the state, regional and national levels. She was a member of the Clinical Training Committee, author of the Clinical Training column for Music Therapy Perspectives, and a member of the Commission on Education and Clinical Training. She also possesses a prolific record of presentations and publications. She has influenced the growth of music therapy from the grassroots clinical perspective, serving as a role model and continuing to push boundaries and develop services to meet the current and future needs of consumers.

has been a leader in the music therapy field for 40 Suzanne Hanser years. An active researcher with an impressive record of publications and presentations, she was President of NAMT from 1992-1994 and President of the World Federation of Music Therapy from 2002-2005. Dr. Hanser is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Music Therapy. She received the Fultz Award from AMTA in 2005 and has received grant funding for numerous additional research and demonstration projects. She was instrumental in having federal funds earmarked for music and creative arts therapies research, demonstration, and training projects and led efforts to establish the National Institutes of Health Panel for Alternative Medicine with appropriations for research. She is a founding member of the International Society for Music & Medicine. She taught and administered the music therapy program at the University of the Pacific from 1975-1987 and currently is Chair of the Music Therapy Department at Berklee College of Music. She has served as a Lecturer at the Harvard University School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, and has maintained a position as Music Therapist and Research Associate at the Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The impact of her work is felt in education and research, as well as direct clinical work.

page 12 Information subject to change Information subject to change page 13 Pre-Conference Training NICU Music Therapy Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Meeting Rooms 301-302-303 Cost: $175 (includes text) 8 CMTE Credits Presenters: • Jayne Standley, PhD, MT-BC • Andrea Cevasco, PhD, MT-BC • Judy Nguyen Engel, MM, MT-BC • Lori Gooding, PhD, MT-BC • Miriam Hillmer, MMEd, MT-BC • Jessy Rushing, MM, MT-BC • Olivia Swedberg Yinger, MM, MT-BC • Darcy Walworth, PhD, MT-BC • Natalie Wlodarczyk, PhD, MT-BC

he National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy offers specialized training for Tproviding music therapy clinical services in Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and allows persons completing the requirements to receive a certificate stating same and to use the initials NICU MT as a designation of specialized training. This Institute comprises one of the 3 requirements for this specialized training and will consist of 8 CMTE hours of intensive classroom training. Sponsored by Powers Device Technologies, Inc.

This institute is available to music therapy interns and Board Certified Music Therapists. The complete specialized training course may not be completed until Board Certification is documented.

Institute Objectives: 1. To understand neurological development in the 3rd trimester including gender differences (V.A. 2.) 2. To understand current knowledge about the development of hearing in the premature infant and implications for presentation of auditory stimuli (II.A.3.) 3. To understand the developmental timetable by gestational age and the assessment of same (II.A.3.) 4. To understand the differentiation of medical vs. developmental treatment and compliance with NICU phases of developmental intervention (II.A.3.) 5. To identify and understand the clinical application of research-based music therapy interventions with developmental benefit (III.A.2.) 6. To understand the long-term consequences of premature birth and the clinical application of music therapy developmental activities for the first year of life (III.A.1.f.2.) 7. To be proficient in the provision of evidence-based NICU MT services (II.A.B.C.D.E., III.A.B., IV.A.B.) 8. To be proficient in the provision of evidence-based MT services to premature infants re-admitted to the hospital as pediatric patients. (III.A.7.) page 14 Information subject to change Pre-Conference Institutes

Program and Marketing Rebuilding the Injured Brain Strategies: Supporting Individuals in Through Music: The Case for Expanded the Caregiver Role Music Therapy Treatment in Traumatic Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 8:30–11:30 am Brain Injury Rehabilitation Salon A • FREE 3 CREDIT INSTITUTE (Conference Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:30–6:30 pm registration and current AMTA membership required) Salon A • Cost $130 • 6 CMTE credits Presenters: Barbara Reuer, PhD, MT-BC; Alicia A. Co-Chairs: Concetta M. Tomaino, DA, LCAT, Clair, PhD, MT-BC; Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, MT-BC; Sarah B. Johnson, MM, MT-BC LCAT, MT-BC; Sandra Holten, MT-BC; Carly Kazmerzak he potential of music therapy as treatment in Trecovery of function following Traumatic Brain elf-care is an essential ingredient for family Injury (TBI) has gained much public attention in Smembers supporting loved ones through the past year. Because music therapy has been illness or disability. Music therapy can provide shown to be effective in treating cognitive, physical, a unique avenue to enhance the quality of life, speech/language, and emotional issues related provide respite opportunities and increase family to brain injury, it should be an important part members’ resilience. The presenters will explore of any rehabilitation program, yet is not widely understanding who our nation’s caregivers are, available in many hospitals and rehabilitation their complexities and the potential impact music settings. This Pre-Conference Institute will bring therapy can have for this population. Current together experts in the fields of neuroscience, trends, research, resources and funding ideas clinical neurologic music therapy (NMT), current that are available, applicable and appropriate research, and reimbursement with TBI, to present for specific population groups will be discussed. best practices in music therapy treatments as well Learn strategies that can be incorporated into the as discuss current issues related to promoting and everyday routine of caregivers, be they individuals, expanding music therapy options in treatment of family or professionals. Sponsored by HPSO. TBI. (Pre-registration and fee required.)

Developmental Approaches to Making Music Accessible: Early Childhood Music Therapy Applications of Technology in Music Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:30–6:30 pm Therapy Salon C • Cost $130 • 6 CMTE credits Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:30–6:30 pm Co-Chairs: Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC; Salon E • Cost $130 • 6 CMTE credits Rebecca Wellman, PhD, DT, MT-BC Co-Chairs: Suzanne B. Hanser, EdD, MT-BC, his institute focuses on children from infancy Jennifer Delisi, MA, MT-BC Tthrough age 5, investigating their developmental ever before has music been more accessible, milestones across various domains. We will Nand never before have so many individuals explore the unique ways young children learn, been able to create, perform, learn, and interact the importance of play, their musical skill and with music in such dynamic ways. Today, music awareness development, and the necessity of therapists have the opportunity and obligation to involving families and other support personnel in integrate modern technology into the treatment program considerations. Atypical development, plans of the people they serve when appropriate. assessment, and intervention also will be discussed. More people can be reached in direct and creative Speakers will present information on current ways by using these new technologies. This trends, technology, research and resources that institute brings together music therapists and are available, applicable and appropriate for specific technology experts to demonstrate hardware and age groups. Come prepared to enter the world software applications available, as well as devices of the young child and learn to playfully relate that are in development, all of which may prove to little ones through active music making. (Pre- useful in both clinical and research environments. registration and fee required.) Sponsored by (Pre-registration and fee required.) Music Together, LLC

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here’s still time to sign up for many of these courses on-site. Check at the registration desk. For Tabstracts and additional information for each course, please see the conference schedule at the appropriate date and time.

Thursday, November 17

7:30 am–12:30 pm Sa l o n A I. One in Harmony: Clinical and Educational Strategies Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 in Multicultural Music Therapy A. Get Hip, Get Happy, Get Uke: Ukulele Primer for Presenter(s): Andi McGraw Hunt, PhD, MT-BC; Seung-A Music Therapists Kim, PhD, AMT, LCAT, MT-BC, Chih-Chen Sophia Lee, Presenter(s): Cathy Fink PhD, MT-BC; Adenike Webb, MMT, MT-BC

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Sa l o n B B. Intermediate/Advanced Ukulele for Music J. Navigating Social Skills Training: Designing a Therapists: Get Hipper, Get Really Happy, Get More Musical Roadmap for Individuals with Developmental Uke Differences Presenter(s): Marcy Marxer Presenter(s): Wade M. Richards, LCAT, MT-BC; Megan Resig, MT-BC; Kimberly Thompson, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 C. Music Therapy for Speech Rehabilitation: Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Assessment and Treatment K. Developing the Art of Self-Reflection: Exploring Presenter(s): Jenni Rook, MA, MT-BC the Relationship Between Therapists and Clients Presenter(s): Roia Rafieyan, MA, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209 D. Examining the Evidence-Base for Music Therapy with Children: Implications for Clinical Practice Presenter(s): Blythe LaGasse, PhD, MT-BC; Robin Edwards, PhD, MT-BC; David Edwards, MD

Sa l o n E E. Hip-Hop Culture and Music Therapy Presenter(s): Michael Viega, MMT, MT-BC

Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 F. The Ethics Board Presents: Music Therapy Ethics— Raising Consciousness Presenter(s): Debbie Bates, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC; Betsey King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Gretchen Patti, MS, MT-BC; Carol Shultis, MEd, LPC, MT-BC; Elizabeth York, PhD, MT-BC

Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m G. Clinical Improvisation – Essential Skills for Creating Sound Connections Presenter(s): Kalani Das, MT-BC

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Progress H. Preventive Music Therapy for Children Living in Poverty Presenter(s): Deanna Hanson- Abromeit, PhD, MT-BC; Beth Merz, MA, MT-BC; Char Carol Advance Grow Fisher, MA, MT-BC

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Thursday, November 17

1:30 –6:30 pm Luedtke-Smith, MT-BC; Christine Neugebauer, MS, LPC, MT-BC; Mary Alvarado, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209 L. Videoconferencing: A Tool for Education Sessions, Sa l o n B Conferences, and Guest Lecturing V. Writing Humanistic Music Therapy Goals In An Presenter(s): Amy Clements-Cortés, PhD, MusM, MTA; Evidenced-Based World John Lawrence, MMT, MTA Presenter(s): Suzanne Sorel, DA, LCAT, MT-BC

Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Sa l o n C M. The Pulse of Well-Being – Drumming for Therapy, W. Dynamic Documentation: Current Trends and Tips Wellness, and Self-Care for Documenting in This Changing Economy Presenter(s): Christine Stevens, MA, MSW, MT-BC Presenter(s): Sean Aultman, MM, MT-BC; Melissa Clanton Hasel, MM, MT-BC; Susan Droessler, MT-BC; Jennifer Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Haskins, MT-BC; Jessica Jaworski, MT-BC N. Cultivating a Renewed Sense of Self Through Music and Art Me e t i n g Ro o m s 210-211 Presenter(s): Mareta A. Spencer, MT-BC, Sheila Lorenzo de X. NICU Music Therapy: The Development of Rhythm, la Pena, ATR-BC Breath & Lullaby as Clinical Practice Presenter(s): Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC; Fred Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Schwartz, MD; Andrew Rossetti, MMT, MT-BC O. Intermediate Sensory Processing Techniques: The Why, The What, The How, The Who Presenter(s): Jennifer Delisi, MA, MT-BC; Melissa Wenszell, Sunday, November 20 MT-BC 1:30 –6:30 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 P. Clinical Musical Improvisation Skills for Guitar Presenter(s): Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Y. Assisting with Medical Procedures: Techniques Sa l o n A and Tips for Success Q. Hospice Music Therapy: Support for Lay Presenter(s): Lillieth Grand, MS, MT-BC; Piper Laird-Riehle, Caregivers and Keys to Business Success MM, MT-BC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC Presenter(s): Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC; Noah Potvin, MMT, MT-BC; Terry Glusko, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Z. New Ideas On Drumming With Older Adults In All Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Levels Of Care R. Music for Learning: Serving Young Children with Presenter(s): Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC Autism Spectrum Disorders Presenter(s): Petra Kern, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC; Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC AA. Understanding and Coping with Countertransference in End of Life Music Therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Presenter(s): Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Yumiko Sato, S. Music at the Heart of the Matter: Vocal MA, MT-BC Improvisation in Song Circle Presenter(s): Virginia E. Schenck, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 BB. Foundations of an Orff Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 Music Therapy Practice: Edifying T. Keeping Time with Groove: Clinical Applications of Entrée, Side Dish or Groove in Music Therapy Dessert? Presenter(s): Nir Sadovnik, LCAT, MT-BC Presenter(s): Linda M. Wright- Bower, MS, MT-BC Sa l o n D U. Supervising the Music Therapy Intern (Free to Me e t i n g Ro o m 210 Intense Creative Qualified AMTA Members) CC. Do It Yourself: Simple Presenter(s): Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC; Eve Audio Recording and Montague, MSM, MT-BC; Teri McManus, LCAT, MT-BC; Production Using Garage Band Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Gina Hacker, MT-BC; Kay Presenter(s): Lisa Kynvi, MA, LMHC, MT-BC

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Conference Attendance – 5 CMTEs Participants can earn 5 CMTE credits for attending this conference with a maximum of 15 CMTE credits per five year cycle.

CBMT Approved Workshops Twenty-nine intensive workshops, four Pre-Conference Institutes and one Training are being offered this year. Registrants will receive a certificate indicating completion of each learning experience.

Umbrella Groupings Umbrella groupings are “a group of related workshops, courses, and programs, each fewer than five contact hours, which can be incorporated under a theme or unifying topic relating to the CBMT Scope of Practice and results in a total of at least five contact hours in duration” (CBMT Recertification Manual). Eligibility for this type of educational activity requires documentation.

Short Event Activities Any session at this conference which is fewer than 5 contact hours of learning activity may qualify. In this category, up to 15 CMTE credits per 5-year recertification cycle will be allowed by CBMT. It is up to the individuals to monitor their limit. These are not pre-approved activities and AMTA is not responsible for participants’ choice of short event activities.

Documentation for Umbrella Groupings and Short Event Activities 1. Activity Title 2. Sponsor (AMTA in this instance) 3. Name of Instructor(s) 4. A written summary of the learning experience and its application to music therapy practice and the Examination Content Outline (approximately 250 words) 5. A copy of the conference brochure for the activity 6. Proof of attendance 7. Number of contact hours in each session 8. Umbrella groupings must list the unifying topic, session titles, date(s) and instructor(s) for each session.

If you have any questions regarding the AMTA continuing education activities at this conference, please contact the AMTA Continuing Education Committee Co-Chairs, Lisa Swanson or Vicki Vega. If you have questions regarding the recertification process or accumulation of CMTE credits, please contact the Certification Board for Music Therapists at 1-800-765-CBMT. CBMT is ultimately the authority on CMTE requirements for recertification. You are responsible for gathering documentation of your continuing education credits, so remember to pick up your CMTE certificate after each CMTE and your conference attendance certificate at the close of the conference.

Reference herein to any specific commercial firm, commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by AMTA. Institutes and CMTE courses are approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists for the specified number of Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). AMTA (#P-051) maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. NICU Training is maintained by Florida State University (#P-068) and follows the same CBMT policies and criteria. Complete session information, learning objectives, pre-requisites, qualifications and credentials of instructors, cancellation and refund policies, may be found in the Official Preliminary Program, online at www.musictherapy.org. Program information subject to change. *Graduate credits for attending the conference require pre-registration and fee. Contact AMTA office for details. page 18 Information subject to change Educational Track Information

ducational Tracks focus on particular topics. Your use of these tracks may be helpful in forming Eumbrella groupings for reporting Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. The Conference Planning Committee hopes this organizational tool will simplify the planning of your educational experience. This year we will again offer tracks when the conference program features two or more related sessions on a topic. Tracks are subject to change. Please note that tracks are listed in alphabetical order by title for quick reference. 1. Adolescents 19. Improvisation 2. Adults 20. International/Multicultural Issues 3. Advocacy 21. Leadership 4. Assessment 22. Medical/Oncology 5. Autism 23. Mental Health 6. Business/Private Practice 24. Music 7. Children 25. Music Therapy Approaches 8. Clinical Issues 26. Music Therapy Students 9. Collaboration/Teaming 27. Older Adults 10. Creative/Expressive Arts 28. Philosophy/Theory 11. Developmental Disabilities 29. Percussion/Drumming 12. Early Childhood and/or Infants 30. Research 13. Education/Clinical Training 31. Song Writing 14. Ethics 32. Special Education/Related Disabilities 15. General Professional Music Therapy Topics 33. Substance Abuse 16. Group Facilitation 34. Speech/Language/Communication 17. Guided Imagery/GIM 35. Technology/Social & New Media 18. Hospice/Palliative Care 36. Wellness, Stress, Self-Care

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 the everyday routine of caregivers, be they individuals, family or professionals. Sponsored by HPSO. 4:00 pm–9:00 pm 9:00 am–6:00 pm

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 AMTA Board of Directors Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 NICU Music Therapy Training 7:00 pm–9:00 pm Chair: Jayne Standley, PhD, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) The National

Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy Registration Open offers specialized training for providing music therapy clinical services in Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and allows persons completing the Wednesday, November 16, 2011 requirements to receive a certificate stating same 7:00 am–11:30 am and to use the initials NICU MT as a designation of specialized training. This Institute comprises one of the 3 requirements for this specialized training and Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t Fl o o r will consist of 8 CMTE hours of intensive classroom Registration Open training. Sponsored by Powers Device Technologies, Inc. 8:00 am–6:00 pm 12:30 pm–6:30 pm

Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 Sa l o n A Academic Program Approval Committee Institute: Rebuilding the Injured Brain Through Me e t i n g Ro o m 406 Music: The Case for Expanded Music Therapy Association Internship Approval Committee Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Co-Chairs, Concetta M. Tomaino, DA, LCAT, MT-BC; Sarah 8:30 am–3:00 pm B. Johnson, MM, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) The potential of Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 music therapy as treatment in recovery of function AMTA Board of Directors following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has gained much public attention in the past year. Because 8:30 am–11:30 am music therapy has been shown to be effective in treating cognitive, physical, speech/language, and Sa l o n A emotional issues related to brain injury, it should be an FREE INSTITUTE: Program and Marketing Strategies: important part of any rehabilitation program, yet is not Supporting Individuals in the Caregiver Role widely available in many hospitals and rehabilitation Presenter(s): Barbara Reuer, PhD, MT-BC; Alicia A. Clair, settings. This Pre-Conference Institute will bring PhD, MT-BC; Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC; together experts in the fields of neuroscience, clinical Sandra Holten, MT-BC; Carly Kazmerzak, Music Therapy neurologic music therapy (NMT), current research, Intern and reimbursement with TBI, to present best practices (Pre-registration and current membership required.) in music therapy treatments as well as discuss current Self-care is an essential ingredient for family members issues related to promoting and expanding music supporting loved ones through illness or disability. therapy options in treatment of TBI. Music therapy can provide a unique avenue to enhance the quality of life, provide respite opportunities and Sa l o n C increase family members’ resilience. Attend this Institute: Developmental Approaches to Early free mini-institute for a new perspective on how this Childhood Music Therapy important area positively impacts families across Co-Chairs: Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC; Rebecca Wellman, generations. The presenters will explore understanding PhD, DT, MT-BC who our nation’s caregivers are, their complexities (Pre-registration and fee required.) This Institute and the potential impact music therapy can have for focuses on children from infancy through age five, this population. Speakers will present information investigating their developmental milestones across on current trends, research, resources and funding various domains. We will explore the unique ways ideas that are available, applicable and appropriate for young children learn, the importance of play, their specific population groups. In addition, participants musical skill and awareness development, and the will leave with strategies that can be incorporated into necessity of involving families and other support

Information subject to change page 21 Conference Schedule Wednesday, Thursday personnel in program considerations. Atypical 6:00 pm–8:00 pm development, assessment, and intervention also will be discussed. Speakers will present information on Me e t i n g Ro o m 409 current trends, technology, research and resources Special Target Populations Committee that are available, applicable and appropriate for specific age groups. Come prepared to enter the Me e t i n g Ro o m 408 world of the young child and learn to playfully relate Standards of Clinical Practice Committee to little ones through active music making. Sponsored by Music Together, LLC 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Sa l o n E Me e t i n g Ro o m 403 Institute: Making Music Accessible: Innovative Regional Presidents Applications of Technology in Music Therapy Co-Chairs: Suzanne B. Hanser, EdD, MT-BC; Jennifer Delisi, 7:00 pm–10:00 pm MA, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) Never before has Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 music been more accessible, and never before have so AMTAS Board of Directors many individuals been able to create, perform, learn, and interact with music in such dynamic ways. Today, 8:00 pm–10:00 pm music therapists have the opportunity and obligation to integrate modern technology into the treatment Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 plans of the people they serve when appropriate. More Council Coordinators and Committee Chairs people can be reached in direct and creative ways by using these new technologies. This Institute brings Thursday, November 17, 2011 together music therapists and technology experts to demonstrate hardware and software applications that 7:00 am–11:30 am are available on the market, as well as devices that are in development, all of which may prove useful in both Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r clinical and research environments. Registration Open

1:00 pm–6:00 pm 7:30 am–12:30 pm

Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t Fl o o r Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Registration Open CMTE A. Get Hip, Get Happy, Get Uke: Ukulele Primer for Music Therapists 2:00 pm–6:00 pm Presenter(s): Cathy Fink (Pre-registration and fee required.) With 4 strings, Me e t i n g Ro o m 403 small size and versatile sound, the ukulele is a musical Professional Advocacy Committee gem. Learn uke basics for right and left hands, repertoire and tips for use in music therapy practice. 3:00 pm–4:00 pm For many music therapy clients, the uke offers an inexpensive and satisfying hands on musical activity. Me e t i n g Ro o m 406 For music therapists, a comfort with guitar and other Joint Academic Program & Association Internship stringed instruments will easily transfer to the uke. Approval Committees Sponsored by Kala Brand Music.

