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Nov 20, 2014 05:44 PM
Several AMTA members and Board Certified Music Therapists are involved with this project. You can support "Music is My Therapy" and the documentary filmmakers through their Kickstarter campaign.
 
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Nov 18, 2014 05:24 PM
AMTA is pleased to announce the awarding of eight Clinician Small Grants as part of the Wilson Trust Music Therapy Project (WTMTP).
 
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Nov 13, 2014 10:07 PM
President Obama recently spoke about the importance of music therapy in the recovery of a wounded warrior at "A Salute to the Troops: In Concert at the White House."
 
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Oct 28, 2014 06:00 PM
This year, we're debuting a brand new mobile site for all of our conference attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors at the 2014 AMTA Conference.
 
Oct 28, 2014 05:58 PM
The new Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Fact Sheet, developed by the Steering Committee and Advisory Team of the AMTA Strategic Priority on Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is now available on the AMTA website. This resource joins several others already available to members, with more coming soon! Scroll down to Fact Sheets section.
 
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Oct 28, 2014 05:51 PM
Valuable information about the music therapy profession can be found in AMTA's annually published AMTA Member Survey and Workforce Analysis, "A Descriptive Statistical Profile of the AMTA Membership." The 2014 edition of this document is now available free of charge for current AMTA members and can be purchased by non-members in the AMTA online bookstore.
 
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Sep 24, 2014 03:50 PM
Music Therapy Matters, Volume 17, No 3 is now available for current AMTA members at www.musictherapy.org.​
 
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Sep 11, 2014 01:44 PM
AMTA's newest e-course provides an overview of copyright and intellectual property issues as they apply to music therapists. Purchase this self-study e-course in the AMTA online store (current members recieve a member discount!) and earn 3 CMTE credits for MT-BCs.
 
Sep 03, 2014 02:59 PM
“Alive Inside,” the film that portrays personalized music listening for elders in nursing homes, is currently being shown around the country. AMTA has developed a status report and resource to assist our members and others as they deal with the results of this film and organization, including new or increased interest in providing access to music and music therapy as well as some confusion and misunderstanding about the differences between music listening and clinical music therapy.
 
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Sep 02, 2014 12:43 PM
AMTA announces the launch of self-study e-course "Music Therapy and Military Populations" with opportunity for MT-BCs to earn approved CMTE credits. This AMTA E-course is based on the official 2014 briefing report “Music Therapy and Military Populations: A Status Report and Recommendations on Music Therapy Treatment, Programs, Research, and Practice Policy" developed by AMTA in 2014.
 
Aug 29, 2014 02:56 PM
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young and his wife, Barb, presented a check for $150,000 from their philanthropic organization, the Forever Young Foundation to Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento for the construction of a state-of-the-art music therapy facility in Sacramento.
 
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Aug 28, 2014 01:40 PM
AMTA Executive Director, Dr. Andi Farbman, AMTA Director of Professional Programs, Jane Creagan, and AMTA Director of Government Relations, Judy Simpson met with Dr. Heechin Chae, the Director of the NICoE (National Intrepid Center of Excellence) Intrepid Spirit/TBI Clinic at Fort Belvoir in Virginia.​
 
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Aug 25, 2014 03:34 PM
Tune into this AMTA-Pro podcast to learn of the research of our music therapy colleague Shannon de l’Etoile related to infant-directed singing and infant self-regulation. Available to current AMTA members as a benefit of membership.
 
Aug 13, 2014 03:47 PM
As part of The Wilson Trust Music Therapy Project, the American Music Therapy Association is pleased to announce a Program Announcement: Clinician Small Grants. The purpose of this Program Announcement is to improve music therapy service availability and accessibility in the Puget Sound region of Washington. This program provides small grant funding and is open to music therapists residing in the Puget Sound region.
 
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Aug 12, 2014 02:56 PM
AMTA-member, Professor Ed Roth, MM, MT-BC, of Western Michigan University, presented preliminary information from a pilot fMRI study examining mechanisms for improvisation in children at the recent annual meeting of the APA. His research partner, Dr. Charles Limb, is a renowned otolaryngologist and musician at Johns Hopkins University. The session was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
 
Results: 690 Article(s) Found.