It’s a well-known fact in the music therapy profession that most of us are women. It’s also a common stereotype that women should be these nice, sweet, gentle creatures. However, as a professional woman, this may not be the perception we want and being “nice” can have some downsides. When you do a Google search [...]
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This January, the music therapy blogging community is banding together for the third annual social media advocacy month. Music therapists in over 35 states are involved in the joint AMTA and CBMT state recognition operational plan, where we are seeking to increase our client’s access to music therapy services through official recognition of our profession [...]
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This year, we’re gearing up for conference almost a month earlier than usual. Our flights and hotel rooms are booked, presentations are prepared, and now comes the real fun: planning how we’ll spend those 5 days in St. Charles, Illinois. In episode 34 of the Music Therapy Round Table podcast, we’ll share with you our [...]
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This month, the Music Therapy Round Table is delighted to welcome two guests to our show: Judy Simpson and Dr. Dena Register. As the Director of Government Relations for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), Judy Simpson is the face of public policy for our profession as she works to represent our field and get [...]
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Episode 23 of the Music Therapy Round Table podcast was recorded at the 2011 AMTA national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Joining us are several special guests: Natalie Mullis, Meryl Brown, Julie Guy, Ginny Driscoll, and Natalie Wlodarczyk. We all share our take on this year’s conference, and have quite a few laughs while doing so! [...]
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The national AMTA music therapy conference is being held in Atlanta, GA in just over a week. Conference is a wonderful time to connect with people, to learn, and to get reinvigorated. You know what else it’s good for? Being around those people–role models, really–who you look up to. You may know them, you may [...]
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