4:00 pm–7:00 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 CMTE B. Intermediate/Beginner Ukulele for Music Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 Therapists: Get Hipper, Get Really Happy, Get More AMTAS Officers Uke Presenter(s): Marcy Marxer 4:00 pm–8:00 pm (Pre-registration and fee required.) This course is designed for those who have taken Get Hip, Get Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 Happy, Get Uke: Ukulele Primer for Music Therapists Ethics Board at the 2010 conference or have the ability to play and change chords in a few keys*, specifically C-F-G; G-C-D; F-Bflat-C. *Note–guitar players should feel page 22 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Thursday comfortable with this. The ukulele is tuned like the clinic? This CMTE will include a crash-course in finding, highest 4 strings of a guitar capoed on the 5th fret. reading, and critiquing current research with child Sponsored by Kala Brand Music. populations. Participants will review the latest music therapy and related non-music therapy research for Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 children with developmental disabilities and autism CMTE C. Music Therapy for Speech Rehabilitation: spectrum disorders and relate this research to current Assessment and Treatment music therapy practice. Presenter(s): Jenni Rook, MA, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) This course will Sa l o n E provide an overview of speech disorders secondary CMTE E. Hip-Hop Culture and Music Therapy to brain injury or stroke and how to select the most Presenter(s): Michael Viega, MMT, MT-BC appropriate treatment approaches to address symptoms (Pre-registration and fee required.) Focus on the of these disorders. Guidelines for assessment and implications of Hip-Hop culture on the theory and hands-on demonstration of music therapy interventions clinical practice of music therapy. Given the global will be provided. Therapists will have the opportunity popularity of Hip-Hop, it is imperative for music to practice demonstrated techniques and will learn therapists to learn more about therapeutic use of the how to discuss them with clients, family members and particular art forms associated with Hip-Hop, as well other professionals. as the cultural background and rituals of the people within the Hip-Hop community. This CMTE will provide Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209 opportunities for experiential participation in order for CMTE D. Examining the Evidence-Base for Music music therapy clinicians to get hands-on experience Therapy with Children: Implications for Clinical using different modalities within Hip-Hop. Practice Presenter(s): Blythe LaGasse, PhD, MT-BC; Robin Edwards, Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 PhD, MT-BC; David Edwards, MD CMTE F. The Ethics Board Presents: Music Therapy (Pre-registration and fee required.) Do you work with Ethics—Raising Consciousness child populations and strive to maintain an evidence- Presenter(s): Debbie Bates, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC; Betsey based practice, but don’t honestly know the scope King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Gretchen Patti, MS, MT-BC; of current research or how to relate research to the

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Carol Shultis, MEd, LPC, MT-BC; Elizabeth York, PhD, Sa l o n A MT-BC CMTE I. One in Harmony: Clinical and Educational (Pre-registration and fee required.) As the practice Strategies in Multicultural Music Therapy of music therapy evolves and grows, more questions Presenter(s): Andi McGraw Hunt, PhD, MT-BC; Seung-A about ethical music therapy practice emerge. Ethics Kim, PhD, AMT, LCAT, MT-BC, Chih-Chen Sophia Lee, education opportunities are limited and few in our PhD, MT-BC; Adenike Webb, MMT, MT-BC profession have the chance to continue to learn and (Pre-registration and fee required.) Participants will explore ethical concerns once in the work world. learn strategies for multiculturally-informed practice, Using didactic material, experience exercises, and education, and supervision, drawing from the expertise group discussion, this CMTE will allow participants of presenters from diverse clinical and educational to continue learning about ethics in music therapy, backgrounds who are members of both majority and discuss current trends, and to further explore ethical minority cultures. Using experiential and didactic dilemmas they have encountered. methods, participants will be guided to explore their own competence in multicultural therapy practice, Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m teaching and training students, supervising therapists, CMTE G. Clinical Improvisation—Essential Skills for and developing research questions. Participants will Creating Sound Connections also have opportunities to discuss their experiences Presenter(s): Kalani Das, MT-BC to expand their cultural awareness, knowledge, and (Pre-registration and fee required.) Clinical skills. Music from diverse cultures, including African, Improvisation is well established as one of four primary Asian, Indian, Latino, and Middle-Eastern will be used methods within the Music Therapy profession. Drums, as an effective mode for multicultural training. Percussion, Voice, and Fixed-Tuning instruments are frequently used within improvisational experiences Sa l o n B and offer myriad possibilities for tactile, visual, and CMTE J. Navigating Social Skills Training: Designing a sonic variety, as well as progressive accessibility Musical Roadmap for Individuals with Developmental for both clients and therapist. This CMTE identifies Differences and demonstrates clinical improvisation techniques Presenter(s): Wade M. Richards, LCAT, MT-BC, Megan and essential leadership competencies within an Resig, MT-BC, Kimberly Thompson, MT-BC improvisational format. Focus is on developing (Pre-registration and fee required.) When tackling social essential skills for creating successful musical and skill development for individuals with developmental therapeutic experiences using established intermusical disabilities, it is important for the music therapist to techniques to structure, ground, and strengthen fully understand and recognize sub-domain categories the therapist-client relationship. Course content is and developmental skill strands within each social identified, experienced, and discussed with regards skills area. With this knowledge, the music therapist is to therapeutic role and potential. Instrumentation and immediately better prepared to conduct assessments, extra-musical considerations will also be addressed. develop more specific goals and skill plans, and Suitable for all degrees of experience. create specialized songs and music interventions for treatment. To best understand this process, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 participants are provided a roadmap for social skill CMTE H. Preventive Music Therapy for Children construction. Participants will actively be involved in Living in Poverty designing and creating session plans, assessments, and Presenter(s): Deanna Hanson-Abromeit, PhD, MT-BC; Beth musical interventions throughout the workshop. Merz, MA, MT-BC; Char Carol Fisher, MA, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) The culture of Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 generational poverty and related risk factors can lead CMTE K. Developing the Art of Self-Reflection: to future developmental delays and risky behaviors in Exploring the Relationship Between Therapists and children and adolescents without intervention. This Clients CMTE will introduce an evidence-based theoretical Presenter(s): Roia Rafieyan, MA, MT-BC framework for music therapy preventive interventions (Pre-registration and fee required.) The therapy for at-risk children and adolescents, particularly in the relationship can be one of great intimacy and it is made communication and social/emotional domains. Based more so by the use of music. It is filled with complexity on a model music therapy program, case examples will and questions that can be difficult to answer. It can illustrate the role of music therapy within an inner lead us to question our professional as well as personal city comprehensive family service center. In addition, identities, to wonder about our competence, and presenters will address how to manage the diverse sometimes it even goes so far as to challenge our challenges of working with this population within a world view. Through the sharing of case examples, preventive mindset. we will focus on what happens between and within music therapists and their clients in this interactive page 24 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Thursday and participatory workshop. Participants will be invited 1:00 pm–6:00 pm to dialogue, use music, and journal as they develop and practice the art of processing and self-reflection Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r in relation to experiences as music therapists. Registration Open

8:00 am–12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 2n d f l o o r Lo bb y Employment and Public Relations Committee International Posters

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 1:30 pm–5:30 pm AMTA Board of Directors

Sa l o n E Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Government Relations Committee Assembly of Delegates

Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 1:30 pm–6:30 pm Academic Program Approval Committee Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209 Me e t i n g Ro o m 304 CMTE L. Videoconferencing: A Tool for Education Technology Committee Sessions, Conferences, and Guest Lecturing Presenter(s): Amy Clements-Cortés, PhD, MusM, MTA; Me e t i n g Ro o m 305 John Lawrence, MMT, MTA Affiliate Relations Committee (Pre-registration and fee required.) Videoconferencing

Me e t i n g Ro o m 408 is a valuable and exciting tool! It can be used to Standards of Clinical Practice Committee educate participants about aspects of music therapy practice, demonstrate culturally specific interventions 8:30 am– 12:30 pm and promote professionalism. Conference organizers benefit from videoconferencing by the opportunity Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 that it provides to record and present conference Professional Advocacy Committee electives, thereby increasing registration revenue and participant involvement. In addition, it can be used Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 to bring the global community of music therapists Student Affairs Advisory Board (SAAB) closer, for discussion and professional development. This CMTE will focus on the software tool entitled, 9:00 am–11:00 am ELLUMINATE, which was used successfully to host the inaugural Online Conference for Music Therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m 306 (OCMT2011), held March 5-6, 2011. International Relations Committee Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m 9:00 am–12:00 pm CMTE M. The Pulse of Well-Being—Drumming for Therapy, Wellness, and Self-Care Me e t i n g Ro o m 409 Presenter(s): Christine Stevens, MA, MSW, MT-BC Special Target Populations Committee (Pre-registration and fee required.) Drum your way through an experiential learning of new research 11:00 am–12:00 pm on drumming for self-care, clinical music therapy, and wellness. Learn basic facilitation techniques to Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 use drumming for education, therapy, teambuilding, Joint–Academic Program Approval, Association wellness, and self-care. Practice facilitation, Internship Approval & International Relations self-expression, and group process using the HealthRHYTHMS protocol. Learn useful rhythms for Lunch Meeting entrainment building, therapeutic expression, and imagine Editorial Team wellness. This workshop is essential for anyone looking to expand their practice into employee wellness or 12:45 pm–2:00 pm teambuilding. Bring flutes, strings, guitar and any other melodic or harmonic instruments. Sponsored Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 by Remo, Inc. Research Committee

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Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 session provides a variety of needs met by music CMTE N. Cultivating a Renewed Sense of Self therapy with this population. Funding music therapy Through Music and Art positions in hospice care as well as key components of Presenter(s): Mareta A. Spencer, MT-BC; Sheila Lorenzo de business proposals will be introduced. Current trends la Pena, ATR-BC in reducing reimbursement for end of life care by CMS (Pre-registration and fee required.) This CMTE will be discussed and a variety of suggestions will be will examine the ethics and principles of self care. offered to protect music therapy programs in hospices Attendees will have the opportunity to explore of various sizes and business structures. judgments, notions, and expectations of the ideal music therapist. In order for attendees to gain full Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 understanding of well-being, they will delve into the CMTE R. Music for Learning: Serving Young Children factors and situations attributing to professional with Autism Spectrum Disorders health and efficacy. Circumventing expectations, Presenter(s): Petra Kern, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC; attendees will increase their awareness of personal and Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC professional areas of needed care, as well as identify (Pre-registration and fee required.) The number how effective self care practices will increase their of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum quality of professional and personal lives. disorders (ASD) is increasing. To offer appropriate services, it is crucial for music therapists to stay Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 informed about the latest research and practices for CMTE O. Intermediate Sensory Processing this population. This course will be interactive and Techniques: The Why, The What, The How, The Who provide participants the opportunity to learn about Presenter(s): Jennifer Delisi, MA, MT-BC; Melissa Wenszell, the core characteristics of ASD, early warning signs, MT-BC current prevalence rates, research and theories about (Pre-registration and fee required.) Where is sensory the causes, screening and diagnostic evaluation, information processed within the brain? How are evidence-based focused interventions and strategies as sensory issues identified? What instruments can I use well as parental perspectives and web-based resources. when working with someone who needs more sensory Content will be presented by using multimedia, input? This intense yet enjoyable hands-on workshop discussions, examples, and demonstrations. will cover the neurology of sensory processing and dysfunction for clients of all ages and diagnoses. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 CMTE S. Music at the Heart of the Matter: Vocal Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Improvisation in Song Circle CMTE P. Clinical Musical Improvisation Skills for Presenter(s): Virginia E. Schenck, MT-BC Guitar (Pre-registration and fee required.) This workshop Presenter(s): Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC is a participatory experience in vocal improvisation, (Pre-registration and fee required.) This course will singing, and sound. Music therapists will have the help the music therapist to break out of the repetitive opportunity to engage in building improvisational use of first position triads with repetitive strumming. techniques, exploring group sound, and creating Participants will learn easy richer sounding chords, CircleSongs, the a cappella improvisatory group up the neck inversions, and then learn how to create singing style developed by master improviser, Bobby melodic motifs within chord progressions to use within McFerrin. Therapeutic objectives and applications will various musical styles while leading dyads and small be addressed. group improvisations. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 Sa l o n A CMTE T. Keeping Time with Groove: Clinical CMTE Q. Hospice Music Therapy: Support for Lay Applications of Groove in Music Therapy Caregivers and Keys to Business Success Presenter(s): Nir Sadovnik, LCAT, MT-BC Presenter(s): Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC; (Pre-registration and fee required.) Explore the Noah Potvin, MMT, MT-BC; Terry Glusko, MT-BC concept of groove in the context of music therapy. (Pre-registration and fee required.) This presentation We will define it theoretically, delve into it through focuses on two aspects of hospice and palliative care case vignettes, play it on various groove-based music therapy: support for lay caregivers prior to death instruments, and internalize it through finding our and throughout the bereavement process, as well as own inner rhythms. The pertinent ingredients that business aspects of hospice music therapy, and how to make up groove oriented music will be discussed and protect MT jobs in times of economic hardship. Much exemplified. Various techniques of applying groove of the clinical work of the music therapist in the end in music therapy will be demonstrated through audio of life care setting emphasizes the support provided samples of work with adult clients in mental health to family members and other lay caregivers, and this programs. Participants will learn simple yet effective page 26 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Thursday

ways of facilitating groove based music improvisation Me e t i n g Ro o m s 210-211 in various styles, including Salsa, Reggae, Funk, and CMTE X. NICU Music Therapy: The Development of Rap. Come ready to shake it out and get your groove Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby as Clinical Practice on! Presenter(s): Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC; Fred Schwartz, MD; Andrew Rossetti, MMT, MT-BC Sa l o n D (Pre-registration and fee required.) Focus on a three CMTE U. Supervising the Music Therapy Intern (Free prong international approach that is developing in to Qualified AMTA Members) NICU Music Therapy. Integral to the training is music Presenter(s): Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC; Eve psychotherapy with the personal caregivers, live music Montague, MSM, MT-BC; Teri McManus, LCAT, MT-BC; inclusive of womb sounds and songs of kin with the Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Gina Hacker, MT-BC; Kay parents and consideration and alteration of the ‘sound’ Luedtke-Smith, MT-BC; Christine Neugebauer, MS, LPC, environment of the NICU. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. MT-BC; Mary Alvarado, MT-BC (Pre-registration and current membership required.) 2:30 pm–4:30 pm This course provides a comprehensive overview of clinical supervision topics specific to the internship Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 experience. Stages of internship, supervision models, Reimbursement Committee strategies, ethics, and methods to address various challenges will be presented. It fulfills the training 2:30 pm–5:00 pm requirement for National Roster Internship Directors but is open to all music therapy supervisors. Exhibit Ha l l

Sa l o n B Exhibit Hall Open CMTE V. Writing Humanistic Music Therapy Goals In 3:00 pm–5:00 pm An Evidenced-Based World Presenter(s): Suzanne Sorel, DA, LCAT, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) Developing and Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 implementing meaningful goal plans is an essential AMTAS Board of Directors part of our clinical process and responsibility as music 5:30 pm–7:00 pm therapists. When writing behavioral goal plans, the larger goal of helping people reach their potential Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 can get lost in traditional goal-writing language. This Regional Board of Directors – GLR CMTE will explore innovative ways to incorporate behavioral, humanistic, and transpersonal philosophy Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 in your music therapy treatment plans. Music therapy Regional Board of Directors – SER session vignettes will be shared. Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 Sa l o n C Regional Board of Directors – WR CMTE W. Dynamic Documentation: Current Trends and Tips for Documenting in This Changing Economy Me e t i n g Ro o m 406 Presenter(s): Sean Aultman, MM, MT-BC; Melissa Clanton Regional Board of Directors – SWR Hasel, MM, MT-BC; Susan Droessler, MT-BC; Jennifer Haskins, MT-BC; Jessica Jaworski, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m 408 (Pre-registration and fee required.) If it isn’t Regional Board of Directors – MWR documented, it didn’t happen! In this changing economy, the importance of documentation to support 6:00 pm–7:00 pm your service is more necessary than ever. Music therapy jobs not only depend on ‘making the case’ Me e t i n g Ro o m 403 for our unique interventions, but also documenting Regional Board of Directors – NER the medical necessity for the services your agency 6:00 pm–7:20 pm provides. More than just for conducting research, music therapy documents are becoming tools of value Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 to advocate for your agency. Come to this interactive Regional Board of Directors – MAR presentation to gain insight, discuss current trends in the changing medical market, take tips for developing 7:30 pm–9:00 pm a documentation system, and practice documenting with a team approach. Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Opening Session

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9:00 pm–11:00 pm Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m An Overview of Arabic Rhythms and Maqam with Exhibit Ha l l Clinical Applications for Music Therapists (8, 20, 29) Reception/Exhibit Spectacular/Take-a-Chance Presenter(s): Carolyn Koebel, MM, MT-BC This hands-on session will introduce the essential 11:00 pm–2:00 am playing techniques and sonic vocabulary of Arabic percussion instruments, including the finger cymbals, Me e t i n g Ro o m 201, Sa l o n A, Sa l o n E, Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m darbuka/tabla, and frame drums. Traditional rhythms Jam Rooms will include Malfuf, Maksoum, Beledi, and Ayoub. Simple song selections will be shared, as well as Friday, November 18, 2011 suggested resources and clinical relevance. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 6:30 am–8:30 am Cancer for the Young Parent and Caregiver: A Music Therapist’s Experience (2, 8, 22) 2n d Fl o o r Lo bb y Presenter(s): Errin E. Frank, MT-BC Cash Breakfast Presider: Ginny Driscoll, MA, MT-BC This session will illustrate the experience of a young 7:00 am–11:30 am family fighting cancer through the eyes of the caregiver, an MT-BC. Stressors specific to caregivers, Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r young families, and parents with cancer will be defined. Registration Open The influence of music, art, and other expressive mediums will be discussed. 7:00 am–9:00 am Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Sa l o n E Introducing the Digital Drum Circle Interface for Assembly of Delegates Therapy and Community-Based Practice (19, 25, 29, 35) 406-407 Presenter(s): Russell R. Ouellett, MA, LADC Local Advocacy Session: Invited Guests Only The Digital Drum Circle Interface is a modified MIDI controller with arcade button drums for up to 7:30 am–9:00 am sixteen users to trigger sounds and words through Ableton Live and Max/Msp/Jitter. This technology has Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 great potential for music therapy. This session will What Does It Really Mean to ‘Train a Therapist’? demonstrate the potential of sophisticated software Concerns for Music Therapy Educators (13, 15) paired with simple hardware. Presenter(s): Jim Borling, MM, MT-BC We must be sure that music therapy students are Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 prepared for the profession. How do educators and Creating An Effective Online Presence: We Did It. internship directors identify hard to define traits that You Can, Too! (6, 15, 35) impede success in the field and potentially jeopardize Presenter(s): Kimberly Sena Moore, MM, MT-BC; Michelle the client’s safety? Join this open discussion centered Erfurt, MT-BC; Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC on training challenging music therapy students and The hosts of the Music Therapy Round Table podcast interns. series each share their journeys into the world of blogging and social media. Participants receive tips Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 for creating and managing an online presence that will Licking the Drum: Recognizing Developmental Music positively impact the online music therapy community Responses in Early Childhood (7, 12, 24, 29) and beyond. Presenter(s): Elizabeth K. Schwartz, LCAT, MT-BC Young children respond to music in unique ways. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 Musical responses range from accurate pitch Music Incorporated with ABA Verbal Behavior reproduction to licking the drum. A hierarchy of Training for Children with Autism (5, 7, 8, 25) ten layers of musical involvement common to early Presenter(s): Hayoung A. Lim, PhD, MT-BC; Ellary Draper, childhood is presented. Musical actions in each MM, MT-BC layer are portrayed through videotaped examples. A Findings of a research study comparing a form of developmental assessment tool will be shared. Applied Behavior Analysis Verbal Behavior (ABA VB) approach and music incorporated with ABA VB as part of developmental speech-language training in the page 30 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Friday

speech production of children with Autism Spectrum Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Disorders (ASD) are presented. Clinical implications Preparing Your Students and Interns for the Journey of the method will be demonstrated. into Hospice Work (13, 15, 18, 26) Presenter(s): Erin K. Spring, MM, MT-BC; Caitlin Nicholas, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 MEd, MT-BC; Alex Damiano Dorian Dabbling: Exploring Clinical Improvisation What qualities are essential in students/interns who Techniques Through the Study of One Mode (8, 19, want to work in hospice? How do supervisors help 24) students navigate the emotional challenges? Explore Presenter(s): Suzanne Sorel, DA, LCAT, MT-BC these questions and more with a music therapy Explore the Dorian mode and its clinical application student, supervisor, and professional. Get strategies within a music-centered improvisational approach. for teaching/supervising and a sneak peak at a resource Participants will sing and play in the mode in a variety guide for hospice clinical training. of ways in order to expand their clinical improvisation skills. Clinical examples will be provided. Participants Sa l o n D are encouraged to bring their instruments. Approach a Hospital to Start a Music Therapy Program: A How To (6, 15, 22) Sa l o n C Presenter(s): Thomas M. Hobson, MME, MHA, CCLS, Deep in December: A Music Psychotherapy Approach MT-BC to Alzheimer’s and Dementia (2, 8, 25, 27) Approaching an administrator about establishing a Presenter(s): Brian T. Harris, MA, LCAT, MT-BC music therapy program in a hospital can seem like a Music therapy can hone the creative capacity in persons Herculean task. Where should a music therapist start? with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias This presentation will cover the realities of the current (ADRD). Skills and techniques are presented for healthcare setting, hospital billing, and various options an in-depth approach to mental health for persons when discussing these subjects with different internal with ADRD. Music psychotherapy can help decrease audiences of the hospital. anxiety, depression, and social isolation that are secondary symptoms associated with the disease. Me e t i n g Ro o m 403 20 Hours a Week: Making the Most of a Part-Time Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Oncology Position (6, 8, 22) The Numbers and Beyond: Expanding Our View of Presenter(s): Louise Dimiceli-Mitran, MA, LCPC, MT-BC Evidence-Based Practice (8, 15, 30) An overview of 6 years of an oncologic music therapy Presenter(s): Joshua Schrader, MT-BC; James Gardiner, program is shared including the patient populations, PhD, ABN individual and psycho-educational group techniques, Come expand your view of evidence-based practice and the use of guided imagery and music-assisted to include subjective as well as objective data. Learn relaxation. A recent grant that supported duplication how you can use cell phone technology in coordination of a music-assisted relaxation/guided imagery with computer spread sheets to gather, organize, and educational CD for patients will be reviewed. present data about your music therapy outcomes to your clients, employer, and colleagues. Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 Structured Clinical Interviews in Private Practice: The Sa l o n A Work Before the Music Begins (4, 6, 8) Music–and Client-Centered Music Therapy Presenter(s): Michelle Reitman, PsyD, LMHC, MT-BC Assessment and Treatment Planning with Adults with Music therapists need to be able to gather critical Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2, 4, 8, clinical information about their client prior to starting 11) treatment. This presentation will provide music Presenter(s): Donna W. Polen, LCAT, MT-BC; Michael J. therapists with a structured format, adaptable to Stavoli, MT-BC any client population, for effective initial interviews, Concentrate on a process of assessment and gathering clinical data, and establishing initial treatment planning within a person–and music- treatment goals in music therapy. centered model, utilizing a humanistic framework and clinical improvisation. The treatment process with Sa l o n B adults with IDD will be discussed, including referral, Developing Music Therapy in a Rural, Patient- assessment, and treatment planning. Examples of Centered Care Hospital—Planetree Model (8, 22, 25) clinical documentation will be shared. Presenter(s): Krista Winter, MA, MT-BC This session will encourage music therapists to be active advocates within underserved rural communities and facilities that espouse patient-centered care, such as the Planetree Model. An MT-BC will share her

Information subject to change page 31 Conference Schedule Friday experience of successfully creating a music therapy 11:30 am–2:00 pm program in a rural 24-bed hospital that follows the Planetree Model. Exhibit Ha l l Exhibit Spectacular Me e t i n g Ro o m 306 Finding Their Voice: A Music-Based Support Group 11:30 am–2:30 pm for Adolescents with Sickle Cell (1, 8, 22, 25) Presenter(s): Adam Staub, MA, LCAT, MT-BC 2n d Fl o o r Lo bb y The struggles of being a teenager with Sickle Cell Cash Lunch disease are outlined through what was revealed during a weekly music-based support group. Discussion 11:30 am–6:15 pm includes how facilitators formulated goals and

objectives and specifics of Sickle Cell disease. Examples Exhibit Ha l l of musical interventions and the group’s process will Exhibit Hall Open be shared. 12:00 pm–1:00 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 Musical Life Review in Hospice and Palliative Care Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 (18, 25, 27) Presenter(s): Yumiko Sato, MA, MT-BC Joint JMT and MTP Editorial Boards

Life review is a universal process for individuals facing Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 death. Music therapists play a unique role in guiding Korean Music Therapists Lunch Meeting life review because music evokes memories and feelings. The Musical Life Review Model (MLR) in end- Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 of-life care will be presented through case examples. Iowa Lunch MLR includes stimuli, theme, response, evaluation, and therapeutic outcomes. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Taiwanese Music Therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 Leaders on a Global Stage: Music Therapy and Peace 12:00 pm–1:45 PM Building (15, 20, 21) Presenter(s): Vanessa Contopulos, MA, MT-BC; Talia Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 Morales, MT-BC Continuing Education Committee This workshop will define core values within the field of conflict transformation and peace building and Special Target Populations Networking Session explore music therapy strategies that support these All are invited to be a part of a networking session values. Participants will gain a new lens with which sponsored by the Special Target Populations to see their work and will examine the role of music Committee. Rooms will be set aside for several specific therapy to pioneer creative tools for peace. client populations. Ed u c a t i o n a l Se t t i n g s -Pu b l i c Sc h o o l s —Sa l o n A 9:15 am–10:15 am Ge r o n t o l o g y —Sa l o n B In t e l l e c t u a l a n d De v e l o pm e n t a l Disabilities—Sa l o n C Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Au t i s m Sp e c t r u m Di s o rd e r —Sa l o n D The William W. Sears Distinguished Lecture: Ways of Ea r l y Ch i l d h o o d —Sa l o n E Pe d i a t r i c s —Ro o m 201 Thinking in Music Therapy Ho s p i c e a n d Pa l l i a t i v e Ca r e —Ro o m s 206-207 Presenter: Kenneth E. Bruscia, PhD, MT-BC Me d i c a l —Ro o m s 212-213-214 Ways of Thinking in Music Therapy is an analysis of Co n s u l t a n t -Pr i v a t e Pr a c t i c e —Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 various ways of thinking about the respective roles Ot h e r p o p u l a t i o n g r o u p s w i l l m e e t a t t a b l e s in t h e 2n d of music, therapist, and client, and how these roles f l o o r l o bb y a r e a are configured in different models and styles of music therapy practice. Implications are drawn. 12:45 pm–2:00 pm

10:30 am–12:00 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m 306 Technology Committee Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m AMTA Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 Association awards ceremony and State of the Reimbursement Committee Association Address. Students are welcome. page 32 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Friday

Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Sa l o n C Judicial Review Board Social Interaction in Jazz: Implications for Music Therapy (8, 24, 25, 34) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 Presenter(s): Kenneth Aigen, DA, LCAT, MT-BC International Relations Committee Jazz and music therapy both value spontaneity, creativity, interaction, and expression. Scholars in Me e t i n g Ro o m 408 a number of disciplines have studied the human Professional Advocacy Committee interactions that occur in jazz. This presentation will Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 highlight parallels between jazz and music therapy and Standards of Clinical Practice Committee demonstrate the relevance of concepts derived from the study of jazz to music therapy. Me e t i n g Ro o m 409 Affiliate Relations Committee Sa l o n B How Social Media Creates New Music Therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 Advocates (15, 21, 35) Employment and Public Relations Committee Presenter(s): Kimberly Sena Moore, MM, MT-BC; Meryl Brown, MM, DT, MT-BC; Michelle Erfurt, MT-BC; Kat 1:00 pm–1:45 pm Fulton, MM, MT-BC; Matt Logan, MT-BC; Bill Matney, MA, MT-BC; Roia Rafieyan, MA, MT-BC; Rachel Rambach, MM, Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 MT-BC; Sarah Sendlbeck, MT Student; Michelle Strutzel, MTP Editorial Board MT-BC The number of music therapists who use social media Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 continues to grow. These music therapists, whether JMT Editorial Board they realize it or not, become advocates for the profession. This panel discussion will feature active 1:00 pm–5:00 pm music therapy bloggers who share how they use social Lobby Registration 1st floor media to increase the visibility of music therapy and Registration Open how they became advocates.

