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The Wilson Trust Music Therapy Project, a project of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), is pleased to announce the awarding of a $45,000 matching grant to Childhaven for its music therapy initiative to increase music therapy services to vulnerable and at-risk babies, toddlers, and preschoolers who have been affected by traumatic experiences in their lives.
 
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American Music Therapy Association’s mission of increasing music therapy awareness and access to quality music therapy services makes a splash on billboards in iconic Times Square as AMTA participates in National Nonprofit Day.
 
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Aug 16, 2018 02:17 PM
Children on the autism spectrum often have cognitive needs that can be addressed in music therapy. In this AMTA-Pro podcast, Dr. Blythe LaGasse presents current neuroscience research related to individuals on the autism spectrum. She also provides the music therapy clinician with some explanations and clinical ideas for addressing working memory, attention, and executive functioning in children on the autism spectrum.
 
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Aug 14, 2018 03:29 PM
Immediate Past President Jennifer Geiger participated on a panel of Creative Arts Therapists at the American Psychological Association annual conference in San Francisco on August 9, 2018.
 
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Aug 06, 2018 03:25 PM
Thanks to MastersinCounseling.org for selecting AMTA as "Best of the Web in Counseling and Mental Health." AMTA was selected, "For their fantastic work in general, and especially their online resources."
 
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Jul 25, 2018 02:52 PM
Each year, the AMTA Board of Directors honors two deserving individuals with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2018 recipients are Dr. Michelle Hairston and Dr. Andrea Farbman.
 
Jul 24, 2018 07:32 PM
The AMTA President responds to two main areas of concern from members regarding the decision by the Board of Directors to not move forward with the MLE recommendation at this time.
 
Jul 17, 2018 02:15 PM
Thank you to members and music therapists for your comments and thoughts. Please stay turned for more information; the Board has read and considered each and every communication that has been received through multiple venues and is preparing a document that answers specific questions and concerns.
 
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Jul 13, 2018 02:13 PM
AMTA’s monthly newsletter is filled with important and timely information about the work AMTA does to further the profession and how membership in AMTA benefits YOU. This July issue of Matters is available as a benefit of membership in AMTA but is being shared with all!
 
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Jul 13, 2018 01:14 PM
Highlights from the AMTA Board of Directors 2018 Mid-Year meeting, June 22-24.
 
Jul 12, 2018 02:12 PM
After exhaustive examination by the Master’s Level Entry (MLE) Subcommittee of the Board of Directors, significant community feedback, and intense deliberation by the AMTA Board of Directors, the Board cited inconclusive direction and fiduciary concern as the primary reasons to not support the Subcommittee recommendation of moving to a master’s level entry by 2030 but does support investigation into music therapy education and clinical training as recommended by the Subcommittee.
 
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Jul 03, 2018 01:41 PM
In this AMTA-Pro podcast, speakers Dr. Annie Heiderscheit, Dr. Nancy Jackson, and Dr. Kathy Murphy review the steps necessary for creating a preliminary plan for a clinical research study. In this overview of an interactive session presented at the 2017 AMTA conference, the AMTA-Pro podcast speakers provide the groundwork for podcast listeners to begin the process of planning their own clinical research study.
 
AMTA encourages members to engage in advocacy.
 
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Jun 20, 2018 05:42 PM
Congratulations to AMTA member and board certified music therapist, David W. Otto for being named as National Program Director, Recreation Therapy Service for the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services.
 
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Jun 11, 2018 01:27 PM
Individuals and families in limited-resource communities face real challenges not only in finances but also in opportunities. In this AMTA-Pro podcast, two of our music therapy colleagues, Elizabeth K Schwartz and Dr.Varvara Pasiali, discuss these complex challenges and ways in which music therapists can focus on helping children move away from stress, insecurity, and dysfunction toward trust, belonging, and opportunities.
 
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