American Music Therapy Association - AMTA Working for You



			American Music Therapy Association, Inc. 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA Phone: (301) 589-3300 Fax: (301) 589-5175
		AMTA Working for You The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.


	Did You Know?
		Did you know that the profession of music therapy and AMTA is represented in Washington, D.C. and around the country in a variety of professional coalitions and alliances? AMTA’s Government Relations Staff participate in the following groups on your behalf:

	Events
		Arts Advocacy Day Arts Advocacy Day 2011 - Details coming soon! Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross-section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. AMTA will once again participate as a co-sponsor of Arts Advocacy Day. In addition to educational sessions, briefings on key issues, and organized Hill visits, your registration also includes the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the Kennedy Center. Even if you have never been involved in government relations efforts in the past, please consider attending Arts Advocacy Day. It will inspire you to advocate for music therapy in a whole new way. Brain Injury Awareness Day AMTA was invited by members of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force to participate in the “2010 Brain Injury Awareness Month Fair on Capitol Hill”. This year’s event was held Wednesday, March 17, 2010. This was AMTA’s 3rd year participating in this fair. Co-Chaired by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA), the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force's mission is to "enhance education and awareness of brain injury, its incidence, prevalence, prevention and treatment." Comprised of over 120 bipartisan members, the task force helps to educate the members of Congress and their staff on the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the different methods of intervention that are available to a client with a TBI. In years past, our booth on Capitol Hill was visited by employers seeking to hire music therapists, employers who wanted to learn more about music therapy, as well as clients recovering from TBI who told us their personal experiences of the role music played in their rehabilitation process.

	National Representation
		AMTA has a relationship with a number of national organizations. You can learn more about AMTA’s involvement with each of these coalitions and how this helps you in your practice of music therapy. Click here to go to the Member Area for detailed information on each organization. Consortium For Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations (NAPSO) Health Professions Network (HPN) The Joint Commission Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition American Psychiatric Association Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) SupportMusic Coalition CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) External Partners Group Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid Coalition Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Medicare Education Partnership (NMEP) National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations (NCCATA) National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education & Related Services

	This representation helps to ensure that music therapy is “at the table” when important health and education policy decisions are developed and implemented.













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