2:00 pm–3:30 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Creative Approaches to Stress Management in Sa l o n D Substance Abuse Treatment (8, 33, 36) Documenting Music Therapy Sessions in Hospice Presenter(s): Kathleen M. Murphy, PhD, LPC, LCAT, Care: A Key to Maintaining Job Security (8, 15, 18) MT-BC Presider: Nancy Jackson, PhD, MT-BC Presenter(s): Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) This session will provide an overview of a creative have increased scrutiny of hospice claims. Music arts based stress management group designed for therapists must document the positive outcomes of adults in substance abuse treatment that is based interventions while simultaneously documenting the on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics patient’s decline. Guidelines are provided for music Anonymous. Assessment techniques, selection of therapists to document patient decline related to key music and arts experiences, and evaluation will be diagnoses within their scope of practice. Implications presented and demonstrated.

for reimbursement discussed. Ea s t Ba l l r o o m Our Dance with the Infinite Universe (24, 29) Sa l o n A Presenter(s): Mickey Hart Celebrate! Multi-Cultural Songs for Kids from One to Mickey Hart is a musician, drummer, and shaper of Twenty-One (1, 2, 7, 8, 20, 24) sound. His insights are derived from over 50 years Presenter(s): Beth McLaughlin, MME, LCAT, MT-BC; Petra Kern, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC; Mark Ahola, MMT, of working with music, rhythm, and sound tools LCAT, MT-BC from different cultures around the world. His diverse The presenters share with participants a wealth of experiences have given him a unique perspective on holiday-themed interventions that have been used the subject of sound and music as healing agents. successfully with students from preschool to young Hart takes us back to the beginning, beat one, the adult. Session plans will include singing, moving, and downbeat, the big bang. He explores how the careful instrument playing that support academic learning, manipulation of the rhythms that spawned us 13.7 social skills, and physical development. Ideas for billion years ago bring us closer to the edge of extending goals across disciplines will be included. understanding the power of music. With scientists from many disciplines, he continues to explore the idea

Information subject to change page 33 page 34 Information subject to change Information subject to change page 35 Conference Schedule Friday that it is the connection with these rhythms that gives Lee, PhD, MT-BC; Christine A. Korb, MM, MT-BC; Kamile music the power to heal. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. Geist, MA, MT-BC; Betsey King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Karen E. Miller, MM, MT-BC Ba l l r o o m C The Academic Program Approval Committee would Neurologic Music Therapy: Scientific Foundations and like to give music therapy educators an opportunity Clinical Practice (8, 15, 25) to learn and speak about their experiences with load Presenter(s): Corene Hurt-Thaut, MM, MT-BC requirements as university professors. When educators Experience an introductory explanation of both were asked what they feel was most needed for the scientific foundations and clinical practice of discussion, this topic was the most requested. neurologic music therapy. This neuroscience model is based on music perception and performance and the Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 influence of music on functional changes in nonmusical Inside Cancer: Insights from Music Therapy Students brain and behavior functions. Who are Cancer Survivors (8, 15, 22) Presenter(s): Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC; Lelia Huber, Music Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Therapy Intern, Megan Peterson, Music Therapy Intern Culture Assimilation: Studying in the USA and When two music therapy students discovered both Practicing in Korea (13, 20, 26, 36) were cancer survivors, they felt their insights and Presenter(s): Soo Ji Kim, PhD, MT-BC; Emily Kwak, PhD, experiences could benefit music therapists who MT-BC provide services in oncology. This session includes a The presenters will discuss the process of adjusting to wealth of insider information about diagnosis, medical the cultural difference in the USA and home country treatment, quality of life, priorities for individuals and for international students. Presenters will share families, and other issues related to cancer. information, ideas and opinions from the focus group discussion and in depth interviews when relocating Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 their practices back home and help participants to Music Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, and Social have a better understanding and preparation. Action (8, 15, 22) Presenter(s): Karen Estrella, PhD, MT-BC; Caryl Beth Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Thomas, MA, LMHC, ACMT Enhancing Communication and Music Involvement Music and the expressive arts are, by their very nature, for Adults and Children with Hearing Losses (2, 7, 8, transformative. How do we take the transformation 34) of the creative moment and translate that into clinical Presenter(s): Kate Gfeller, PhD; Lindsey Stradt Wilhelm, practice and into social action? Learn about our MA, MT-BC; Alice-Ann Darrow, PhD, MT-BC attempts to involve clients and communities in change The presenters will share strategies for enhancing bigger than ourselves as individuals. communication and music involvement of diverse populations with hearing loss (e.g. age, onset, culture). Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Part I focuses on older adults (e.g. nursing homes, Life Quality Through Music Therapy Over Expanded hospice) using hearing aids or cochlear implants. Part Life Spans in Dementia Care (2, 8, 27) II focuses on students with prelingual hearing loss Presenter(s): Alicia A. Clair, PhD, MT-BC; Yu-Ling Chen, MME, MA; Noriko Nakamura, MT-BC more reliant upon manual communication. Late stage dementia erodes social, cognitive, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 and emotional life functions that persist despite Using Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) in Hospice pharmacological interventions. The presenters will Care: Why, When, and How? (8, 18) demonstrate how music therapy interventions can lead Presenter(s): Beth Mosko, MT-BC; Mary Koopman, MT-BC to evidence based outcomes including increased social Presider: Marion Haase engagement that reduces isolation, enhanced attention While not typically paired by many music therapists, a to interactions through instrumental rhythm playing, Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) approach in hospice and mood shifts that promote engagement. is quite practical. Learn why NMT can and should be used in hospice care, when it is and is not appropriate, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 and which techniques are most applicable. Making the Case for Music and Words in Treatment of Complex PTSD (1, 2, 25, 36) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 Presenter(s): Gillian Langdon, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; Kristina A Music Therapy Educator’s Faculty Load: Taking Muenzenmaier, MD; Dorothy Rhodes, MA, MT-BC; Faye Care of Yourself While Meeting the Needs of Your Margolis, PhD Students (13, 15, 36) Renowned psychiatrist and pioneer of research into Presenter(s): Evelyn C. Selesky, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; Melita the prevalence of complex PTSD in the psychiatric J. Belgrave, PhD, MT-BC; Lisa R. Summer, PhD, LMHC, population teams up with a pioneer in the field MT-BC; Carmen E. Osburn, MA, MT-BC; Chih-Chen Sophia of psychiatric music therapy, along with others, page 36 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Friday to present combined music/verbal therapy in the Research Results and Implications for Clinical Practice treatment of complex PTSD. (1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 16, 23, 30) Presenter(s): Michael J Silverman, PhD, MT-BC Sa l o n E A rationale for family-based psychoeducational music Playin’ it Safe: Safety Strategies for the Clinician therapy for adults in psychiatric care will be presented. Presenter(s): Laurie Farnan, MMT, WMTR, MT-BC, Mary Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial will be Stryck, MS, MT-BC shared along with themes revealed in treatment notes Presider: Michelle Schumacher, MSE, WMTR, RMT and lyrics. Implications for clinical practice and how to Experienced therapists from two different populations set up this type of program will be offered. (ID/DD and Mental Health) will cover the topics of client and therapist safety in clinical situations where Sa l o n D explosive and unpredictable behaviors are possible. Effects of Music Therapy on Vocal Ability and Singing Physical management of crisis and de-escalation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (2, 8, 22, 27, techniques will be covered specific to music therapy. 34) Examples of protective gear will be shown. Presenter(s): Felicity A. Baker, PhD, RMT; Cochavit Elefant, PhD; Meir Lotan, PhD; Geir Olve Skeie, MD, PhD Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 A study investigating the effects of 20 weeks of Learning Leadership (13, 15, 21) group music therapy on persons with Parkinson’s Presenter(s): Ronna S. Kaplan, MA, MT-BC; Mary Adamek, Disease is presented. Pre- to post-speech and singing PhD, MT-BC; Deb Benkovitz, LSW, MSW, MT-BC; Donna Polen, LCAT, MT-BC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, samples were analyzed using the Multi-Dimensional MT-BC; Angie Bollier, MT-BC; Lauren Bevilacqua, MT-BC Voice Program™. Significant increases were found in Leadership development is crucial to AMTA’s future! singing accuracy, intensity, consistency of intensity, Presenters will introduce various leadership models/ percentage of voicelessness, and vocal range. approaches/theories, phases and styles, highlight the Sa l o n A use of emotional intelligence in leadership situations, Hot Topics in Special Music Education: Response to and share leadership experiences in terms of various Intervention (RTI) and Implications for Music Therapy frameworks, elements, and skills. Attendees will have Practice in Schools (7, 8, 11, 32) the opportunity to self-assess some of their own Presenter(s): Mary Adamek, PhD, MT-BC; Alice-Ann leadership skills. Darrow, PhD, MT-BC; Judith Jellison, PhD Response to Intervention (RTI), the newest hot topic 2:00 pm–5:15 PM in special education, provides music therapists the flexibility to provide more individualized instruction to Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 children based on demonstrated needs. However, RTI Membership Committee requires awareness of research-based interventions,

Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 appropriate assessments, and carefully maintained Education and Training Advisory Board ongoing data to monitor student progress.

Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 3:45 pm–4:45 pm Musica Humana: When Music Breaks the Sound Barrier in Music Therapy (15, 24, 25, 28) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Presenter(s): Brian Abrams, PhD, LPC, LCAT, MT-BC A SPECIAL STUDENTS ONLY SESSION: Songwriting– The presenter will share a perspective on the music in The Intersection of Purpose and Play (13, 26) music therapy as musica humana (defined here as a Presenter(s): Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer temporal-aesthetic way of being) that is independent of GRAMMY® award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy sound. Case illustrations and experiential exercises will Marxer will explore songwriting for the first time or be provided. Implications for the practice and public add new techniques to your skill set. Learn ideas and perception of music therapy will be considered. skills for matching up your musical skills with ideas for songs. There will be instruction time and writing Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 time. Come back on Sunday to share ideas and get Using EEG and Subjective Reports to Describe the feedback. Please bring an instrument if possible, some Music and Imagery Experience (8, 17, 22) instruments will be provided. Presenter(s): Andrea McGraw Hunt, PhD, MT-BC During a guided imagery and music session, what do Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 clients undergo physiologically and psychologically? Family-Based Psychoeducational Music Therapy: An Are clients’ imagery experiences reflected in brain Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award Report with activity? If so, what does that mean? Results of a mixed methods research study sought answers to

Information subject to change page 37 Conference Schedule Friday these questions. Along with this research, practice consider the role of research in becoming a steward. The and theory implications are shared. tasks of generation, conservation, and transformation of knowledge as described by the Carnegie Initiative Sa l o n C on the Doctorate will be discussed. Contractual Music Therapy: Creating a Successful Business (6, 15) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Presenter(s): Kelly Carlson, MA, MT-BC; Kyle Wilhelm, Using Video Modeling/Video Self-Modeling in Music MA, MT-BC; Katey Krull, MT-BC Therapy: Enhancing Learning and Generalization (13, Music Therapy Services (MTS) began humbly in 1994 15, 35) with a milk crate and a phone book. There are now Presenter(s): Edward T. Schwartzberg, MEd, MT-BC eleven full-time therapists. Participants will learn how Videotaping yourself and/or your clients (for their MTS created a thriving contractual business including observation) can be a powerful strategy. This identifying funding sources, developing a marketing presentation will provide a rationale and examples plan, and establishing professional relationships with for using video modeling/video-self modeling in music key centers of influence. therapy sessions, in order to promote improvement and generalization of social skills in individuals with Autism Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Spectrum Disorder and other related diagnoses. The Art of Performance: Community Music Therapy & Adults with Developmental disAbilities (2, 11, 24, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 25) Advocacy and Professional Ethics in Music Therapy Presenter(s): Katie Whipple, MMT, MT-BC (3, 14, 15, 21) Theoretical and clinical applications of the use of Presenter(s): Patricia Q. McIntyre, PhD performance as part of a community music therapy Presider: Sharon Boyle, MM, MT-BC program for adults with developmental disabilities Advocacy is most effective when seen as a component are explored. A range of topics including community of an ethical obligation structure. That structure integration, common issues, and considerations and includes working professionals, clients, institutions, guidelines for creating, structuring, and directing a the common good, and the profession. This session community music therapy performance are shared. draws from many ethicists and seeks to offer clarity to music therapists on ethical decision making for Me e t i n g Ro o m 410 personal and organization benefit. Acculturative Stress, International Students, and Music Therapy Education and Training (13, 20, 26) Ba l l r o o m D Presenter(s): Seung-A Kim, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC Music Therapy in Atlanta’s Fulton County Schools: Studying abroad can be an exciting opportunity. The Nuts and Bolts of Our Program (7, 8, 32) Managing acculturative stress that comes with Presenter(s): Rachel Coon-Arnott, MMT, MT-BC; Natalie the experience is essential since it may affect the Generally, MMEd, MT-BC; Stephanie Guest, MT-BC; Jamie wellbeing and education of international students. George, MM, MT-BC; Roy Joyner, MM, MT-BC; Marsha Well-documented coping and prevention strategies are Lane, MMT, MEd, MT-BC; Harry Lester, MT-BC; Kirby discussed and demonstrated through ethnic music. Smith, MMT, MT-BC; Carol Statella-Harris, MME, MT-BC; David Symons, MM, MT-BC; Amber Weldon-Stephens, EdS, Ba l l r o o m C MT-BC; Missy Worden, MM, MT-BC Vocal Music Therapy: An Embodied Approach to Presider: Andrew Littlefield Chronic Pain (8, 22, 25) Fulton County’s first music therapy sessions were Presenter(s): Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC introduced in two special needs classes 21 years ago by The traditional biomedical conceptualization of pain a determined music therapist. The 12 music therapists and arguments for an embodied approach to chronic serving Fulton County’s schools today will cover the pain is challenged in this session. Through clinical program’s history and development, clinical approach, examples, discuss how vocal music therapy activates internship program, and vision for the future. mechanisms that play an important role in chronic pain Ea s t Ba l l r o o m management, including body awareness, acceptance, Creative Interventions for Hospitalized Children: empowerment, emotional expressiveness, and social Improvisation to Music-Facilitated Dramatic Play (7, support. 22, 25) Presenter(s): Christine Neugebauer, MS, LPC, MT-BC; Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Christy Merrell, MT-BC Doctoral Education in Music Therapy: Preparing Hospitalized children need opportunities for creative Stewards of the Profession (13, 15, 21) Presenter(s): Michele Forinash, DA, LMHC, MT-BC self-expression that is both child-centered and Examine doctoral education as it prepares students therapeutically guided. Two techniques, improvisational to become stewards of the profession. In particular, music therapy and music-facilitated dramatic play, will page 38 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Friday

be described including clinical indications, process, Sa l o n B assessment, and treatment planning. Case examples Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy and experiential opportunities will be integrated Perspectives: An Overview of Our Journals (15, 30) throughout the presentation. Presenter(s): Sheri Robb, PhD, MT-BC; Anthony Meadows, PhD, MT-BC Sa l o n E Have you ever considered submitting a manuscript Motivational Interviewing Techniques: Transfers for to the Journal of Music Therapy or Music Therapy the Music Therapist (8, 25) Perspectives? Come and hear an overview of the Presenter(s): Sharon Graham, MM, MT-BC mission for each journal, content areas and submission Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an effective and categories, and the submission and review process. evidence-based approach to helping people overcome Ask questions and engage in dialogue with the journal ambivalence in order to make life changes. This session editors. will include an overview of Motivational Interviewing, demonstrations of common MI techniques, transfers Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 for music therapy, and an opportunity to assimilate Music Therapy and Musicians on Call Panel (8, 15) the information through role-play. Presenter(s): Barbara Reuer, PhD, MT-BC; Leslie Morrison Faerstein, EdD, LCSW; Lauren Calista, MA, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Have you heard the Musicians on Call (MOC) public Addressing Wellness with College Students: Creative service announcements on the radio? Wonder who Arts Therapies in University General Education (2, they are? What is a CD Pharmacy? Join an informative 10, 13, 36) presentation and learn how we can work together Presenter(s): Linda Wright-Bower, MS, MT-BC to reach out to many in need. We’ll discuss the Presider: Kathleen Brady, MME, MT-BC relationship between music therapists, MOC, and Using music therapy to teach a health and wellness other musicians/non-therapists and engage in an open course is one way to reach a broad undergraduate dialogue. college audience while addressing creativity and life- long learning. Learn some of the general education 4:45 pm–6:00 pm principles, general curricular structures, and possible roles for music therapists. Come hear how and why! Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Fo y e r 2n d Fl o o r Clinical Practice Forum Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 This poster session provides a lively, exciting, thought- Conference Chair Presents: Finding Harmony with the provoking and informative opportunity to interact with Media: Tools and Techniques for Increasing Accurate presenters as they disseminate materials and ideas to Reporting. a large number of conference attendees. Be sure to Presenter(s): Rebecca Palpant, MS, Assistant Director, The visit the Clinical Practice Forum to network and learn. Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism See page 71 for a list of participants. Presider: Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC

Media-generated information shapes opinions in Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Fo y e r 2n d Fl o o r the public every day. Too often, stereotypes and International Posters misperceptions plague reporting on mental health Coordinated by the International Relations Committee, and disability issues. Members of the human services/ the International Poster session showcases events, music therapy community can play a valuable role in conferences, and service opportunities from around informing and reshaping how mental illnesses and the world. Take the opportunity to view the posters treatments are understood by journalists. Participants on display. will be given practical tools and techniques for relating “Study Abroad: Music Therapy in South Korea and to the media as a human services professional. Japan”; Soo-Jin Kwoun, PhD, MT-BC; Maryville University Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 “Service Learning: Providing MT and OT Services in Sing You Home: The Story Behind the Story–A Guatemala;” Cynthia Briggs, PsyD, MT-BC; Maryville Videotaped Interview with Jodi Picoult (8, 35) University Presenter(s): Suzanne B. Hanser, EdD, MT-BC; Jodi Picoult “Music Therapy Program Development in Thailand;” Dena Why would a best-selling novelist create a story about Register, PhD, MT-BC; Bing Lee; Sara Breyfogle; Rianne a music therapist? How did she learn about music Matthews; University of Kansas therapy? What motivated her to pursue the life and “Excerpts from World Congress of Music Therapy, Seoul work of a music therapist? Learn answers in a filmed Korea, July 2011 and Bogota, Colombia;” Dale B. Taylor, PhD, MT-BC interview of Jodi Picoult, author of Sing You Home. “Jamaica Field Service Project;” Eric Wills; Lindsay Hoover, MT-BC; Summer Mencher, MT-BC

Information subject to change page 39 Conference Schedule Friday “World Federation of Music Therapy;” Dr. Byungchuel and FMTP, and loose guidelines proposed for using Choi FMTP. “Team Cayman 2010;” “Beat the Heat Music Therapy Summer Camp in Grand Cayman;” Jessica Brizuela; Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Mariza Neiada; NER-AMTAS Meet the Candidates (15, 21) “Global Crisis Intervention, WFMT;” Gene Ann Behrens, Presenter(s): Amy Greenwald Furman, MM, MT-BC; Paul PhD, MT-BC; Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC; Michele Erich, MM, CCLS, “WFMT Assembly of Student Delegates;” Petra Kern, MT-BC; Lisa Gallagher, MA, MT-BC; Barbara L. Wheeler, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC PhD, MT-BC, Moderator “Music Therapy Program at Tokushima Bunri University, Come and meet the candidates for the AMTA offices Japan: The First Decade, 1999-2009;” Michael of President-Elect and Vice President. Both candidates Rohrbacher, PhD, MT-BC; Suzanne Rohrbacher, MM, for each office will share their views and backgrounds MT-BC “Therapeutic Applications of Gamelan: Bangli Psychiatric and comment upon the issues facing music therapists Hospital, Bali, Indonesia;” Michael Rohrbacher, PhD, and AMTA. This session will provide information to MT-BC make you an informed voter for these offices.

5:00 pm–6:00 pm Sa l o n A Adapted Instruments for Children with Severe Disabilities: Benefits from Assessment to Sa l o n C The Rational-Scientific Mediating Model (R-SMM): A Implementation (4, 7, 8, 11, 24, 32, 35) Presenter(s): Courtney McDonald, MA, MT-BC Framework for Scientific Research in Music Therapy Children with orthopedic impairments are an extremely (8, 25, 30) Presenter(s): Shannon K. de l’Etoile, PhD, MT-BC; Linda specialized population. By using creativity, background Lathroum, MT-BC; Carolyn Dachinger, MT-BC; Joy Fairfield knowledge, and basic materials, music therapists can The Rational-Scientific Mediating Model (R-SMM) fabricate individually adapted instruments. Research provides a logical framework to guide music therapy findings on the differences in each child’s participation research so that scientific and medical communities as well as gained independence while using adapted recognize outcomes. Information presented will help instruments or non-adapted instruments will be students organize reviews of literature and assist discussed. seasoned researchers in generalizing and interpreting Ba l l r o o m C findings. Applications of the model will be shared from Social Networking and E-Professionalism (15, 21, current research. 35) Presenter(s): Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 The New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist With the widespread use of social networking sites Law and You: An Update (10, 15) such as Facebook, traditionally private conversations Presenter(s): Beth R. McLaughlin, MME, LCAT, MT-BC; have become public. This blurring between private Donna W. Polen, LCAT, MT-BC; Evelyn C. Selesky, MA, and public has resulted in a new social construct, LCAT, MT-BC e-professionalism. The presenter will dialogue with The New York State Mental Health Practitioners attendees about e-professionalism, online impressions, law instituted the licensing of four mental health employment implications, client access to therapists’ professions (Creative Arts Therapy, Marriage and online behavior, and ethics. Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, and Psychoanalysis). This impacted the education, training, Sa l o n E Self-Assessment: Using a Music-Centered Based practice, and employment of music therapists in NY. Assessment (IMCAP-ND®) to Evaluate a Therapist’s NYS Task Force will provide an essential update. Ability to Engage, Relate, and Communicate Within Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 the Context of Musical Play (4, 13, 15, 24) Reflections on Feminist Music Therapy Pedagogy in Presenter(s): Gabriela S. Ortiz, MT-BC; Jill Lucente, MT-BC Teaching Music Therapy (13, 15, 25) Presider: John Carpente, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC Presenter(s): Nicole Hahna, PhD, MT-BC This presentation will focus on a therapist’s ability to Presider: Michele Forinash, DA, LMHC, MT-BC engage, relate, and communicate within the context This presentation will discuss the findings of a of musical play utilizing the Individual Music-Centered phenomenological study on feminist music therapy Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders pedagogy (FMTP) including implications for the of Relating and Communicating (IMCAP-ND®) discipline, consistency and/or inconsistency with the (Carpente, 2009). Emphasis will be placed on the literature, personal reflections on the research process therapist’s process utilizing the IMCAP-ND® to gain a deeper understanding of her clinical work. page 40 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Friday

Ea s t Ba l l r o o m understanding of the brain regions associated with Expanding Procedural Support Music Therapy reward, arousal, and emotion, as related to music. An Services in Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Settings experiential component will provide a concrete and (8, 15, 22) creative understanding of these brain functions. Presenter(s): Darcy Walworth, PhD, MT-BC; Olivia Swedberg Yinger, MME, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Discussion will focus on procedural support services Beyond Accompaniment: Designing Music for utilizing music therapy interventions for inpatient and Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE) to Enhance outpatient areas that have been expanded to include Functional Exercises (8, 24) pediatric and adult emergency services, pediatric and Presenter(s): Yu-Ling Chen, MME, MA adult ventilator extubations, pediatric echocardiograms, Presider: Alicia Clair, PhD, MT-BC pediatric Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, adult This session will provide step-by-step instructions for radiation oncology, adult chemotherapy, and adult appropriate translations of movement patterns into physical rehabilitation. sound patterns to enhance physical responses. Music cueing with specific movements will be demonstrated Ba l l r o o m D and techniques for creating pre-recorded PSE music The Mexican Corrido and Its Use in a Music Therapy for exercise training will be included. Bereavement Group (8, 20, 18, 25) Presenter(s): Melody Schwantes, MMT, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 The songwriting with a traditional song form, the Engaging Our Communities: A Model for Student corrido, was utilized with Mexican migrants who had Practicum Placement (8, 13, 25) been in a serious van accident resulting in the deaths Presenter(s): Joy Allen, PhD, MT-BC of two co-workers. This clinical example demonstrates Presider: Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC one model of culture-centered music therapy. This This presentation will share one educator’s efforts presentation includes research completed with Dr. to balance the professional needs of students while Tony Wigram and Dr. Cathy McKinney. preparing them to lead meaningful lives with and for others. Discussed are experiences, populations, Sa l o n D agencies, and the pros and cons of engaging the Music Therapy and the Music Educator: Working community in which we live, work, and serve. Together to Support Inclusive Classrooms (7, 8, 9, 32) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Presenter(s): Tracy S. Wanamaker, MSEd, MT-BC The Unconditional Presence of Sound (8, 23, 25, 36) The practice of music therapy in public schools Presenter(s): Cara Marinucci, LPC; Erin Johnson, LPC continues to grow with inclusive classroom models. Fellows of the Association for Music and Imagery Frequently music therapists and music educators find invite you to experience the unconditional presence themselves working together without a clear picture of of sound as a way of integrating sound healing the differences between the professions. Learn about and meditation practices. Explore the practices of effective collaboration between the two disciplines. mindfulness, loving kindness, and body awareness in a container of healing sound. Research, applications Sa l o n B and experiential exercises with Tibetan and crystal Fair Use of Musical Property: Copyright and Music singing bowls are shared. Therapy (8, 14, 15) Presenter(s): Phillip Mauskapf, MS, MT-BC; Sheri L. Robb, Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m PhD, MT-BC Practical Music Therapy Applications for Older This presentation will focus on legal and ethical issues Students with Developmental Disabilities (1, 2, 8, 11, of copyright law and its explicit impact on the field 24, 32) of music therapy. Clinical and research examples Presenter(s): Diane Hannibal, MME, MT-BC will highlight the specific legal concerns for music Presider: Alice-Ann Darrow, PhD, MT-BC therapists along with clarification of current music Junior high and high school students with developmental copyright laws and definitions of legal terms. disabilities have many of the same goals and objectives as younger students, but age-appropriate songs and Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 session plans are more difficult to find for older Understanding Emotions, Music, and the Brain (8, students. Age-appropriate songs and session ideas 15, 30) will be presented that meet behavioral, social, and Presenter(s): Yasmine Iliya, MA, LCAT, MT-BC academic objectives. This presentation will incorporate didactic and experiential components to demystify the brain’s emotional response to music. Participants will gain

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Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 8:45 pm–9:45 pm Bridging Nations and Ideas: Join the World Federation of Music Therapy Today Ea s t Ba l l r o o m Presenter(s): Byungchuel Choi, PhD; Petra Kern, PhD, Drum Circle Featuring Mickey Hart MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC; Annie Heiderscheit, PhD, MT-BC; Don’t miss your chance to participate in this rhythmic Amy Clements-Cortes, PhD, MusM, MTA; Gene Behrens, extravaganza facilitated by the legendary drummer for PhD, MT-BC; Youngshin Kim, PhD; Anita Gadberry, PhD, MT-BC The Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, joined by Christine The World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) is Stevens, MA, MSW, MT-BC and Jane Creagan, MME, an international nonprofit organization that brings MT-BC. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. together music therapy organizations and individuals 9:30 pm–11:00 pm interested in developing and promoting music therapy on a global scale. Learn about music therapy projects Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 worldwide and opportunities for getting involved. Japanese MT Students and Professionals 5:45 pm–6:15 pm 9:30 pm–12:00 am

Exhibit Ha l l Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Exhibit Spectacular The Music Therapist: Unplugged 6:00 pm–7:00 pm Presenters(s) Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC; Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC This session will provide an intimate forum for music Me e t i n g Ro o m 403 sharing and listening. It will not be a lecture or Past Presidents Reception workshop, but an informal music sharing time. There 6:15 pm–7:45 pm will be no discussion of skills or clinical analysis; rather, music therapists will come together and play for one another, sharing what they wish to about Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 how their music/songs relates to their experience as Regional Board of Directors–MAR a music therapist. Sa l o n D AMTAS Business Meeting 11:00 pm–2:00 am

7:00 pm–8:15 pm Me e t i n g Ro o m 201, Sa l o n A, Sa l o n E, Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Jam Rooms Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Conscious Drumming Saturday, November 19, 2011 Presenter(s) Jim Borling, MM, MT-BC; Yumiko Sato, MA, MT-BC 6:30 am–8:30 am This session is designed for professionals and

students who were/are directly or indirectly involved 2n d Fl o o r Lo bb y in disasters, emergencies, and disaster response, both Cash Breakfast past and present. 7:00 am–11:30 am 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Registration Open GCSU Graduate Students Seminar 7:30 am–9:15 am 7:45 pm–8:45 pm

Ba l l r o o m C Ba l l r o o m D Regional Meeting – WR Uke Circle Presenter(s): Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer Ea s t Ba l l r o o m What’s better than one ukulele playing? Many ukuleles Regional Meeting – MAR playing together! This will be an all levels, all songs considered, sing along/strum along. Ba l l r o o m D Regional Meeting – SWR page 44 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Saturday 8:00 am–9:00 am modifications for different age and ability levels. This session will be completely experiential. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Sa l o n B Music Therapy as a Career: A Special Presentation to Music to Shatter the Silence (2, 8, 16, 23, 25, 36) Atlanta Area Student Guests Presenter(s): Amy Clements-Cortés, PhD, MTA 8:00 am–9:15 am The presenter will discuss the potential and goals of music therapy for survivors of the Holocaust along with the history of music therapy with survivors of Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 trauma. Songs written by a Holocaust survivor and a Regional Meeting – SER case study of a childhood survivor of the Holocaust Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m will be shared. Regional Meeting – NER Ea s t Ba l l r o o m Sa l o n C Staying Informed: Online Resources for Autism Regional Meeting – MWR Spectrum Disorders (5, 7, 8, 12, 35) Presenter(s): Petra Kern, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC Sa l o n D Presider: Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC Regional Meeting – GLR This presentation focuses on selected high-quality online resources related to young children with autism 9:00 am–9:30 am spectrum disorders for professional development and clinical practice of music therapists. Learn about online Exhibit Ha l l courses, informational websites, briefs, podcasts, Exhibit Spectacular blogs, and applications. Future implications of online resources and applications in music therapy practice 9:00 am–4:30 pm will be discussed.

Exhibit Ha l l Ba l l r o o m D Exhibit Hall Open Rock of Ages: Organizing an Intergenerational Rock Ensemble (1, 2, 7, 8, 27, 24, 25) 9:00 am–10:30 am Presenter(s): Melita Belgrave, PhD, MT-BC; Alice-Ann Darrow, PhD, MT-BC; Natalie Wlodarczyk, PhD, MT-BC Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Fo y e r , 2n d Fl o o r Hear three different approaches to organizing Internship Fair intergenerational rock ensembles pairing older Students, come find out about, and meet with adults and college students. Presenters will address: internship site representatives. Ask questions, therapeutic objectives, possible financial and personnel schedule interviews, and learn about clinical training resources, ideas for choosing musical numbers, opportunities available to you! See page 73 for a list strategies for planning and rehearsing, tips for using of participants. multimedia, and structuring the concert program.

9:30 am–11:00 am Sa l o n D Selecting and Using Technology for Music Therapy on

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 a Budget (8, 35) AMTA Board of Directors Presenter(s): Debra Brockington, MA, MT-BC Presider: Tracy Richardson, PhD, MT-BC 9:30 am–10:30 am This presentation will introduce participants to a number of different technologies and the features that can be used in the practice of music therapy. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 This presenter will assist participants in determining Creative Expressions! (1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 22, 24, 32, their technology needs, familiarize them with 34) Presenter(s): Michelle J. Hairston, EdD, MT-BC; Michele different functions of technology for music therapists, Erich, MM, CCLS, MT-BC; Amber Weldon-Stephens, EdS, and provide suggestions on budget-conscious MT-BC; David S. Smith, PhD, MT-BC technology. Do you work in schools or hospitals? Need to get your creative juices flowing again? Come experience interventions appropriate for school settings and/ or medical facilities. Goals and objectives for each intervention will be provided along with suggested

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Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 what happens once a report is filed, and the ethical Historical Intersections: Music Therapy and MENC implications for the music therapist. Pioneer Frances Elliott Clark (15, 28, 30) Presenter(s): Michele A. Gregoire, PhD, MT-BC Sa l o n A Frances Elliott Clark is well known as a 20th century Schoolhouse Stories: Making Sense Out of Music pioneer of music education and MENC (now the Therapy for Teachers and Parents (8, 15, 21) National Association for Music Education), but she has Presenter(s): Daniel Tague, MME, MT-BC not been linked with music therapy in the literature Consultant music therapy services can be challenging until now. Her involvement with a music therapy when working with teachers and parents who have program at Walter Reed Hospital during WWII is the a limited background in music. This session will focus of this session. demonstrate how to use real life stories from music therapy sessions to teach parents and educators about Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 the underlying principles of music and how to use them Becoming a CBMT Approved Provider: Benefits and therapeutically. Protocol (13, 15) Presenter(s): Deborah L. Layman, MM, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 Presider: Emily Darigan, MA, LPC, LCAT, MT-BC Challenges to Music Therapy Researchers: Designing More than 90% of certificants choose the continuing and Implementing Mixed Methods Research (15, 30) education option to maintain board certification. Many Presenter(s): Melody Schwantes, MMT, MT-BC of the credits claimed are awarded by CBMT Approved Several mixed methods studies have recently been Providers. Participants learn the necessary protocol published in the music therapy literature. This for becoming an Approved Provider for Continuing presentation will explore how quantitative and Music Therapy Education (CMTE) credits. Benefits of qualitative data can be effectively combined in music being a provider are shared. therapy research in an effort to provide a robust presentation of results. Participants will engage in Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 designing a mixed-methods research study. Leadership 101: Easy Steps to Become a Music Therapy Leader (15, 21) Sa l o n C Presenter(s): Janice Harris, MA, MT-BC Reaching Out, Looking In: Music Therapy Program Are you interested in becoming a leader in the field Development and Growth in Thailand (13, 15, 20) but don’t know where to start? Are you afraid that it Presenter(s): Dena Register, PhD, MT-BC will take up too much time or that you aren’t really This session details the development of a music therapy qualified? This presentation provides a step-by-step program in Thailand. In just 3 years, the program has process for becoming a leader in the field with practical grown to include the development of a well-funded guidelines. research program, study abroad opportunities, Master’s degree, program of professional development Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m seminars for Thai educators and medical professionals, Music, Vitality, Creativity, and Health: What is the and multiple clinical programs. Connection? (8, 15, 24, 36) Presenter(s): Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC; Stephanie Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 Nolan, BA Music Therapy Education Focus Group (13, 15) Enhancing one’s creative thinking and abilities leads Presenter(s): Cindy Ropp, EdD, MT-BC; Andrea Crimmins, to improved resilience, mood, and self-esteem among PhD, MT-BC other gains. Learn how to identify and enhance This focus group will be for music therapy educators creativity through: 1) establishing a conducive only, and will provide opportunity for ongoing musical environment; and 2) the use of modeling, substantive dialogue regarding current issues spontaneity and encouragement of intrinsic interests in education including competency evaluation, and abilities through musical experiences with children equivalency programs, and the relationship between and adults. academic institutions and internship sites.

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Music Therapy Ethics: Mandated Reporting (14, 15) Creative Expressions: Multiple Perspectives of a Presenter(s): Rebecca Wellman, PhD, DT, MT-BC Community Music Therapy Program (8, 15, 25) Music therapists are mandated reporters for child Presenter(s): Katie Whipple, MMT, MT-BC; Chesley and elder abuse, but some may not know when or Mercado, EdD, MT-BC; Barbara Coleman, MEd why to report. This session will cover the different This session will present musical performances by types of abuse, legal definitions of each type, review Creative Expressions, an integrated community music therapy program from Milledgeville, GA, for adults with developmental disAbilities. The session page 46 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Saturday will highlight group member experiences and the topics are highlighted for group discussion including collaborative efforts between the music therapy how academic programs and internship sites work students of Georgia College and the performers from together to develop the Professional Competencies the Life Enrichment Center. in music therapy students.

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Sa l o n A Research Committee Presents: Quantitative Research Importance of Music and Movement for Preschoolers Skills-A Practical Review (30) with Special Needs (7, 8, 12, 11, 32) Presenter(s): Nancy Hadsell, PhD, MT-BC Presenter(s): Carol Ann Blank, MM, LPC, LCAT, MT-BC; Review basic concepts of quantitative research Angela Guerriero, MEd, MA, MM, MT-BC including both experimental and single-case designs. Presider: Beth Hampshire, MT-BC Practical suggestions regarding collaboration with Participants will learn about the importance of providing university researchers will be explored, including well-designed music and movement experiences. information about Internal Review Boards and the Quality music and movement experiences that engage free online training, Protecting Human Research preschool aged children with special needs, along with Participants, offered by the National Institutes of educators, therapists, and family members, will be Health. experienced. These music and movement experiences address developmental domains in children with Ba l l r o o m C varying diagnoses. Bridging the Gap: The Impact of Doctoral Disciplines, Music Therapy Versus Others (13, 15) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 Presenter(s): Connie Isenberg, PhD, MTA, MT-BC Walking the Line: Music Therapy for Adults with Doctorates in music therapy, per se, now exist but there Heart Disease (2, 8, 22) are music therapists who prefer to acquire doctorates Presenter(s): Christine Pollard Leist, PhD, MT-BC in more established fields such as psychology. This Presider: Jody Conradi Stark, MA, MT-BC presentation will examine the tension between these Sharing my thoughts, hopes, and fears... I just felt stances from the perspective of professional identity, better! Learn about a music therapy support group to leadership, and credibility within the medical and address mood and stress in adults with heart disease. healthcare communities. The presentation will include a rationale for the program, demonstration of receptive and active music Sa l o n E therapy interventions, and results of the study. Nathaniel’s House (10, 23) Presenter(s): Jennifer Ayers Moore; Dr. Barbara Lattimore; Ba l l r o o m D Ashley Smith; Jerome Lawrence Modes, Meter, and Meaning: Composing Therapeutic Presider: Virginia E. Schenck, MT-BC Songs in Early Childhood (7, 12, 24, 31) This panel discussion will update the work of the Presenter(s): Elizabeth K. Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation and explore Ilene B. Morris, LCAT, MT-BC; Suzanne Willoughby, LCAT, how music helps with mental health and how we MT-BC personally use music and other forms of art to help Much of the music in the early childhood market is us. Attendees will listen initially to Ashley Smith share meant for education or entertainment rather than her fascinating story of when she was first diagnosed for therapy. Composing songs for therapy provides with schizophrenia as well as Jerome Lawrence. an individualized, goal-directed intervention. The Jennifer will briefly share her family’s story, which presenters share songs created for therapy, analyze has been depicted in the recent book and movie, “The the clinical and musical process of composition, and Soloist.” suggest strategies for developing composition skills.

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 10:45 am–12:15 pm Online Opportunities for Music Therapists’ Growth and Development (8, 13, 35) Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 Presenter(s): Anita L. Gadberry, PhD, MT-BC; John Roundtable for Educators and Internship Directors/ Lawrence, MMT, MTA; Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC; Mary Jane Supervisors: Continuing Collaboration and Dialogue Landaker, MME, MT-BC (13) As our society becomes more web-based and online Presenter(s): Marilyn I. Sandness, MM; Mary Jane dependent, music therapists can take advantage of Landaker, MME, MT-BC the online opportunities for professional growth This roundtable designed for educators and and development. Panelists will discuss their online internship directors/supervisors allows for dialogue experiences with peer supervision, continuing education and collaboration in the achievement of the AMTA courses and conferences, and drum circle facilitation. Standards for Education and Clinical Training. Various Feasibility and accessibility will be shared.

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Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Working in Harmony: A Model for Cross-Pollination Self-Care: Intention and Mindfulness with Music between Music Therapy and Music-Thanatology (9, Therapy Students and Professionals (25, 36) 15) Presenter(s): Jennifer D. Jones, PhD, MT-BC; Sharon R. Presenter(s): Dawn Iwamasa, MA, CCLS, MT-BC; Heather Boyle, MM, MT-BC Keller, MA, CT, CM-Th Clinically derived stress affects music therapists. Presenters will outline a program model that utilizes Music therapists and music therapy students need to the different skill sets and specialties of both music learn and practice self-care. Hear the emerging results therapists and music thanatologists. This team has of a study completed by students and faculty from an understanding about how these two disciplines two schools engaged in a parallel project exploring can communicate effectively with mutual respect, mindfulness, intention, and self-care. Experience fostering an elevation of the broader field of music music-based mindfulness as self-care in the session. in health care. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Integrating Music Therapy into Group Social Skills: Experience a Variety of Interventions Tried and Intervention for ASD and Other Social Difficulties (5, Tested with Adolescent Populations (2, 8, 24, 25) 8, 9, 16, 34) Presenter(s): Noelle Pederson, MT-BC Presenter(s): Eric L. Gumm, MT-BC; Wendi L. Johnson, Working with teenagers can be both challenging PhD, LP, LSSP and rewarding. What music and instruments engage This presentation will provide an example of adolescents? What does at-risk youth really mean? collaboration between the School Psychologist and Come learn about adolescents, various group settings the Music Therapist in the development of social where music therapy is provided, and experience skills. Participants will learn how to address social diverse interventions for this group. Program skill deficits frequently displayed by students with high development for adolescents will be shared. functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome in the middle school and elementary school settings.

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Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 and speaker Christine Stevens in rhythm, facilitation, Music Therapy Support Groups for Cancer Patients chant, melody, and harmony incorporating softer and Caregivers: An Arthur Flagler Fultz Research drums and percussion recommended for PTSD, sound Fund Report (8, 16, 18, 22) sensitivity, community building, spirituality, health, Presenter(s): Abbey Dvorak, PhD, MT-BC and wellness. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. Presider: Kate Gfeller, PhD This study examined the effect of music therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 support groups on mood, coping, social support, and Dialogue Guides–Facilitating Effective Communication quality of life of cancer patients and caregivers. The Among Stakeholders (15, 21, 34) study included random assignment to treatment or Presenter(s): Rebecca Smith, BA control group. Results and implications for music The IDEA Partnership has developed a set of innovative therapy practice will be presented. tools called Dialogue Guides. Each focuses on an issue relevant to understanding IDEA and directs Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 stakeholders to useful materials. Learn how to Living While Dying: Existential Issues in End-of-Life move beyond information dissemination and begin Music Therapy (8, 18) meaningful communication of the need for music Presenter(s): Noah Potvin, MMT, MT-BC; Mary-Ellen therapy services in your local school district. Smith, MMT, MT-BC During end-of-life care, existential issues, such Sa l o n C as unresolved grief and the struggle for self- Predictors of Client Responsiveness to the Bonny determination and dignity, may emerge as individuals Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) (17, investigate meaning-making and end-of-life closure. 25) Music therapy’s unique role in providing a person- Presenter(s): Laurel Young, PhD, MTA centered process of exploration and resolution of The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of this unfinished business will be examined through responsiveness to BMGIM. It was hypothesized that discussion and clinical examples. when combined, Sense of Coherence, anxiety, classical music experience, gender, and/or age would account Sa l o n D for a significant amount of variance in responsiveness Every Generation A Song: An Intergenerational View to BMGIM. Implications for future research, practice, of Music Therapy (2, 7, 8, 25) and education will be discussed. Presenter(s): Leslie Henry, WMTR, MT-BC All humans have the need to be respected and valued; Sa l o n B children and those with special needs have greater Music Therapy Interventions for the Short-Term roles of passivity in society. This presentation will Addiction Treatment Setting (8, 25, 33) cover benefits of intergenerational experiences and Presenter(s): Alan D. Reitman, PhD, LMHC, MT-BC will highlight how music therapy can be a natural fit Music therapists in short-term addiction settings for bringing the generations together. face myriad challenges including clients in various stages of recovery and unexpected discharge. Music Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 therapy is incorporated into addiction recovery and PSE Plus! – Maximizing Your Clinical NMT Skills (8, group dynamic theory. Sessions based on this model 25) may be provided independently or within a series of Presenter(s): Sarah B. Johnson, MM, MT-BC interventions that parallel the recovery process. We must create the musicality that will facilitate the functionality of therapeutic interventions as music Ea s t Ba l l r o o m therapists. No matter what population you serve, MATLAS: Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Low everything you create should grow from the use of Awareness States: A Validation Study (4, 8, 22, 30) spatial, temporal, and force cues (e.g. Patterned Presenter(s): Wendy Magee, PhD, Music Therapist Sensory Enhancement) with one very important The MATLAS is a music therapy assessment tool additional emphasis–musicality! for use with populations in low awareness states following acquired brain injury. The process for tool Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m and manual development will be shared, along with the Shhhhh, We’re Drumming –Soft Facilitation for Health research design of a current study by W. Magee and and Wellness (8, 24, 29) G. Lenton-Smith to investigate inter-rater and intra- Presenter(s): Christine Stevens, MSW, MA, MT-BC rater reliability, and preliminary findings. Presider: Alyssa Janney, MBA Drum circles are an evidence-based approach to music therapy, yet medical centers are often concerned about excessive sound levels. Join acclaimed author

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Ba l l r o o m C 1:30 pm–3:30 pm Conference Chair Presents: Retirement: Opportunities for a Music Therapy Encore—Not a Finale (6, 8, 13, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 21, 36) Membership Committee Presenter(s): Linda Bosse, MT-BC; Mary Scovel, MM; Marcia Humpal, MEd, MT-BC; David Smith, PhD, MT-BC; 1:30 pm–5:15 pm Brian Wilson, MM, MT-BC Presider: Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m 401 Hear about the implications that may affect our Education and Training Advisory Board profession as more of our members join the retirement ranks. Two prominent music therapists will examine 1:30 pm–3:30 pm the trends that are shaping retirement. Next, three

music therapy leaders will describe the encore phase Gr a n d Ba l l r o o m Fo y e r , 2n d Fl o o r of their career after 96 combined years of clinical Research Poster Session work. These retired music therapists have developed The Research Poster Session showcases current a community college music therapy course, patented music therapy research from around the world. Each and market a business product, and started a private presenter will have an exhibition area and attendees practice/consulting business. Come and start thinking are free to wander about, sampling studies of choice about the possibilities for your own encore. with the opportunity for informally meeting the authors and discussing their research with them. 11:00 am–2:30 pm Graphs, figures and tables will be displayed on the poster. See page 66 for a list of participants. 2n d Fl o o r Lo bb y Cash Lunch Sa l o n A Music Therapy and Trauma Focused Cognitive- 11:15 am–1:15 pm Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) (2, 8, 25, 36) Presenter(s): Michael L. Zanders, PhD, LPC, MT-BC Sa l o n E The framework of Trauma Focused Cognitive Assembly of Delegates Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is discussed along with a demonstration of how music therapy interventions 12:15 pm–1:15 pm are relevant in the treatment of trauma. TF-CBT, an evidenced based treatment model, teaches clients how Me e t i n g Ro o m 402 to examine thoughts, feelings and behaviors and how International Relations Networking Lunch to make changes for improved health.

Ba l l r o o m C Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Music Therapy Business Owners Networking The Healthy Voice: A Refresher Course for the Music If you are running a Music Therapy Agency, whether Therapist (15, 19, 24, 36) it’s for-profit or not-for-profit, this is a time to gather Presenter(s): Nicki S. Cohen, PhD, MT-BC together to share ideas, learn from each other, connect Music therapists speak and sing constantly. Although and move our businesses forward. Network with music vocal training is offered in academic programs for therapists who own sole proprietorships, partnerships, instrumentalists, it may not be enough to protect your LLCs, corporations, non-profit agencies and employ or vocal health. Presented is an overview of healthy vocal subcontract work to other music therapists. production when speaking and singing, maintenance of the healthy voice, and causes and ramifications of 12:15 pm–1:30 pm vocal abuse.

Exhibit Ha l l Sa l o n B Exhibit Spectacular The Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND): 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Understanding Relating and Communicating in Musical-Play (4, 11, 24, 34) Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r Presenter(s): John A. Carpente, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC Registration Open Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND®), a population specific music therapy assessment profiling system that targets six music domain areas, is introduced. This presentation will focus on the page 50 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Saturday

foundations of the IMCAP-ND® including an overview, Ba l l r o o m C rationale, application, and scoring. Clinical video Music Therapy Best Practices for Lesbian, Gay, excerpts illustrate concepts used throughout the Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (8, 13, 15) presentation. Presenter(s): Amy Donnenwerth, MA, MT-BC; Michele Forinash, DA, LMHC, MT-BC; Spencer Hardy, MT-BC; Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 Maureen Hearns, MA, MT-BC; Leah Oswanski, MA, LAC, Supervision Methods to Address Games Supervisees MT-BC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC; Beth Play (13, 15) Robinson, MT-BC; Elizabeth York, PhD, MT-BC Presenter(s): Darlene Brooks, PhD, LPC, LCAT, MT-BC The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Often supervisees consciously or unconsciously play Questioning Best Practices are designed to be games that supervisors must confront. Confrontation a starting point for therapists to gain a broader is uncomfortable for both parties. Five methods of perspective and understanding of LGBTQ issues and supervision based upon Bruscia’s (2001) Model of needs. These guiding principles are the foundation for Supervision Derived from Apprenticeship Training best preparing music therapists for supporting and will be presented. Key emphasis will be given to affirming LGBTQ clients, co-workers, and students. recognizing the games and understanding why they Sa l o n D are played. Entrepreneurs: Launching Innovative Music Therapy Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 Programs and Services (15, 21) Applying for a National Roster Internship: Presenter(s): Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC; Kate Harrison, Understanding the Process (13, 15) MT-BC; Marcie F. Friedman, MT-BC; Jason Friedman Presenter(s): Eve Montague, MSM, MT-BC; Teri McManus, A panel of entrepreneurial music therapists share LCAT, MT-BC; Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Gina Hacker, details about their innovative business ventures, MT-BC; Kay Luedtke-Smith, MT-BC; Christine Neugebauer, including contractual music therapy services, MS, LPC, MT-BC; Andrea Scheve, MM, MT-BC; Mary Jane private practice, non-profit music therapy agencies, Landaker, MME, MT-BC publications, consultative and mentor services, web- Interested in starting a National Roster internship based music therapy resources, and more. Valuable, program? Members of the Association Internship field-tested information for music therapists exploring Approval Committee present information on how to options for launching new projects and services will write the proposal. Originally part of a CMTE, this be offered. presentation will focus on the application component. Participants will receive information on writing goals, Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 philosophies, designing fact sheets, and more. Empowerment and Journey into the Mainstream Community: A Bronx Band’s Story (4, 2, 8, 23, 25, Sa l o n C 31) The Impact of Researching Topics with Presenter(s): Gillian Langdon, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; David Autobiographical Significance in Qualitative Music Croce, MA; Brian Ferrel, MA, MT-BC Therapy Research (15, 30) This panel will share the development of members Presenter(s): Kenneth Aigen, DA, LCAT, MT-BC of this band through in-patient, outpatient, and (Moderator); Paige Elwafi, MMT, MT-BC; Audrey Hausig, community. Videotapes reveal the interpersonal MMT, MT-BC; Ari Pizer, MMT, MT-BC struggles and growth as band members move beyond Qualitative researchers are encouraged to choose psychiatric diagnoses into the mainstream. Explore the topics with personal significance. These panelists will concept of the band as musical community. discuss the ways in which their personal connections to their respective research topics influenced their Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 research activities. The reciprocal impact of the Returning Veterans: Needs, Services, and Music for research activities and findings upon their beliefs and Recovery and Transition (2, 8, 23, 36) professional development will be highlighted. Presenter(s): Matthew Griswold, OIF Veteran, Singer/ Songwriter; Kathryn Larson, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, MT-BC; Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Melissa Wenszell, MT-BC The Richards’ Modified Tuning for Adapted Guitar (8, Veterans returning home after serving in the military 24) have specific challenges and unique needs for which Presenter(s): Wade M. Richards, LCAT, MT-BC music therapy is a very effective tool for treatment, Alternate tunings for guitar allow clients with cognitive coping, and rehabilitating. Hear a veteran’s personal and motor limitations to play basic and extended chords story, his music, and learn about services for veterans with only one or two fingers and slide between chords. in and out of VA medical settings. A new specialized tuning designed by the presenter will be demonstrated along with improvisational tips, song interventions, and other guitar tricks. Information subject to change page 51 Conference Schedule Saturday

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 drumming, and a Music for Life™ formula for stress Peace & Music Therapy in a Conflicted World (15, 20, reduction, hospice, ADHD, and seniors. This system 32) for mood regulation is founded upon music therapy Presenter(s): Barbara Dunn, PhD, LICSW, MT-BC theories of iso-principle, entrainment mechanism, and This workshop will explore conflict intervention vectoring. Sponsored by Remo, Inc. strategies that incorporate music. It will look at various programs around the world that are addressing 3:45 pm–5:15 pm conflict through music and music therapy. It will include experiential learning and discussion of how Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 the music therapy profession can address conflicts Bringing the World to You: Reflections of the 13th that lie beyond our clinic walls. World Congress of Music Therapy (15, 20) Presenter(s): Petra Kern, PhD, MT-DMtG, MTA, MT-BC; Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 Rose Fienman, MT-BC; Ronna Kaplan, MA, MT-BC; Susan A Continuum of Care: Family Music Therapy in Gardstrom, PhD, MT-BC; Amy Clements-Cortés, PhD, Hospital, Community and Home (8, 16, 22) MusM, MTA; Dale Taylor, PhD, MT-BC Presenter(s): Natalie Vecchione, MS, MT-BC; Tori This panel summarizes highlights of the 13th World Conicello-Emery, MA, MT-BC; Beth Hampshire, MT-BC; Congress of Music Therapy in Seoul, Korea. Panelists Carol Ann Blank, MMT, LPC, LCAT, MT-BC will reflect Eastern and Western philosophies in music Explore an emerging model of family music therapy and therapy, review content of selected sessions, and share hear about its evolving role in hospital, community and their personal experiences through word and media. A home settings. The presenters will share case studies discussion on future international collaborations and in family music therapy, and discuss the role of having events will follow. a common set of music and materials that can facilitate the generalization across settings. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 International Symposium on Education and Training: Sa l o n E The Experts Speak to New Challenges (13, 15, 20) ENGAGE in Advocacy: 6 Legislative Journeys (15, Presenter(s): Felicity A. Baker, PhD, RMT; Alicia Clair, 21) PhD, MT-BC; Karen Goodman, MS, LCAT, RMT; Suzanne Presenter(s): Judy Simpson, MT-BC; Dena Register, PhD, Hanser, EdD, MT-BC; Robert Krout, EdD, MT-BC, Patricia MT-BC; Kimberly Sena Moore, MM, MT-BC Sabbatella, PhD Music therapists across the country are working National and international education and training to improve access to quality music therapy services in music therapy is in an ongoing state of change. through the collaborative AMTA and CBMT State Recently updated standards for masters’ programs in Recognition Plan. Join representatives from six state the United States, reconfigured academic programming task forces that participated in legislative activity this in Europe and distance learning are sample issues that year to learn about their successes, challenges, and will be discussed by this distinguished international recommendations for future advocacy. education and training panel.

Ba l l r o o m D Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Harmonica Research, Clinical Programming and a Drumming of the African Diaspora 101–A Hand’s On Model Protocol (8, 15, 25, 30) Introduction (20, 24, 29) Presenter(s): John Schaman, MD; Lee Anna Rasar, MMEd, Presenter(s): Bill Matney, MA, MT-BC WMTR, MT-BC World percussion instruments, such as conga and A music therapist who has received a series of grants claves, have played a major role in music therapy to examine the effectiveness of harmonicas in music practice. This hands-on presentation will offer therapy treatment programs will present a clinical participants a chance to observe, learn and connect history about the use of harmonicas. A physician with the musical traditions, and play percussion music engaged in research using harmonica in cardiac of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other rich cultures deriving rehabilitation will demonstrate his Harmonica Exercise from Africa. for Lung Program. Ba l l r o o m C Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Sparkling Divas! Therapeutic Music Video Groups When Music Smells: Merging Music Therapy Theories With At-Risk Youth (1, 24, 25, 35) with Therapeutic Drumming and Aromatherapy (9, Presenter(s): Lauren Smith, MA, MT-BC 28, 29) A nine-week therapeutic music video group implemented Presenter(s): Alyssa Janney, MBA; Bonnie D. Harr, MSN, and facilitated by a music therapist in partnership MS, RN; Judith Pinkerton, MT-BC with the Boys & Girls Club is presented. During the Explore the anatomy and physiology of our sense of smell sessions, group members created an original music through the limbic system, integrating aromatherapy, page 52 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Saturday video including writing the lyrics, creating the music, Patti, MS, MT-BC; Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC; Carol Shultis, editing the music, recording the video, and editing MEd, MT-BC the video. Many music therapists choose to start their own private practices and hire employees and/or subcontractors. Ba l l r o o m D This session will explore the ethical issues that arise The iPad: A Sound Investment for the Music in obtaining contracts for the business, hiring other Therapist (8, 24, 35) music therapists, providing adequate support for those Presenter(s): Wade M. Richards, LCAT, MT-BC; Erin MT-BCs, and operating in competition with other Spring, MT-BC music therapists and agencies. The iPad is a portable and versatile device perfect for the music therapist to engage clients in exploration, Sa l o n A creation, communication, and learning. Discover A Different Look at Autism Spectrum Disorders: valuable applications in the areas of business, Considering the Research (5, 7, 30) education, and music. iPad demonstrations will Presenter(s): Michelle Hardy, MM, MT-BC; Blythe LaGasse, highlight ways to optimize your own professional PhD, MT-BC performance and enhance therapeutic treatment In this session we will consider current evidence in approaches. autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and the impact this evidence could have on current practice. We will Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 consider recent studies on cognition, neuroanatomical Online ZEN: Make Your Life Easier Online (15, 35) differences, and social skills. Findings will then be Presenter(s): Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC discussed in terms of music therapy clinical practice. When used efficiently, the Internet makes life easier. The Internet was once filled with static, reference Sa l o n B style websites. Now social media, online interaction, Developmental Disabilities and Aging Roundtable: multimedia, and relevant content have emerged. Come Identifying Best Practices (2, 8, 11, 15, 27) join us for efficient ZEN tips on advocating, marketing, Presenter(s): Ellen B. Rayfield, LCPC, MT-BC; Nancy A. and sharing information online. Laptop with Internet Dexter–Schabow, MMT, WMTR, MT-BC access preferred, not required. Due to improved medical care, many persons with developmental disabilities are living longer lives. Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 Longer life spans bring new issues of aging to this Rhythmic Meanings: Foundations for Interpreting population. Conference participants are welcome to Rhythm in Client Improvisations (4, 19, 24) bring case examples, music therapy interventions, Presenter(s): James Hiller, PhD, MT-BC questions and comments for development of best Rhythm is a universal phenomenon in all improvisation practices with this unique blend of individuals. experiences. What can we interpret about clients from the ways they create and respond to rhythm in Sa l o n D improvisational and other music making contexts? Patient–and Family-Centered Care: A Practical This presentation examines the potential meanings Approach for Implementation (8, 15, 25) of rhythm from various theoretical perspectives Presenter(s): Thomas M. Hobson, MME, MHA, CCLS, toward enhancing therapists’ understanding and MT-BC responsiveness to clients’ rhythm. Engaging a client and their family as partners in care is the core of Patient–and Family-Centered Care. Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 However, the steps to make a practice more family- Intermediate Guitar Skills: I Know C, A, G, E and D, centered are not obvious. This presentation will Now What? (13, 24) provide a framework for PFCC and discuss how music Presenter(s): Peter Meyer, MA, MT-BC therapists in various settings could implement it. This session is designed for people who are comfortable with the open position chords but are looking for Ea s t Ba l l r o o m something easy and interesting they could add to Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Emotions their playing. This course will cover varying one’s with Music (8, 23, 25) accompaniment, barre chords, and blues. Participants Presenter(s): James C. Gardiner, PhD, ABN; Javan Horwitz, PsyD; Natalie Horwitz, PsyD are encouraged to bring their own guitar. Learn the latest neuroscience research on how Sa l o n C emotions and music are linked in the brain. Experience Ethics Board Presents: Private Practice & the power of music to influence emotions and discover Subcontracting – Ethical Concerns & Issues (6, 14, applications for clients. Participate in a living brain 15) exercise where the audience represents various parts Presenter(s): Debbie Bates, MMT, MT-BC; Elizabeth York, of the brain and demonstrates how music and emotions PhD, MT-BC; Betsey King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Gretchen interact. Information subject to change page 53 page 54 Information subject to change Information subject to change page 55 Conference Schedule Saturday

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 and applications of countertransference within Comprehensive Literacy Learning: Addressing Child, the end-of-life music therapy context. Experiential Family, and School-Based Needs with Music (7, 8, opportunities allow participants to understand their 25, 32) own level of burnout, grief, awareness of personal Presenter(s): Dena Register, PhD, MT-BC biases, and coping strategies. Music is able to play a vital role in learning. Early literacy learning constitutes much of what happens 5:30 pm–6:30 pm to us from birth through the first four or five years of life. This session will use clinical examples and provide Ea s t Ba l l r o o m a model for supporting literacy learning across home, AMTA Business Meeting school, and community environments. Sa l o n D Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 AMTAS Business Meeting The ABC’s of DBT and MT with BPDs (1, 2, 8, 23, 25) 6:30 pm–8:00 pm Presenter(s): Mary Mangi, MT-BC Presider: Mary Stryck, MS, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a therapy State Task Force Reception that works with clients who have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In this session, 6:45 pm–7:00 pm participants will learn about the development of the Borderline Personality, how DBT helps the patient, and Ea s t Ba l l r o o m how music therapy can contribute to the process. In Memoriam Gathering We gather to remember and celebrate the lives of our Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 colleagues and friends lost this past year. Super-Vision In Supervision—Some Thoughts on the Process (1, 2, 8, 23, 25) 6:45 pm Presenter(s): Jean M. Nemeth, MA, MT-BC; Julie Andring, MSA, MT-BC; Linda Bosse, MT-BC Ho t e l Lo bb y , 1s t Fl o o r An alternative vision of supervision, the Relational- UGA Reunion Cultural Model (RCM), will be highlighted. Aspects All University of Georgia Alumni are cordially invited of personality conflict as it applies to supervision and to meet after the AMTA business meeting. self-growth will be discussed. Supervision will also be discussed in the context of our professional Code of 7:30 pm–8:30 pm Ethics, prevalence of social networking, and Scope of

Practice. Ba l l r o o m D Chant Circle Sa l o n E Facilitated by the Daughters of Harriet: Jodi Winnwalker, Research Committee Presents: Integrating LCSW, MT-BC; Barbara Dunn, PhD, LICSW, MT-BC; Perspectives to Enhance Research and Clinical Maureen Hearns, MA, MT-BC; Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC; Practice (8, 30) Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC Presenter(s): Deb Burns, PhD, MT-BC; Anthony Meadows, Experience the power of the voice! No prior singing PhD, MT-BC or chanting experience is needed to participate. The The use of mixed methods research has grown chant facilitators aim to create a musical space that considerably over the last 20 years. The intentional invites an opportunity to sing with others and for vocal integration of qualitative and quantitative methodologies exploration as well. can deepen our understanding of how, why, and when music therapy contributes to positive patient outcomes. 8:00 pm–9:00 pm Learn value and process of addressing research topics from multiple philosophical perspectives. Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 Florida State Meeting Understanding and Coping with Countertransference 8:30 pm–9:30 pm in End of Life Music Therapy (18, 23, 25) Presenter(s): Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Yumiko Sato, MA, MT-BC Ea s t Ba l l r o o m An end-of-life music therapist’s grief, self care Spirit Dance and countertransference is in constant demand of Find yourself through the beauty and power of the attention. The presenters will share various definitions drum as you move in community to the rhythms of page 56 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Saturday, Sunday Kalani, MT-BC, who will be joined by friends Bill in students’ logs from a 4-week period of practicum Matney, MA, MT-BC and Carolyn Koebel, MM, experience will be presented. MT-BC Sa l o n D 9:00 pm–12:30 am The DIY Approach to Recording and Sharing Your Music (8, 15, 24, 35) Presenter(s): Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC Ba l l r o o m C Cabaret How do I record my music? What equipment should I The Cabaret Committee invites you to join in on use? How can I share it with the world? These questions Saturday for a fun evening of Music Therapy talent. and more are answered through demonstration by a No need to hold back all that musical talent for your music therapist and singer/songwriter who has years clients. Unleash your inner performer (but don’t get of experience recording her music and sharing it both too carried away, performances will be limited to five online and off. minutes) and sign up on the designated sheet at the Ba l l r o o m C AMTA registration desk. See you there! Mutually Responsive Orientation: Music Therapy as an Intervention Supporting Parent-Child Interactions Sunday, November 20, 2011 (2, 7, 16, 25) Presenter(s): Varvara Pasiali, PhD, MT-BC 6:30 am–8:30 am The presenter will discuss music therapy as an intervention for supporting positive mutual interactions 2n d Fl o o r Lo bb y between parent and child. Results of clinical case Cash Breakfast studies with families facing multiple risk factors will be presented along with videotaped examples of specific 7:00 am–8:00 am therapeutic techniques that foster adaptive ways of relating and connecting. Sa l o n E Assembly of Delegates Elect Sa l o n C Presenting Music Therapy: Tips for Presenting as an 7:00 am–2:00 pm In-service or in the Elevator (3, 5, 21) Presenter(s): Mary Claire Holliday, MS, LCAT, MT-BC Lo bb y Re g i s t r a t i o n 1s t f l o o r You’ve answered the question, What is music therapy? Registration Open Were you sure that the listener understood your answer? This session will help you develop a definition 8:00 am–9:00 am for casual conversation and a more detailed explanation for in-services. Contacting the media to publicize a Ea s t Ba l l r o o m music therapy event will be discussed as well. Who Are You? A Look at the Profile of Music Therapists Across North America (15, 20, 30) Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Presenter(s): Sandi Curtis, PhD, MTA, MT-BC Individualized Music Therapy Services for People Who What are the current experiences of Canadian and Are Blind and Visually Impaired (2, 8, 25, 32) American music therapists? How have these changed Presenter(s): Paige A. Robbins Elwafi, MMT, MT-BC; Paula Jordan, MT-BC since 1990? Results of a recent survey of music The presenters will describe the individualized music therapists are compared with those of a 1990 survey. therapy services that a non-profit community agency Topics examined include: work situations, music offers for people who are blind and visually impaired. therapy approaches, career satisfaction, along with Music therapy services are center-based and home- personal, family, and work experiences. based, offered to a variety of abilities and ages from Sa l o n B infancy to adulthood, and incorporate client and Students’ Thoughts and Feelings about Music family-centered care. Therapy Practicum Supervision (13, 26) Presenter(s): Barbara L. Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 A phenomenological research study that investigated Curriculum Redesign: An Innovative Approach to how students feel about the process of being Increase Music Therapy Student Readiness (13, 15, supervised and its implications for the professional 26) Presenter(s): Andrea Crimmins, PhD, MT-BC; Cindy Ropp, development of music therapists who supervise music EdD, MT-BC therapy students will be shared. Themes identified Are music therapy students adequately prepared for internship, board certification, and the profession? This Information subject to change page 57 Conference Schedule Sunday session examines the process of program evaluation 8:00 am–9:00 am in order to enhance student outcomes in clinical skill acquisition and theoretical understanding. An innovative Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 redesign currently in process for implementation at a It’s Not Just the Same Old Song (8, 19, 24) large university will be presented. Presenter(s): Caryl Beth Thomas, MA, LMHC, ACMT Music therapists often use familiar and popular Ba l l r o o m D songs in sessions, sometimes repeatedly. But each Utilizing the Bright Start Curriculum as a time a song is used clinically, it is unique to the Developmental Assessment Tool (4, 8, 15) moment–never the same! Explore various ways to work Presenter(s): Judy Nguyen Engel, MM, MT-BC; Darcy improvisationally within pre-composed songs to make Walworth, PhD, MT-BC them more clinically relevant to the session. This presentation reveals a developmental music therapy curriculum designed for children under the Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 age of two years old. Application of the curriculum as Research Committee Presents: Helen Bonny and the a developmental assessment tool and documentation First BMGIM Music Programs: Contribution of Her of developmental domains will be discussed. Research Early Life Experiences (17, 30) findings suggest developmental gains in preterm and Presenter(s): Min-Jeong Bae, PhD, MT-BC typical infant after participating in the curriculum. Presider: Cynthia Colwell, PhD, MT-BC The presenter shares her historical research on the Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 early life experiences of music therapist Helen Bonny, Analysis of Contemporary Asian Music for creator of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery Therapeutic Use in Guided Music Listening (15, 17, and Music (BMGIM). The contribution of her life 20) experiences to the development of her humanistic and Presenter(s): Mi Hyun Bae, MMT transpersonal approach to music therapy and the first Presider: Frederick Tims, PhD, MT-BC BMGIM music programs are discussed. Cross-cultural research on listeners’ experiences with and perceptions of contemporary Asian music in 9:15 am–10:15 am guided music listening is presented. In terms of Jungian analysis, clinical typology of music experiences, and Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 musicological analysis, the presenter will discuss the Music Therapy Interventions for Adult Psychiatric therapeutic and aesthetic value of the music and its Patients: Research and Implications for Practice (2, possible use in conjunction with Western music. 8, 23, 30) Presenter(s): Michael J. Silverman, PhD, MT-BC; Sara Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Rosenow Experiencing Social Thinking and Emotional Varied, novel music therapy interventions designed Regulation through Music: Applications for Emotional for adults in acute and long-term psychiatric care Behavioral Disorders (1, 7, 8, 25, 32) Presenter(s): Melanie D. Harms, MME, MT-BC will be demonstrated. These interventions include Social communication is a challenge not only for Rockumentary, Rock Opera, recreational music individuals with executive functioning disorders but also therapy, and more. Evidence from research studies for persons with emotional behavioral disorders. This supports the effectiveness of these interventions. presentation will address how a Social Communication Attendees will be invited to share an intervention for Curriculum has been adapted to include music therapy this population.

experiences of social thinking and emotional regulation Ea s t Ba l l r o o m for adolescents with emotional behavioral disorders. There’s an App for That: iPad Applications for Music

Sa l o n A Therapists (15, 24, 35) Presenter(s): Olivia Swedberg Yinger, MME, MT-BC; Alice- For Students Only Reprise (13, 16) Presenter(s): Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer Ann Darrow, PhD, MT-BC; Miriam Hillmer, MME, MT-BC Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, two-time GRAMMY® There are over 65,000 applications (apps) for the Award winners will share and receive feedback on some iPad with more added everyday. Numerous apps are of the songs or partial song ideas developed at Friday’s particularly useful for music therapists. Many are built session. Please bring an instrument if possible, some into the iPad; others are available at minimal cost. instruments will be provided. Sponsored by Kala Brand This presentation will describe ways in which music Music therapists can utilize the iPad in clinical practice.

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Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 for incorporating, cost effective marketing, and how Clinical Decision Making in Music Therapy: to protect your business. The session will also address Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Music how to develop a client base, billing procedures, and Performance (4, 8, 24) options for becoming an employer. Presenter(s): Lee Anna Rasar, MMEd, WMTR, MT-BC The audience will participate and identify factors that Ba l l r o o m C influence clinical decision making in music therapy in From the Ground Up: Building Your Dream Career (6, the areas of assessment, planning, implementation, 15, 36) documentation, and music performance within Presenter(s): Meredith Faith Hamons, MT-BC sessions. Results from research on integrative learning Drawing on the principles and practices both of in music therapy will be shared. business and music therapy, participants will receive tools and information they need to develop, market, Sa l o n C and run their own business or music therapy program. What Chaplains Think About Music Therapist Other topics addressed include meeting personal and Facilitated Spiritual Care in Hospice (8, 9, 15, 18) professional long-term goals while meeting short-term Presenter(s): Meganne K. Masko, MA, MT-BC needs. Presider: Virginia Driscoll, MA, MT-BC Music therapists often address spiritual needs in Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m hospice care, usually without the presence of a Neurologic Music Therapy: Exercises in Musical certified chaplain in the session. This session describes Attention Control Training (MACT) (8, 15, 25) hospice chaplains’ thoughts and attitudes towards Presenter(s): Corene Hurt-Thaut, MM, MT-BC music therapist-facilitated spiritual care collected via This session will explore Musical Attention Control interview and survey methods. Implications for clinical Training (MACT), a technique in Neurologic Music practice and therapist training will be discussed. Therapy that helps a client practice different levels of attention thru structured active or receptive musical Me e t i n g Ro o m 308 exercises using musical elements to cue different Preparing for the Certification Exam: Using the Self- musical responses. Sustained, selective, divided, and Assessment Examination (13, 26) alternating attention functions will be addressed. Presenter(s): Nancy A. Hadsell, PhD, MT-BC This presentation will focus on the Scope of Practice Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Outline of the certification examination and the way Music at the Heart of the Matter: Vocal Improvisation in which the Self-Assessment Examination, published in Song Circle (8, 15, 19) by CBMT, can be used to prepare for successful Presenter(s): Virginia E. Schenck, MT-BC completion of the exam. Types of questions asked, Presider: Jody Kershner, MT-BC ways to study, and strategies for success will be Enjoy a participatory experience in vocal improvisation, provided. singing, and sound. Music therapists engage in building improvisational techniques, exploring group Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 sound, and creating CircleSongs, the a cappella Vocal Health Strategies for the Music Therapist (8, improvisatory group singing style developed by master 24, 25, 36) improviser, Bobby McFerrin. Therapeutic objectives Presenter(s): Marina Gilman, MM, MA, CCC-SLP; Natalie and applications will be addressed. Generally, MMEd, MT-BC; Gabby Ritter-Cantesanu, MMT, MT-BC Sa l o n A When the voice is impaired, the level of communication Growing Your Advocacy Garden: Planting Seeds of is reduced along with the efficacy of therapy. This Music Therapy Awareness (3, 15, 21) interactive session will provide information on basic Presenter(s): Jennifer Haskins, MT-BC; Jessica Jaworski, vocal anatomy, physiology, pathologies, and exercises/ MT-BC; Susan Droessler, MT-BC techniques to maintain vocal health. Practical Music therapists rely on the community, donors, application in music therapy and how to cope will also and administration. This presentation focuses on be addressed. cultivating relationships with professionals who act as advocates on our behalf. The presenters will share Sa l o n D tips on how to modify requests that are sometimes How to Put Your Thoughts into Practice and Ethically well intended, but misinformed and how to continually Grow Our Profession (6, 14, 15) educate others in everyday interactions. Presenter(s): Amy Norris, MM, MT-BC; Jennifer Puckett, MT-BC Presider: Jessica Pitts, MT-BC The presenters will share information on how to ethically start a private practice, what options exist

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Sa l o n E Learn how to utilize the Music Therapy Clinical Music Re-Instruction: A Protocol to Support Self-Assessment Guide developed by the AMTA Functional Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury (1, Professional Advocacy Committee. This guide, available 2 ,7, 22, 25) online for AMTA members, is for all clinicians, novice Presenter(s): Robert C. McAllister, MM; Dale B. Taylor, and experienced, facility employed or private practice, PhD, MT-BC; Anita Louise Steele, MMEd, MT-BC working full-time or part-time. All music therapists Learn about the processing of musical stimuli in can benefit from completing this Self-Assessment the brain, functions of various brain areas, and Guide. neuroplasticity. The Music Re-Instruction protocol includes assessment, materials, patient specific Me e t i n g Ro o m s 304-305 instructional techniques, and music. A case study The Eclectic Music Therapists Support Group (15, highlights behaviors that were lost and later recovered 36) Presenter(s): Betsey King, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Debra during or following the music re-instruction process. Dacus, MT-BC; Laurie Keough, MS, LCAT, MT-BC

Sa l o n B Do you provide a highly structured, song-based session Technology Committee Presents: iPad Apps in Clinical for one client and an improvisational environment Practice (8, 24, 35) for another? Has your practice incorporated both Presenter(s): Robert Krout, EdD, MT-BC; Matthew Phillips, neurologically-based intervention protocols and MSW, LSW, MT-BC; Barbara Bastable, MA, MT-BC intuitively-based musical interactions? We invite you to Presider: Andrea Dalton, MA, MT-BC discuss philosophies, issues, and challenges important With the increased availability of technology, much to eclectic music therapists at this second national potential exists for its application in clinical music EMTSG meeting. therapy. Practical information on how the iPad and its applications have been used successfully in varied Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 areas of clinical practice will be shared. Attendees are Writing Orff Orchestrations to Address Functional encouraged to share their own experiences. Outcomes in Music Therapy (8, 15, 24) Presenter(s): Cynthia Colwell, PhD, MT-BC Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 Orff-based music therapy incorporates singing, Compose Yourself: Therapeutic Songwriting with chanting, moving, playing instruments, creating, and Adolescents with Adverse Childhood Experiences (1, improvising to address functional outcomes. Learn 7, 8, 31) steps for writing Orff orchestrations using chants or Presenter(s): Michael Viega, MMT, MT-BC melodies as the elemental music and how to develop A resource-oriented approach to therapeutic these through the use of borduns, ostinati, color, and songwriting for adolescents who have suffered multiple improvisation. Participants will facilitate orchestrations adverse childhood experiences is presented in detail. through the Orff process. Clinical and musical goals relevant for these teens will be shared along with their compositions. Learn results Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 of a pilot study on the efficacy of this technique. Music Therapy Military Programming (2, 8, 23) Presenter(s): Rebecca Vaudreuil, MT-BC; Noelle Pederson, Me e t i n g Ro o m 201 MT-BC Guitar Workshop: A Ph in D – Songs from the As the U.S. nears a Wonder Key (13, 24) decade in Iraq, 25% Presenter(s): Robert Groene, PhD, MT-BC of these soldiers have Explore many popular Key of D songs across 40 years suffered neurologic Stimulating by artists such as Neil Young, the Beatles, Boston, trauma. Music therapy Finger Eleven, etc. These D songs are rich in harmonic can provide effective variation, attracting and stimulating client attention t r e a t m e n t o p t i o n s and cognition. Videos, tabs, and instruction included! for service men and Bring a guitar, capo, pick, and slide. women and others with neurologic injury. Fresh Inspiring Me e t i n g Ro o m 306 This session includes Professional Advocacy Committee Presents: Using e x p e r i e n t i a l m u s i c the Clinical Self-Assessment Guide (15, 36) i n t e r v e n t i o n s a n d Presenter(s): Cheryl Stephenson, MM, MT-BC; Julie Long, information on program MT-BC; Leah Oswanski, MA, LAC, MT-BC; Jamie Plancon, development for military populations. LPC, MT-BC; Kelley Pujol, MEd, MM, MT-BC; Terri Smith- page 60 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Sunday

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 301-302-303 Cr y s t a l Ba l l r o o m Research Committee Presents: The Legacy of Helen Facilitating Healthy Self-Expression in Children Bonny: Psychological and Physiological Effects of GIM through Developmentally-Appropriate Music (17, 30) Experiences (7, 12, 25, 34) Presenter(s): Cathy McKinney, PhD, MT-BC Presenter(s): Deborah L. Layman, MM, MT-BC; Anne M. Beginning with Helen Bonny’s first study, Bonny Reed, MT-BC Method of Guided Imagery and Music researchers Therapy with children can be challenging since they are have established a substantial case for the efficacy often unable to verbally process and express personal of GIM to alter both psychological and physiological thoughts and emotions. Music can be an inviting and outcomes. This session will review this research and developmentally appropriate medium that may offer offer participants the opportunity for a taste of the children an attractive means for self-expression. The Method. presenters will share music therapy experiences that promote healthy self-expression in children. 9:45 am–11:30 am Ba l l r o o m D

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 404-405 Evaluating Intergenerational Programs (2, 7, 8, 25, AMTA Board of Directors 27) Presenter(s): Melita Belgrave, PhD, MT-BC 10:30 am–11:30 am How do you document the benefits so that you can present your findings to others? The presenter

Me e t i n g Ro o m 307 will provide you with various standardized and A Music Therapy Research Process: The Collaboration non-standardized measures to evaluate your of a Clinician and Academician (8, 15, 30) program. Whether you are interested in starting Presenter(s): Elaine A. Abbott, PhD, MT-BC; Linda an intergenerational program, or maintaining your Sanders, MRE, LPC, MT-BC successful program, this presentation has something The idea of research can be daunting, but collaboration for you. can change this. Using the synergistic energy of Sa l o n D collaboration, a clinical and an academic music Improving Speech Perception Using Popular Music for therapist implemented a research project that Young Adults with Cochlear Implants (8, 19, 32) impacted clinical practice and produced material Presenter(s): Soomie Kim, MA, MT-BC for journal articles. Come hear about the working Even with intensive rehabilitation to recognize speech relationship and research process. and sounds after the surgery, recognizing speech in Me e t i n g Ro o m s 212-213-214 noisy environments remains a challenge for cochlear Rejuvenating Music Therapy in Long-Term Care (8, implant recipients. An aural rehabilitation program is 22, 27) developed using the intrinsic nature of songs (speech Presenter(s): Jessica De Villers, MT-BC; Megan Martin, over background sound). Program development, test MT-BC measures, and pilot results will be discussed. Presider: Peter Meyer, MA, MT-BC The value and challenges of music therapy in long- Ba l l r o o m C term care will be discussed. The presenters will Promoting Professionalism: Strengthening Your Skills demonstrate large group, small group, and one to one as an Advocate, Therapist, and Leader (3, 15, 21) Presenter(s): Brigette K. Sutton, MA, MT-BC; Gretchen music therapy interventions and invite participants to Chardos Benner, MT-BC join these interventions. Self-care practices to prevent Presider: Debbie Benkovitz, LSW, MSW, MT-BC burnout when working in long-term care setting will Professionalism is often an understated or assumed be shared. skill set of a music therapist. Professionalism is an

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 406-407 important bridge for collaboration. The requirements Who Am I? Defining and Reclaiming Self in Recovery for professional practice as written in AMTA/CBMT from Addictions (2, 25, 33) documents and related literature will be reviewed. Presenter(s): Maria T. Carlini, MSOL, MT-BC Attendees explore challenges and develop strategies Recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol requires for promoting professionalism through discussion, knowing who you authentically are. It is a journey of role-play, and interactive experiences. discovering ones identity and striving to be whole. Using experiential exercises and clinical examples from recovery work with women, the spiritual recovery addressed through music therapy paired with expressive arts is revealed.

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Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 11:45 am–12:30 pm Developing a Sustainable Adapted Music Program for Children with Special Needs in Ghana (7, 20, 32) Ea s t Ba l l r o o m Presenter(s): Amy L. Dunlap, Music Therapy Student Conference Wrap-Up Featuring Sehwé Village Presider: Anita Louise Steele, MMEd, MT-BC This presentation examines the process of developing 1:30 pm–6:30 pm an adapted music program for Ghanaian children with special needs. The grant-supported project Me e t i n g Ro o m s 204-205 was implemented over a seven-week period. Topics CMTE Y. Assisting with Medical Procedures: include creative project design, development of Techniques and Tips for Success culturally appropriate materials, and teacher training. Presenter(s): Lillieth Grand, MS, MT-BC; Piper Laird-Riehle, Participants will learn Ghanaian songs and drumming MM, MT-BC; Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC techniques. (Pre-registration and fee required.) The presenters regularly assist children and/or adults during medical Sa l o n C procedures ranging from non-invasive to invasive. You Values: The Soil From Which All Advocacy Grows. Do will learn about what the research indicates regarding You Know Yours? (14, 15, 21) pain, audioanalgesia, point of focus, comfort measures Presenter(s): Tim Ringgold, MT-BC and current trends in medical music therapy and Your core values are the compass you use to guide procedural support. Additionally, successful tips and your advocate choices. However, did you know there examples will be presented to enhance clinical skills, are two types of values? In this interactive workshop, increase physical and mental comfort in assisting you will articulate and rank order your core values so during painful procedures, increase advocacy and that you become a natural and irresistible advocate boost marketing strategies. This technique-based in any arena. presentation will include opportunities for modeling,

page 64 Information subject to change Conference Schedule Sunday participation and practice, thus providing an insightful will first engage in musical play before learning theory! and engaging session. Handout and resources provided.

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 208-209-210-211 Me e t i n g Ro o m 210 CMTE Z. New Ideas On Drumming With Older Adults CMTE CC. Do It Yourself: Simple Audio Recording In All Levels Of Care and Production using Garage Band Presenter(s): Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC Presenter(s): Lisa Kynvi, MA, LMHC, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) Come explore all (Pre-registration and fee required.) Ever wish you had aspects of drumming with the older adult population! learned how to record and edit sound? This session The presenter will provide hands-on techniques, is for beginners in audio editing. It presents the adaptation ideas, hello/goodbye songs, transition basics of recording digital audio sound, then taking songs, rhythmic songs, and songs tailored to get older those recordings, importing them into the Macintosh adults drumming! There will be plenty of opportunities program Garage Band, editing the audio, layering for participants to practice facilitation skills. If your tracks, adjusting the volume, and creating a CD from clients have heartbeats, then they’ve got rhythm your work. The session is chock-full of helpful tips. no matter whether they reside in skilled nursing, You will get the most from it if you bring a Mac laptop memory care, assisted living, or independent living. along, which will allow you to create your own audio Adaptations for each level of care will be described, project to edit and work with during the session. explored, and discussed. If you’d like to practice your Please bring earphones or headphones. older adult facilitation skills in front of a live group, join us!

Me e t i n g Ro o m s 206-207 CMTE AA. Understanding and Coping with Countertransference in End of Life Music Therapy Presenter(s): Lauren DiMaio, MMT, MT-BC; Yumiko Sato, Available MA, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) An end-of-life music now in the therapist’s grief, self-care and countertransference is in constant demand of attention and is rooted AMTA in perpetual motion. The music experiences we facilitate and the various aspects of ourselves are Bookstore intertwined. We wrap them around our client’s dying process and our own relationship to death. This CMTE will explore various definitions and applications of countertransference within the end of life music therapy context. This workshop will offer experiential opportunities concerning burnout, grief, awareness of biases and coping strategies.

Me e t i n g Ro o m 202 Music Therapy and CMTE BB. Foundations of an Orff Music Therapy Practice: Entrée, Side Dish or Dessert? Geriatric Populations Presenter(s): Linda M. Wright-Bower, MS, MT-BC (Pre-registration and fee required.) Music is central to both practice and theory with an Orff-Schulwerk A Handbook for Practicing Music foundation. Diverse tools for exploration include Therapists and Healthcare Professionals rhythm, melody, poetry, drama, and movement. Even the most basic word, metaphor, chant or rhythm can provide the springboard to improvisation, composition, • Melita Belgrave, PhD, MT-BC • creative movement, and music-enhanced drama experiences. Participants will learn how to structure • Alice-Ann Darrow, PhD, MT-BC • (layer) therapeutic Orff experiences for clinical work • Darcy Walworth, PhD, MT-BC • with emphasis on adults. In addition, participants will • Natalie Wlodarczyk, PhD, MT-BC • create music interventions from germ ideas, reflect upon basic theoretical principles and apply principles to eclectic music therapy philosophies. Participants

Information subject to change page 65 Research Poster Session Saturday, November 19, 1:30–3:30 pm Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor Research he Research Poster Session showcases current music therapy research from Taround the world. Presenters will have an exhibition area and attendees are free to wander about sampling studies of choice with the opportunity for informally meeting the authors and discussing their research with them. Graphs, Analysis Study figures, and tables will be displayed on the poster. Research poster session participants are listed below:

Immediate Effects of Music Therapy on Fatigue in A Comparison among Children’s Emotional Hospitalized Patients Recovering from a Bone Marrow Interpretation of Atonal Western Art Music, Tonal Transplant Western Art Music, and Tonal Classical Jazz Music Dan Andersen, Sarah E. Pitts & Michael J. Silverman Jane W. Cassidy (Louisiana State University) & Nyomi (University of Minnesota) Washington (Agnes Scott College)

The Effects of Music Interaction on Joint Attention A Preliminary Analysis of a Developmental Music Skills of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Therapy Program for Premature Infants: A Pilot Disorders Study Clare Arezina (University of Kansas) Andrea M. Cevasco (University of Alabama)

Effect of Group Music Therapy on Teachers’ Anxiety, Older Adults Preferences for Popular Songs from the Perceived Efficacy, and Job Engagement 1900s-1960s to Use in Singing and Listening Mi Hyun Bae (Michigan State University) Activities: A Preliminary Analysis Andrea M. Cevasco (University of Alabama) & Kimberly A Music Analysis Method for GIM Music Programs: VanWeelden (Florida State University) The Use of Classic and Hi-Tech Techniques Mi Hyun Bae (Michigan State University) Effects of Music Therapy on Relaxation, Pain, Anxiety, and Nausea in Surgical Oncology Patients: Test Instruments Measuring Musical Responses Used Determining Maintenance of Immediate Gains in the Journal of Music Therapy, 1998-2009 Jenna Chaput & Michael J. Silverman (University of Mi Hyun Bae (Michigan State University) Minnesota)

Music Therapists’ Musical Decision Making: A Report The Effect of Music Therapy on Patients’ Anxiety and of Two Studies using Process Tracing Methods Perception during Radiation Oncology Simulation and Mi Hyun Bae (Michigan State University) Treatment Olena Chorna (Florida State University) A Replication of a Concise Emotional Inventory for an Adolescent Population Treatment Outcomes of Orff-based Music Therapy in Christopher D. Bailey (Southwestern State Hospital) a Juvenile Detention Center Cynthia M. Colwell, Claire Ghetti & Elizabeth Burdette Using Music Technology to Foster Lifelong Learning (University of Kansas) for Older Adults within an Urban Community Melita Belgrave (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Effects of Music Therapy on Perception of Stress, Relaxation, Mood, and Side Effects in Solid Organ Auditory Perception of Emotion in Sung and Transplant Patients: Preliminary Analyses of a Instrumental Music in Children with Autism Spectrum Randomized and Controlled Trial Disorders Ian Crawford & Michael J. Silverman (University of Laura Brown & Judith Jellison (The University of Texas at Minnesota) Austin)

page 66 Information subject to change Research Poster Session The Effect of Visual and Kinesthetic Prompts on the The Power of Imagery in the Bonny Method of GIM. Auditory Processing of Students Who are Deaf and Connecting with the Inner World: A Case Study Hard-of-Hearing María Montserrat Gimeno (State University of New York at Alice-Ann Darrow (Florida State University) & Julie Novak New Paltz) (Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind) The Effect of Music Therapy on the Emotional Musical Imitation and Children with Autism Spectrum Expressivity of Children and Adolescents Who Have Disorders Experienced Abuse or Neglect Krystal Demaine (Lesley College) Sharon M. Graham (Florida State University)

University Music Therapy Clinics: A Survey Analysis of Novices’ Explorations with a KORG Music Ellary Draper (University of Texas at Austin) Synthesizer Dianne Gregory (Florida State University) & Darcy The Impact of Music Therapists’ Religious Beliefs on Walworth (University of Louisville) Clinical Identity and Professional Practice Paige Robbins Elwafi (Cincinnati Association for the Blind “Letters Home:” An Analysis of an Internship and Visually Impaired) “Distance” Course Robert Groene (University of Missouri – Kansas City) Multi-Modal Stimulation for Infants Born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Clinical The Immediate Effects of Rhythmic Arm Swing and Description of a Pilot Program. National Institute for Finger Tapping Exercises on Gait of Parkinson’s Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy Patients Judy Nguyen Engel & Erica Bailey (Yale New Haven Marion Z. Haase (Colorado State University) Children’s Hospital), Darcy Walworth & Jayne M. Standley (Florida State University) Evaluation of Parent’s Use of a Music CD Combined with Developmentally Appropriate Activities as Popular Music as a Socialization Agent for a High a Cost-Effective Music Extension Program for School Boy with Asperger’s Syndrome: A Case Premature Infants after Being Discharged from the Study—Part II Hospital Mathieu C. Fredrickson, Clifford K. Madsen & William E. Ellyn L. Hamm & Andrea M. Cevasco (The University of Fredrickson (Florida State University) Alabama)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modern Technology in the Service of Music Therapy in Music Therapy for Persons with Autism: A Kimberlee Headlee (Arizona State University) Recommended Practice Model Anita L. Gadberry (Marywood University) An Investigation of Services and Program Offerings for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in the Use of Songwriting in Increasing Group Cohesion and State of Florida Reducing Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: A Julia Heath (Florida State University) Literature Based Study Juan V. Garcia-Bossio (Drexel University) Preferred Music Genre Used for Recreation by Undergraduate Music Students The Impact of Music Therapy on Negative Affect of Michael S. Hudson (Florida State University) People with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illnesses: A Single Group, Pretest- Functional Musicianship of Music Therapy Students Posttest Design Entering Internship Susan C. Gardstrom, Jacklyn Neforos & Joy Willenbrink Carrie Jenkins (Drury University) (University of Dayton) Music Therapy and Breast Milk for Premature Effect of Music Therapy with Emotional-Approach Mothers: An Exploratory Study Coping on Pre-Procedural Anxiety in Cardiac Douglas Keith (Georgia College & State University) Catheterization Claire M. Ghetti (University of Kansas)

The Use of Recorded Music in U.S. Interrogations Emily Gill (Converse College)

Information subject to change page 67 Research Poster Session The Effect of a Nurse-Driven Music Therapy Comprehension, On-Task/Off-Task Behaviors and Intervention on Preterm Mothers’ Milk Volume and Preferences for the Three Selected Activities Fat Content Amanda Azan Oliver (Florida State University) Douglas Keith (Georgia College & State University), Barbara Weaver (Medical Center of Central Georgia) & Capturing the Complex Nature of Client Responses: Robert L. Vogel (Georgia Southern University) A Meta-Analysis of Qualitative Research in Music Therapy A Comparative Study on Music Preference Between Varvara Pasiali (Queens University of Charlotte) School-Aged Children with Cochlear Implant and Normal Hearing Psychiatric Inpatients’ Perspectives of Music Therapy Soo-Ji Kim, E.M. Kwak, G.E. Yoo & S.Y. Hwang (Myongji and Other Psychosocial Treatments: An Interview- University, South Korea) Based Study Sarah E. Pitts & Michael J. Silverman (University of Study of Accent-Based Music Speech Protocol Minnesota) Development for Improving Voice Problems in Stroke Patients with Mixed Dysarthria Performance Anxiety: Effects of Performing with the Soo-Ji Kim & Ui Ri Jo (Myongji University, South Korea) Music versus Performing Music from Memory Grant Powell & Barbara Wheeler (University of Louisville) Teens’ Perceptions of Music Therapy Following Spinal Fusion Surgery Assessment of Types of Learning Engagement Which Charmaine Kleiber & Mary Adamek (The University of Iowa) Contribute to Integrative Learning Lee Anna Rasar, Amber Tappe & Iansa Zaldarriaga The Effects of a Social Skills Song on the Social (University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire) Initiation Behaviors of Adolescents with Autism Deborah L. Layman & Amy M. Lumadue (Creating Assessment of Short Term Memory for Rhythmic Connections Company & Kent State University) Reproduction in Residents on a Dementia Unit Lee Anna Rasar, Iansa Zaldarriaga, Kathryn Henderson, Five Notes Therapy - A Schema for Integrating the Rachel Philipps (University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire) Music Therapy & Music Composition Departments Michael Legge (Five Notes Therapy, Levittown, PA) East Meets West: Comparing On- and Off-Task Responses of Thai Music Therapy Participants by Music: The Lived Experience of the Adolescent Musical Selection – A Post Hoc Analysis Listening to Preferred Music Dena Register (University of Kansas) & Lindsey Williams Michael J. Mahoney (Drexel University) (University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Parents’, Teachers’ and Administrators’ Perceptions The Perceptions and Attitudes of Michigan General of Music Therapy in Schools Music Educators Regarding Undergraduate Michelle Marpole (Florida State University) Preparation, Training Experiences, and Additional Support Services Available for Working With Special Music Therapy and Bonding: A Need for Connection Learners in the Music Classroom: A Pilot Study in Hospice Families Laurel Rosen-Weatherford & Brian Wilson (Western Erin McAlpin (University of Missouri- Kansas City) Michigan University)

Bio-Guided Music Therapy Parents’ and Nurses’ Perceptions of Music Therapy Eric B. Miller (Montclair University) on a Pediatric Unit Ericha A. Rupp & Michael J. Silverman (University of Update Singing Ranges and Song Preferences for Minnesota) Senior Song Fest Randall Moore (University of Oregon) Effects of Pitch, Rhythm, and Harmony on Short- and Long-Term Visual Recall in Children with Autism The Applications and Implications of Religious Music Spectrum Disorders in Music Therapy Edward T. Schwartzberg & Michael J. Silverman (University Marisol Norris (Drexel University) of Minnesota)

The Comparison of Three Selected Music/Reading Feasibility of Orff-Based Music Therapy on the Activities on Second Grade Students’ Story Identification and Development of Positive Coping

page 68 Information subject to change Research Poster Session Strategies in Children with Psychiatric Issues: Case W. Unverzagt (Indiana University) & Victoria Champion Studies (Indiana University) Elizabeth Shain (University of Kansas) Effects of Music Therapy on Patients and Caregivers A Different Way to Measure Perceptions of on a Oncology-Hematology Unit: Final Analyses of a Expressivity in Music Single-Session Randomized Design Jay Silveira (Oregon State University) & Clifford K. Madsen Jennifer M. Ulmer, Erin Lane & Michael J. Silverman (Florida State University) (University of Minnesota)

Effects of Caregiver-Based Educational Music Therapy Join in the Joy of Music: Promoting Joint Attention on Depression and Satisfaction with Life in Acute for Young Children with Autism Care Psychiatric Patients and Their Caregivers Potheini Vaiouli & Hannah Schertz (Indiana University) Michael J. Silverman (University of Minnesota) Music Educators’ Perceived Effectiveness of Inclusion Effects of Recreational Music Therapy on Mood and of Students with Special Needs: A Comparison of 20 Perceived Helpfulness in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients Years Michael J. Silverman & Sara Rosenow (University of Kimberly VanWeelden (Florida State University) & Jennifer Minnesota) Whipple (Charleston Southern University)

Music Therapy Salaries from 1998 - 2010: A Perceptions of Educational Preparation and Descriptive and Comparative Study Instructional Supports Available for Inclusion of Michael J. Silverman (University of Minnesota), Amelia Students with Special Needs in Music: A Comparison G. Furman (Minneapolis Public School), Jennifer Leonard of 20 Years (University of Minnesota), Elizabeth Stephanz (University of Kimberly VanWeelden (Florida State University) & Jennifer Minnesota) & Rachel McKee (University of Minnesota) Whipple (Charleston Southern University)

20 Years of Music Therapy Research in the NICU: An Content Analysis of Course Offerings in AMTA- Updated Meta-Analysis Approved Training Programs Jayne M. Standley (Florida State University) Eric G. Waldon & Feilin Hsiao (University of the Pacific)

A Clinical Case Study Using Songwriting as a Influences of Music Therapists’ Worldviews on Work Preventive Music Therapy Intervention for At-Risk in Different Countries Inner City Adolescent Girls Barbara L. Wheeler (Beach Haven, NJ) & Felicity Baker Rebekah Stewart (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Char (University of Queensland, Australia) Carol Fisher (Operation Breakthrough), Deanna Hanson- Abromeit (University of Missouri-Kansas City) & Elizabeth A Phenomenological Experience of Singing Vocal Merz (Operation Breakthrough) Harmony with Another Person Krista Winter (Drexel University) Impact of Music Therapists’ Religious Beliefs on Clinical Identity and Professional Practice Assessing Parents’ Needs and Attitudes: Paige A. Robbins Elwafi (Cincinnati, OH) Considerations for Parent Training Planning in Music on Parent-Child Interactions for Children with Training in Musical Caregiving: A Husband Sings Developmental Delays to his Wife with Alzheimer’s Disease for Increased Yen-Hsuan Yang (Florida State University) Orientation and Engagement Joanna Swift (Drexel University) The Effects of Participation in a Group Music Therapy Voice Protocol (G-MTVP) on the Intensity, A Survey of Music Therapist Involvement in the Fundamental Frequency, Fundamental Frequency Foster Care System Variability, Breath Support, Jitter, and Shimmer of Mark Toole (Georgia College & State University) Individuals with Parkinson Disease Olivia Swedberg Yinger (Florida State University) The Relationships between Music Perception and Cognitive Domains in Breast Cancer Survivors Levels of Evidence in the Journal of Music Therapy Alan Tyson (Indiana University & IUPUI), Debra Burns from 2000-2009: Descriptive Analyses by Year and (Indiana University & IUPU), Tonya Bergeson-Dana (Indiana University), Susan Perkins (Indiana University), Frederick Clinical Population Andrea Bora Yun & Michael J. Silverman (University of Minnesota)

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Friday, November 18, 4:45–6:00 pm Share Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor his poster session provides a lively, exciting, thought-provoking and Tinformative opportunity to interact with presenters as they disseminate Network Learn materials and ideas to a large number of conference attendees. Be sure to visit the Clinical Practice Forum to network and learn. A list of Clinical Practice Forum Participants can be found below:

A Children’s Music Exercise Program to Enhance MT-BC; Jessica Pitts, MT-BC; Katie Garner, MT-BC; Kellie Exercise and Teach Healthy Eating Habits Schallert, MT-BC; Alison Williams, MT-BC Presenter(s): Satoko Mori-Inoue, PhD, MT-BC; Lori Gooding, PhD, MT-BC Multiculturalism: Understanding the Dynamics of Change Bridging the Communication Gap: Facilitating Presenter(s): Samuel Bradley, BM Interaction with Non-Verbal Clients Presenter(s): Peggy A. Farlow, MAE, MT-BC Transforming Music Therapists with Performance as Therapy: Helping Me Help You Gymbop – Where PT, OT, SLT, Physical Presenter(s): Virginia E. Schenck, MT-BC Education and Music Collide Presenter(s): Lynn Norlander, BS; Eric Emmons, MM Implementing Harp into Clinical Practice is Easier Than You Think Spiral of Sound - The Ancient Art and Modern Presenter(s): Jennifer Haskins, MT-BC; Melissa Clanton Science of Sound Healing Hasel, MM, MT-BC Presenter(s): Candace Keach Beyond Traditional Sing-Alongs, Vol. 2: Unlocking the Wellness Within: Introducing Contemporary Music Therapy Techniques for the Wellness Techniques for Clients with Special Elderly Needs Presenter(s): Aiko Onuma Presenter(s): Kimberly Thompson, MT-BC; Megan Resig, MS, MT-BC Incorporating Mental Health Questionnaires In Music Therapy Practice with Children and Research in Public Education: The Utilization Adolescents of Rhythm-Based Strategies with Students with Presenter(s): Michelle Reitman, PsyD, LMHC, MT-BC Emotional and Behavioral Issues ® Presenter(s): Sherri Ross, MA ,MT-BC; Eric Gumm, MT-BC Music Therapy and Music Together : Idea Sharing and Collaboration I’m at the Crossroads, Now Where’s My Map? Presenter(s): Andrew Knight, MA, MT-BC; Beth Presenter(s): Natalie Mullis, MT-BC Hampshire, MT-BC; Angela Guerriero, MEd, MA, MM, MT-BC; Natalie Vecchione, MT-BC; Mindy Arndt, MT-BC; Danielle Platt, MT-BC; Kitty Dennis, MT-BC; Tori Conicello- Percussion Techniques for Alleviating Phantom Emery, MA, MT-BC; Susan Graves, MT-BC; Nancy Server, Limb Pain MT-BC Presenter(s): Jessica Leza Utilizing Visual Feedback of Drumming Music Therapy in the Treatment of Bereaved Via Recording Software to Improve Motor Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Coordination in an Adolescent with Spastic Presenter(s): Jessica N. Hoyle, MMT, MT-BC Cerebral Palsy Presenter(s): Tyler Hogan, BM; Edward T. Schwartzberg, Early Intervention Strategies/Facilitation with MEd, MT-BC an Interdisciplinary Approach in Two Private Practices Presenter(s): Jennifer Puckett, MT-BC; Amy Norris, MM,

Information subject to change page 71 page 72 Information subject to change Internship Fair Saturday, November 19, 9:00–10:30 am Experience Grand Ballroom Foyer, 2nd floor tudents, come find out about and meet with internship site representatives. Ask Squestions, schedule interviews, and learn about clinical training opportunities Skills Work available to you! Participating internship sites are listed below.

AMTA Association Internship Approval Committee. J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center Representatives from the committee will be on hand to Amy Kemp Inman, MM, MT-BC; Morganton, NC answer questions Finger Lakes DDSO Bethany Children’s Home Donna W. Polen, LCAT, MT-BC; Newark, NY Matthew K. Phillips, LSW, MT-BC; Womelsdorf, PA Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Southbury Training School Christine Neugebauer, MS, LPC, MT-BC; Houston, TX Julie Andring, MSA, MT-BC; Southbury, CT The Music Therapy Center of California Fairview Developmental Center Julie Guy, MM, MT-BC; San Diego, CA Terri Smith-Morse, MT-BC; Costa Mesa, CA Fraser School Park Nicollet Health Services Kay Luedtke-Smith, MT-BC; Richfield, MN Sandi Holten, MT-BC; Minneapolis, MN Madonna School Tallahassee Memorial Behavioral Health Center Mary Lynn Bennett, MT-BC; Omaha, NE Flor del Cielo Pérez, MM, MT-BC; Tallahassee, FL Vitas Innovative Hospice Care Village Hospice, A Service of John Knox Village Thomas A. Dalton, LMHC, MT-BC; Fort Lauderdale, FL Sharla Whitsitt, MME, MT-BC; Lee’s Summit, MO Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Big Bend Hospice Louise Dimiceli Mitran, MA, LCPC, MT-BC; Park Ridge, IL Melissa Hasel, MM, MT-BC; Tallahassee, FL Shriners Hospitals for Children—Boston Harris County Department of Education Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC; Boston, MA Ann Petty, MT-BC; Houston, TX Florida State Hospital Lakemary Center, Inc. Karen Yates, MM, MT-BC; Chattahoochee, FL Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC; Paola, KS Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music UPMC Medical/Psychiatric Internship Toby Williams, MA, LCAT, MT-BC; Brooklyn, NY Deborah Benkovitz, LSW, MSW, MT-BC; Pittsburgh, PA Mobile Music Therapy Services of Orange County CREATE a Beat! Pampa Community Center for the Bobbi Adler, MT-BC; Garden Grove, CA ARTS M. Julie Long, MA, MT-BC; Pampa, TX Four Seasons - Compassion for Life Brenda Williams, MA, MT-BC; Flat Rock, NC Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Miriam Hillmer, MME, MT-BC; Tallahassee, FL Victoria Healthcare & Rehabilitation Marce Muller, MT-BC; Costa Mesa, CA Institute for Therapy Through the Arts (ITA), Jenni Rook, LPC, MT-BC; Jeffrey Wolfe, MT-BC; Evanston, Ann Storck Center, Inc. IL BriAnne Weaver, MM, MT-BC; Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Whidbey General Hospital Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Barbara Dunn, PhD, LICSW, MT-BC; Whidbey, WA Russell Hilliard, PhD, LCSW, LCAT, MT-BC; Pasadena, CA; Orange, CA; Newark, DE; Miami, FL; Des Plaines, IL; New Avenues To Independence, Inc. Indianapolis, IN; Glen Burnie, MD; Newton, MA; Madison Deborah Colvenbach, MT-BC; Cleveland, OH Heights, MI; King of Prussia, PA; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; West Allis, WI

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Tuesday, November 15

4:00 pm–9:00 pm...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405

Wednesday, November 16

8:00 am–6:00 pm...... Academic Program Approval Committee...... Meeting Room 401 8:00 am–6:00 pm...... Association Internship Approval Committee...... Meeting Room 406 8:15 am–5:00 pm...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 2:00 pm–6:00 pm...... Professional Advocacy Committee...... Meeting Room 403 3:00 pm–4:00 pm.... Joint Academic Program & Association Internship Approval Committees...... Meeting Room 406 4:00 pm–7:00 pm...... AMTAS Officers...... Meeting Room 402 4:00 pm–8:00 pm...... Ethics Board...... Meeting Room 410 6:00 pm–8:00 pm...... Special Target Populations Committee...... Meeting Room 409 7:00 pm–9:00 pm...... Standards of Clinical Practice Committee...... Meeting Room 408 7:00 pm–9:00 pm...... Regional Presidents...... Meeting Room 403 8:00 pm–10:00 pm...... AMTAS Board of Directors...... Meeting Room 402 8:00 pm–10:00 pm...... Council Coordinators and Committee Chairs...... Meeting Room 401

Thursday, November 17

8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Academic Program Approval Committee...... Meeting Room 402 8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Affiliate Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 305 8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Technology Committee...... Meeting Room 304 8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Employment & Public Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 307 8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Government Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 308 8:00 am–12:00 pm...... Standards of Clinical Practice Committee...... Meeting Room 408 8:30 am–12:30 pm...... Professional Advocacy Committee...... Meeting Room 401 8:30 am–12:30 pm...... Student Affairs Advisory Board (SAAB)...... Meeting Room 410 9:00 am–12:00 pm...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 9:00 am–11:00 am...... International Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 306 9:00 am–12:00 pm...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 9:00 am–12:00 pm...... Special Target Populations Committee...... Meeting Room 409 Joint–Academic Program Approval, Association Internship 11:00 am–12:00 pm...... Approval & International Relations Committees...... Meeting Room 402 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Research Committee...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 1:30 pm–5:30 pm...... Assembly of Delegates...... Salon E Lunch Meeting...... imagine Editorial Team...... TBD 2:30 pm–4:30 pm...... Reimbursement Committee...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 3:00 pm–5:00 pm...... AMTAS Board of Directors...... Meeting Room 401 5:30 pm–7:00 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—SWR...... Meeting Room 406 5:30 pm–7:00 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—SER...... Meeting Room 401 5:30 pm–7:00 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—MWR...... Meeting Room 408 5:30 pm–7:00 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—GLR...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 5:45 pm–6:45 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—WR...... Meeting Room 402 6:00 pm–7:00 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—NER...... Meeting Room 403 6:00 pm–7:20 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—MAR...... Meeting Room 410

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Friday, November 18

7:00 am–9:00 am...... Assembly of Delegates...... Salon E 7:00 am–9:00 am...... Local Advocacy Session: Invited Guests Only...... Meeting Rooms 406-407 10:30 am–12:00 pm...... AMTA Business Meeting...... Grand Ballroom 12:00 pm–1:00 pm...... Iowa Lunch...... Meeting Rooms 304-305 12:00 pm–1:00 pm...... Taiwanese Music Therapy Professionals and Students...... Meeting Rooms 206-207 12:00 pm–1:00 pm...... Korean Music Therapists Lunch Meeting...... Meeting Rooms 301-302-303 12:00 pm–1:00 pm...... Joint JMT and MTP Editorial Boards...... Meeting Room 401 12:00 pm–1:45 pm...... Special Target Populations Networking Session...... See page 32 12:00 pm–1:45 pm...... Continuing Education Committee...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Affiliate Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 409 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Employment and Public Relations Committee...... Meeting Room 410 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... International Relations Committee...... Meeting Rooms 406-407 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Judicial Review Board...... Meeting Room 308 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Professional Advocacy Committee...... Meeting Room 408 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Reimbursement Committee...... Meeting Room 307 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Technology Committee...... Meeting Room 306 12:45 pm–2:00 pm...... Standards of Clinical Practice Committee...... Meeting Room 202 1:00 pm–1:45 pm...... MTP Editorial Board...... Meeting Room 401 1:00 pm–1:45 pm...... JMT Editorial Board...... Meeting Room 402 2:00 pm–5:15 pm...... Education and Training Advisory Board...... Meeting Room 402 2:00 pm–5:15 pm...... Membership Committee...... Meeting Room 401 6:15 pm–7:45 pm...... AMTAS Business Meeting...... Salon D 6:15 pm–7:45 pm...... Regional Board of Directors—MAR...... Meeting Room 401 7:00 pm–9:00 pm...... GCSU Graduate Students Seminar...... Meeting Room 201 9:30 pm–11:00 pm...... Japanese Music Therapy Students and Professionals.. Meeting Rooms 301-302-303

Saturday, November 19

7:30 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—SWR...... Ballroom D 7:30 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—WR...... Ballroom C 7:30 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—MAR...... East Ballroom 8:00 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—SER...... Meeting Rooms 301-302-303 8:00 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—MWR...... Salon C 8:00 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—NER...... Crystal Ballroom 8:00 am–9:15 am...... Regional Meeting—GLR...... Salon D 9:15 am–11:00 am...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 11:15 am–1:15 pm...... Assembly of Delegates...... Salon E 12:15 pm–1:15 pm...... International Relations Networking Lunch...... Meeting Room 402 12:15 pm–1:15 pm...... Music Therapy Business Owners Networking...... Ballroom C 1:30 pm–3:30 pm...... Membership Committee...... Meeting Rooms 404-405 1:30 pm–5:15 pm...... Education and Training Advisory Board...... Meeting Room 401 5:30 pm–6:30 pm...... AMTA Business Meeting...... East Ballroom 5:30 pm–6:30 pm...... AMTAS Business Meeting...... Salon D 6:45 pm...... UGA Reunion...... Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor

Sunday, November 20

7:00 am–8:00 am...... Assembly of Delegates Elect...... Salon E 9:45 am–11:30 am...... AMTA Board of Directors...... Meeting Rooms 404-405

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Information subject to change page 79 Exhibit Hall ASSOCIATIONS/PROGRAMS PUBLISHING COMPANIES Booth 208...... AMTAS Booth 500...... Jessica Kingsley Publishers*** Booth 100 ...... AMTA Disaster Response Fund Booth 711...... Voices/Nordic Journal of Music Therapy Booths 501, 503...... Certification Board for Music Therapists*** Booth 409...... Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta MUSIC THERAPY RESOURCES Booth 708...... Jamaica Field Service Project Booth 100 ...... AMTA Disaster Response Fund Booth 103 ...... Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation Booth 509...... BETAR, USA Booth 701.Nat’l Library Service for Blind & Physically Handicapped Booths 702–705 ...... Erfurt Music Resources Booth 106 ...... Woodland Foundation Booth 309...... GRIP Solutions Booths 702–705...... Keep on Moving AMTA APPROVED MT DEGREE PROGRAMS Booths 702–705...... Music for Health and Life Booth 403...... Appalachian State University** Booth 404 ...... Music Worx of California** Booths 505–507...... Berklee College of Music*** Booth 401...... Powers Device Technologies, Inc. Booth 408...... Colorado State University Booths 702–705 ...... Sarsen Publishing Booth 709 ...... Drexel University Booths 702–705 ...... Senior Songfest Booth 102...... Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Booth 613...... Seydel Harmonicas (harmonicaMD) Booth 405...... Lesley University Booths 702–705 ...... SpiritArts Drums & Musical Biofeedback Booth 504...... Maryville University** Booths 702–705...... University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Booth 706...... Molloy College** Booth 508...... Montclair State University PERCUSSION Booth 707...... St. Mary of the Woods College** Booths 305–307...... Remo, Inc.*** Booth 104...... Shenandoah University** Booth 309...... GRIP Solutions Booth 506...... SUNY-Fredonia Booth 406...... SUNY-New Paltz REGIONS/STATE ORGANIZATIONS Booth 502...... University of Kansas Booth 700...... Mid-Atlantic Region of AMTA Booth 407...... University of Missouri-Kansas City Booth 105...... Music Therapy Association of Georgia

EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENT MUSIC THERAPY ORGANIZATIONS Booth 101...... Music Together, LLC Booths 109, 208...... AMTAS Booth 107.. Mu Tau Omega-Sam Houston State University Students HANDBELLS/HANDCHIMES Booth 206...... Western Michigan University Students Booth 204...... Chimers Charts STRINGED INSTRUMENTS MUSIC COMPANIES Booths 710–712.... Community Music—Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Booth 713...... Boehme Music Booths 200, 202...... Lyons, A Division of The Woodwind & Brasswind** TECHNOLOGY Booths 601–611...... Music is Elementary** Booth 509...... BETAR USA Booths 301402...... West Music Company*** Booths 505–507...... Berklee College of Music Booth 401...... Powers Device Technology, Inc.

WIND INSTRUMENTS Booth 613...... Seydel Harmonicas (harmonicaMD)

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Bo o t h s 702-705 SpiritArts Drums & Musical Bo o t h 403 AMTA Member Exhibitor - Erfurt Biofeedback Appalachian State University Music Resources SpiritArts Drums are hand-painted Appalachian State University’s Music Therapy Pro is an functional art. They are light- Master of Music Therapy degree online community at www. weight for therapeutic use with a is designed to prepare MT-BCs for MusicTherapyPro.com, gives big sound. Create a playable drum advanced music therapy practice. you access to the like-minded wall gallery. Experience a musical Specialty Areas are designed and passionate therapists plus biofeedback demo with your own according to students’ interests. downloads, podcasts, and videos to physiological measures returned to Dual degree programs with Mental enhance your business and yourself. you as music against a background Health Counseling or Marriage and Come see this popular website of koto, tambura, ocean waves, Family Therapy are available, as are in action and visit with creators rainforest or other sounds. all levels of training in the Bonny Kimberly Sena Moore, Michelle Representatives: Eric Miller, Lynn Method of GIM. Erfurt and Rachael Rambach. Contact Miller Representatives: Melody Schwantes, us [email protected] or Carol Deans phone 614-832-8664. UPMC Medical Psychiatric Bo o t h s 505-507 Representative: Michelle Erfurt Internship Come find out about our Berklee College of Music Bo o t h s 702-705 National Roster Internship site Berklee College of Music presents AMTA Member Exhibitors: in Pittsburgh, PA. This internship its new technology applications for music therapists, including the Keep On Moving includes experience with both Music Life Plan, UTapia, Visual Bridging cultural and generational pediatric medical and acute Music Induction, Manage Your gaps; maximizing patient and care inpatient psychiatry (child through Stress & Pain through Music, giver participation. geriatric). This is a dynamic fast- Representative: Marlon Sobol paced internship with opportunities SoundEmotion, AudioDraw, and to work with six music therapists Jammer. Come experiment with Music for Health and Life as well as other creative arts these friendly apps, and learn about Music for Health and Life offers modalities. Berklee’s music therapy curriculum books of original songs and Representatives: Robert Miller, and expert faculty. You can also lesson ideas especially geared for Deborah Benkovitz purchase “Manage Your Stress and older school-age students with Pain through Music,” the new book Bo o t h 100 and CD by Drs. Suzanne Hanser and developmental disabilities but AMTA Disaster Response Fund useable with any age level. They Susan Mandel. AMTA’s long tradition of serving Representatives: Jennifer Jaffe, are easy to use tools for any music music therapists and students Ranjana Srinivasan, Seneca Block therapist. Visual aids and a CD are affected by disaster events Technology Developers: Aric Allen, included with the book. continues. You are invited to visit Matthew Centrella Representatives: Diane Hannibal, the AMTA Disaster Response Fund Wes Hannibal Bo o t h 509 booth. Learn about its activities, BETAR USA partnerships, and resources. Join Sarsen Publishing BETAR is the sound of deep relaxation! us in making a contribution to the Sarsen Publishing offers media BETAR focused vibroacoustic sound Origami Crane display to benefit for music therapists and music therapy systems combine the deep the fund. Donations are always educators. Books, CDs, and DVDs impact of sonic energy massage with welcome! created by music therapist. the healing power of music. BETAR Representative: Barbara Else, Megumi Representatives: Bill Matney, Kalani Azekawa, Yumi Sato mood-o-matics deliver low frequency Das alpha and delta waves for wakeful Bo o t h s 109, 208 relaxation or deep restful sleep. Senior Songfest American Music Therapy Representatives: Ed Kelly, Shannon Senior Songfest is an online Association Students (AMTAS) Sausser publication for older citizens. AMTAS will offer information about Bo o t h 713 Popular songs in large print the student organization and current Boehme Music and lower keys for comfortable projects. Stop by and learn about Boehme Music will present the singing. AMTAS work and the benefits of Feeltone Music Instrument line Representative: Randall Moore being a student member. including the soundwave and our Representative: Jessica Jarvis newly designed Mono Chords. Experience the vibration and hear

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the sounds of these natural acoustic Bo o t h 409 Bo o t h 309 instruments. Their sound creates a Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta G.R.I.P. SOLUTIONS safe sound space in which a person Our comprehensive Inpatient G.R.I.P. Solutions sets the new can experience a safe and healing Rehabilitation Unit (CIRU) offers standard for non-slip therapy adjuncts environment. therapy services designed for that enhance fun, participation, Representative: Gabriele Schwibach pediatrics, adolescents, and young creativity, and performance. The adults (birth to 21 years) to address innovative G.R.I.P. products promote Bo o t h s 710-712 their needs after a traumatic neuro-musculoskeletal stimulation, Community Music injury or illness. Patients receive improve coordination and plant Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer are an interdisciplinary approach to a sense of achievement. G.R.I.P. trailblazers in children and family care to promote independence and Solutions - where ideas take hold! music and first class “Social Music maximize function and community Representatives: Lou Gaston, Carol Conductors” with the aim of helping integration. Calato everyone enjoy playing music at Representative: Jackie Hendon their own level and ability. Their Bo o t h 613 new CD “ROCKIN’ THE UKE” takes Bo o t h 408 harmonicaMD & Seydel the instrument to the next level. Colorado State University Harmonicas Billboard Magazine called their Earn your music therapy master’s Where medical challenges meet a music, “As close to flawless folk/ degree from one of the nation’s musical solution. See our newly bluegrass as it gets.” Come visit top universities! Colorado State developed “medical harmonica” Cathy & Marcy in the exhibit hall for University offers a distance- exhibited and demonstrated. a chat, a ukulele song, help choosing delivered program designed for The world’s oldest harmonica your new ukulele, a new CD and MT-BCs interested in furthering manufacturer will also exhibit and some musical fun. their education in neurologic music offer for sale their complete line Representatives: Cathy Fink, Marcy therapy. Visit our booth to learn of exceptionally fine, handcrafted Marxer about our Master of Music in Music instruments, the first and only Therapy. harmonicas with stainless steel Bo o t h s 501-503 Representatives: Nicole Wilshusen, reeds. The Certification Board for Music Blythe LaGasse Representatives: John Schaman, MD; Therapists Melissa Reitzel; Rupert Oysler; George The Certification Board for Music Bo o t h 102 Miklas; Danny G Therapists certifies credentialed Department of Music and professional music therapists through Technology @ IUPUI Bo o t h 708 examination and re-certifies them Highlights the Masters of Science in Jamaica Field Service Project every five years through a program Music Therapy program that is offered The Jamaica Field Service Project of re-certification. Representatives either on campus or online. Classes offers music therapy in care centers will be available to answer questions are conducted using synchronous across Jamaica. University Students and provide materials related to web-based conferencing, which work in Jamaica under the supervision CBMT programs. provides a classroom atmosphere of our MT-BCs. This study abroad is Representatives: Joy Schneck, Emily without travel. open to music therapy students from Darigan, Karen Howat, Nancy Hadsell, Representatives: Shu Tin Yang, Lim across the U.S. to work throughout Maureen Hearns, Corene Hurt-Thaut, Sophia Han Jamaica for academic credit and Wendy Woolsey valuable clinical experience. Bo o t h 709 Representative: Eric Wills Bo o t h 204 Drexel University Chimers Charts Drexel University will have Bo o t h 500 Chimers Charts is a new way of information about the master’s Jessica Kingsley Publishers presenting music to be rung by degree program and the department We are independent publishers everyone. Using colors and note of Creative Arts Therapies PhD of accessible books that make a letters, these charts make it easy program. The PhD program is an difference. Recognized as a leading for your ringers to create music. interdisciplinary degree for art, publisher on Autism and Asperger Whether you are teaching kids about dance, and music therapists. Come Syndrome, we publish in a range music or using hand chimes in music visit us for more information. of areas including social work, therapy, Chimers Charts let you Representative: Paul Nolan education, and arts therapies. Our focus on what is important. books are for parents, professionals, Representatives: Mary Scovel, Malanie academics, and the general reader. DeVore Representatives: Lisa Cark, Katie Bartleson page 82 Information subject to change Exhibitors

Bo o t h 405 from the heart of New York City, curriculum into your work with Lesley University offers both Bachelor’s and Master’s individual clients through the new Lesley University in Cambridge, MA degrees in Music Therapy, as well Music Together Within Therapy offers a low-residency summer PhD as Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy program. Participating clinicians program in Expressive Therapies in clinical training. Come by our booth have access to Music Together addition to a Master of Arts degree for more information. family and educator materials as in Expressive Therapy. Students Representatives: Evelyn Selesky, Susan well as tools specifically designed can specialize in music, art, dance, Sorel to facilitate the therapeutic process. drama, and expressive therapies. Visit our booth or attend one of our Bo o t h 508 The Music Therapy specialization is conference sessions to learn more Montclair State University approved by AMTA. Graduates are about using Music Together to Montclair looks forward to eligible for CBMT certification and enhance your music therapy work. introducing you to the undergraduate license as Mental Health Counselors Representatives: Carol Ann Blank, and graduate school opportunities (LMHC) in Massachusetts. Carol Moore Representatives: CarylBeth Thomas, in an internationally recognized Christine Routhier, Sally McKnight program. Bo o t h 404 Harrison Representatives: Brian Abrams, Karen MusicWorx, Inc. Goodman MusicWorx celebrates 100+ Bo o t h s 200, 202 interns in 2010-2011. Information Bo o t h s 601-611 Lyons, A division of The Woodwind is available about our internship Music is Elementary and Brasswind program. Learn about our Tool Music is Elementary is a supplier of Lyons serves the needs of teachers in Boxes, CMTE Self Study courses, musical instruments and curriculum general music, band, and orchestra and see our new products. for use in music therapy. classrooms, as well as music Representatives: Noelle Pederson, Representatives: Sam Marchuk, Carol therapists across the country. As a Rebecca Vandreuil Rhodes, Ron Guzzo, Leeann Guzzo, division of Woodwind and Brasswind, Bill Johnson, Rick Kramer, Shawn Bo o t h 103 Lyons offers one of the widest Potochar, John Segastegui selections of musical products. For Nathaniel Anthony Ayers over 75 years Lyons continues to be Bo o t h 107 Foundation kid tested, teacher approved. Mu Tau Omega The Mission of the Nathaniel Anthony Representative: Heather Hosterman Mu Tau Omega, (MTO) Sam Houston Ayers Foundation is to support State University’s student music arts programs at mental health Bo o t h 504 therapy organization, is selling and arts organizations that serve Maryville University newly designed, functional, stylish the mentally ill. The Foundation is Maryville University in St. Louis music therapy t-shirts and bags! dedicated to creating more public provides undergraduate and These items are perfect for students awareness about mental health’s graduate education in music therapy. and professionals alike and make effects on society and is committed Maryville is one of the outstanding great holiday gifts. to spreading the value of artistic private universities in the Midwest Representative: Nicki Wiloth expression in the advancement of offering an innovative liberal arts wellness and treatment. education and providing music Bo o t h 105 Representative: Jennifer Ayers-Moore therapy education since 1972. See Music Therapy Association of us at Maryville.edu. Georgia Bo o t h 701 Representatives: Debora Summers, Music Therapy Association of Georgia National Library Service BPH Katie Norvell (MTAG), will be exhibiting products, The National Library Service for the advertisements, flyers and creations Blind and Physically Handicapped, Bo o t h 700 from local music therapists. The local Library of Congress, provides Mid-Atlantic Region of AMTA artists performing at conference will free Braille and recorded books We will have a projector with images have the opportunity to sell their and magazines, catalogs, and highlighting activities, schools, and CDs and give information about bibliographies, music scores, and clinical work of the Mid-Atlantic future performances. music instruction material free for Region. Representatives: Natalie Generally, blind and physically handicapped Representative: John Carpente Amber Weldon-Stephens persons. Talking-book players and accessories necessary to use the Bo o t h 706 Bo o t h 101 Molloy College equipment are also provided without Music Together cost. Contact us at 202-707-5100 Molloy College, located in New York Bring the internationally recognized, on Long Island, 35 minutes by train or 1-800-424-9100. research-based Music Together Representative: Janice Wallace

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Bo o t h 401 of our new Masters of Music in Journal of Music Therapy is Powers Device Technologies, Inc. Music Therapy Program. Come by an international peer-reviewed Pacifier Activated Lullaby (PAL), our exhibit booth for information journal, published in collaboration FDA approved digital music delivery regarding what we have to offer at the with Routledge (Taylor & Francis). system, helps stimulate the sucking undergraduate and graduate levels, Representative: Rune Rolvsjord response in premature infants. as well as to explore continuing Bo o t h 108 The technology exploits infants’ education opportunities. natural appetite for music and Representatives: Joni Milgram- West Love voice and delivers a timed interval Luterman, Kimberly Mancino WEST LOVE Color and Culture is the of contingent music for each suck premiere community artisan visual Bo o t h 406 meeting preset pressure criteria. arts exhibitor of linen and silk cultural State University of New York at Based on research conducted at artwear and textiles for the purpose New Paltz Florida State University by Jayne of enhancing cultural awareness SUNY New Paltz will have information Standley, PhD, MT-BC. and diversity, encouraging wholistic Representatives: P. Kathleen Lovell, about our graduate program in Music wellness and promoting mind, body Christine Clark, Doug Miller, Linda Therapy. Brochures and handouts and spirit therapy. Braddon, Ace Edwards, Evan Karp describing Pre-Requisites, Music Representative: Dr. Barry Shelton Therapy Program Curriculum, and Bo o t h s 305,307 the Graduate Music Therapy Program Bo o t h s 301-402 Remo, Inc. Curriculum will be available. West Music Company Remo, Inc. has been awarded the Representatives: Maria Monserrat West Music Company features music California Waste Reduction Award Gimeno, Emma Hempel therapy materials and instruments, every year since 1998. In addition including Remo drums, Kala Ukuleles, to being portable, durable, tunable, Bo o t h 502 and Sonar Orff Instruments. and playable, Remo drums are University of Kansas Representatives: Robin Walenta, Jenny sustainable. Visit our booth to learn We will have information about Winegarden, Kyle Wilhelm, Lindsey Wilhelm, Katie Krull, Stephanie Super. why at Remo, sustain isn’t only our programs, including curricular information, and information about about sound resonance. Bo o t h 206 our practicums, scholarships, etc. Representatives: Alyssa Janney, Western Michigan University Angelo Belli, Remo Belli, Ami Belli Representatives: Leslie Jabara, Cindy Colwell The music therapy students from Bo o t h 707 Western Michigan University will Saint Mary of the Woods College Bo o t h 407 have information about our degree SMWC offers B.S. and M.A. degrees University of Missouri at Kansas programs and be on hand to answer in Music Therapy. The MAMT is City questions. We will have shirts and designed for music therapists, UMKC-The University of Missouri tote bags for sale to support our requires little time on campus, -Kansas City Conservatory offers student chapter of AMTA. and allows students to study with dynamic degrees in music therapy at Representative: Joshua Keller the bachelor’s, equivalency, master’s experts in improvisation, GIM, and Bo o t h 106 Music Psychotherapy. Get your and doctoral levels. Top notch faculty and resources in a vibrant arts Woodland Foundation Master’s without relocating or The Woodlands is a non-profit giving up your job. environment make for a rewarding experience. Opportunities for clinical organization (near Pittsburgh, Representatives: Damian May, Jessica PA) dedicated to enriching the DeVillers and research work abound. Consider coming to the City of Fountains and lives of children and young adults Bo o t h 104 grow with us! with disability and chronic illness. Shenandoah University Representatives: Robert Greene, Using its fully accessible facilities, Information on music therapy Melita Belgrave The Woodlands’ programs enable programs at Shenandoah University, participants to experience social, including the Master’s degree in Bo o t h 711 cultural, environmental, recreational Music Therapy will be featured. Voices: A World Forum for Music and spiritual growth. The Woodlands Representatives: Michael Rohrbacher, Therapy/Nordic Journal of Music features a wonderful weeklong Abbey Dvorak Therapy music camp that teaches children Voices: A World Forum for about music, and gives them the Bo o t h 506 Music Therapy, an international skills and encouragement to perform State University of New York at open access journal and online in the annual music concert. Fredonia community for music therapy Representative: Deanna Diederich SUNY Fredonia School of Music is (www.voices.no). The Nordic pleased to announce the addition page 84 Information subject to change Information subject to change page 85 page 86 Information subject to change Thank you! From the Conference Chair, Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC t would not have been possible to have AMTA in the ATL without the help and Iassistance of many people. While I have enjoyed the privilege of serving as the 2011 chair, the AMTA conference is the result of many people working together.

Many, many a THANK YOU must be said and while this list is extensive, it cannot possibly include everyone who assisted in making the conference a success. First and foremost thank you to everyone, professional and student, who attended the 13th annual AMTA conference. It is the support of each and every member that makes the organization and the conference. Be sure to complete the evaluation so your ideas and suggestions can help develop and shape the next conference.

To the 2011 Program Review Committee, Sandi Curtis, Melita Belgrave, Vicki Vega & Gary Verhagen, who read and evaluated proposals to help select a diverse program to meet the needs and interests of our members. To the Inaugural International Reviewers, Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC; Alicia Clair, Soo Ji Kim, and Helen Shoemark. To Jennifer Jones, who again served as a AMTA Vice President and Conference Chair precise and articulate Abstract Editor for the conference program. To Vice-President Elect Sandi Curtis for her assistance throughout the conference planning in a variety of ways.

To the chairs of the Institutes and Specialized Training: Barbara Reuer, Marcia Humpal, Rebecca Wellman, Suzanne Hanser, Jennifer Delisi, Sarah Johnson, Concetta Tomaino and Jayne Standley as well as all their speakers. To our Sears lecturer Kenneth Bruscia for providing “Ways of Thinking in Music Therapy.” To the presenters of our CMTEs, Concurrent Sessions, Clinical Practice Forum, International Posters organized by Flossie Ierardi, and the Research Poster Session, chaired by Cliff Madsen; each of you provided the information for us to improve our advocacy, therapy and leadership skills.

To the Regional Presidents, AMTA Board of Directors, Assembly of Delegates, Committee Chairs and Committee Members for your hard work behind the scenes during the conference as well as the throughout the entire year.

To Jim Borling, Barbara Else, and Yumiko Sato who provided time to reflect and support our colleagues during Conscious Drumming, Joanne Loewy and Paul Nolan who facilitated The Music Therapist Unplugged, Barbara Dunn who again brought the conference choir to voice, Maureen Hearns, Lisa Jackert, Robin Rio, Jodi Winnwalker and Barbara Dunn for leading the Chant Circle, and to Kalani Das, Carolyn Koebel and Bill Matney, for leading the Spirit Dance. To our BFF’s Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer for entertaining and teaching us new skills once again.

And an extra thank you to our outstanding local chair, Amber Weldon-Stephens and the team of committee chairs, Rachel Coon-Arnott, Natalie Generally, Jamie George, Stephanie Guest, Roy Joyner, Marsha Lane, Harry Lester, Andrew Littlefield, Kirby Smith, Carol Statella-Harris, David Symons, and Missy Worden, as well as the music therapists of the Greater Atlanta area who volunteered their time to support the conference. A special thank you to Dr. John LaForge, coordinator of music education for the Fulton County School System for providing instruments, time and support for this incredible MT team.

Finally to the exceptional AMTA national office staff for the endless creativity, tireless energy and patience in preparing and attending to all the details that are required for the conference: Andrea Farbman, Dianne Wawrzusin, Angie Elkins, Judy Simpson, Jane Creagan, Cindy Smith, Rebecca Smith, Tawna Grasty, Barbara Else, Judy Kaplan and Melissa Kornacki. An extra special thank you to Al Bumanis whose knowledge and guidance is greatly appreciated and essential to the entire operation of the AMTA conference.

I hope each of you feels energized and inspired by your conference experience and takes with you new ideas and ways to increase your advocacy, therapy and leadership in the field of music therapy. Thank you!

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Hotel Registration

1st Floor Meeting Rooms

Conference Registration

2nd Floor Meeting Rooms

Hospitality Table

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7:00 am 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 • • • • • • • • 8:00 10:00 12:00 pm 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00

Technology Institute

Traumatic Brain Injury Institute FREE Caregiver Institute Early Childhood Institute

NICU Music Therapy Training Wednesday November 16 Exhibit Hall Move-In

Opening Session Exhibit Hall Move-In Reception Exhibits Open Take A Chance CMTE Courses CMTE Courses Exhibits Open Thursday November 17 Exhibit Spectacular

Exhibit Business Concurrent Sessions Spectacular Drum Circle Meeting featuring International Mickey Hart Clinical Practice Posters Conscious Forum Drumming Music Sears Lecture Exhibits Open Friday Concurrent Uke Circle Therapist Unplugged Sessions Exhibit Spectacular International November 18 Posters

Internat’l Lunch Exhibits Open Exhibit Move-out Regional Internship Fair Spirit Dance Meetings Research Poster Exhibit Exhibit Session Saturday Spectacular Business Spectacular Chant Cabaret November 19 Meeting Circle Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Sessions CMTE Courses Conf. Wrap-Up Sunday November 20

Information subject to change page 91 Announcing the 2012 AMTA Conference: Join your friends and colleagues again in Chicago, Illinois in 2012 for Changing Winds: Innovation in Music Therapy

Make your plans now for the 2012 AMTA Conference in St. Charles, Illinois (just outside of Chicago)

Watch for Call for Papers in December!

Sessions: Oct. 11-14, 2012, Meetings: Oct. 9 – 14, 2012 Institutes: Oct. 10, 2012, CMTEs: Oct. 11 & 14, 2012