Category: News
Clinical Practicum Coordinator and Supervisor Opportunity at Washington Adventist University
The music therapy program at Washington Adventist University is expanding. We are excited to announce a part-time opportunity for Clinical Practicum Coordinator and Supervisor (25%) with potential to grow to full-time within the year. https://wau.catsone.com/careers/9207-General/jobs/13613240-Music-Therapy-Clinical-CoordinatorPracticum-Supervisor?portal= Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Daniel Lau, Chair of Music Department at music@wau.edu Applications are to be completed online.
The LGBTQIA2+ Music Therapy Affinity Group Is Up and Running
The LGBTQIA2+ Music Therapy Affinity Group is up and running! Purpose: To organize, advocate, communicate, connect and bring about positive and systemic change related LGBTQIA2+ topics/issues in the field of music therapy. Group Values/Goals: • Hold space for/support the needs of professional LGBTQIA2+ music therapists • Support the educational needs of LGBTQIA2+ music therapy students […]
Passages 2020 Registration Form and Conference Session Proposal Form
17th Annual MAR Passages Conference Session Proposal Form *2020 *ONLINE!* Saturday, September 26th 2020 9:00AM-3:30PM PROPOSAL FORM Deadline For Submission: August 31st, 2020 All sessions are 50 minutes total, including 5 minutes for questions and feedback. Theme: Unification This year’s Passages Conference is about providing care in uncertain times. Not only that, it’s about banding […]
Passages Conference Coming Soon
Note from Molly Pow, MS, MT-BC, Student Affairs Advisor: Hello Mid Atlantic Region! I continue to be impressed and heart warmed by the incredible amount of love and support our field shares with one another. We absolutely raise each other up, without a shadow of a doubt. These unprecedented times have greatly impacted us all. […]
Actions in New Jersey During COVID-19
ACTIONS in NEW JERSEY DURING COVID-19 Submitted by Paula Unsal, Chair NJSTF New Jersey music therapists saw their music therapist license signed into law on January 21, 2020 and in July that law became final after the mandatory 180 day waiting period. In June the same waiting period ended on the new State Board of […]
Two Upcoming Meetings on June 23, 2020 & June 25, 2020
Dear members of the MAR-AMTA, There are two meetings coming up this week that the MAR-AMTA Executive Board wanted to be sure to share with you. The next MAR-AMTA Executive Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23rd at 9:00, and an opportunity to follow up/debrief after the 2020 MAR-AMTA Online Conference is scheduled for […]
A Message from the MAR-AMTA Cultural Humility, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Dear members and friends of the MAR-AMTA, As we collectively struggle with these uncertain and challenging times, the MAR-AMTA Cultural Humility, Accessibility Diversity, and Inclusion (CHADI) Committee acknowledges the ways in which people of color, and particularly Black people, continue to be endangered in ways that white people are not. Amidst a pandemic which has […]
World Congress of Music Therapy Conference is Online
The World Congress of Music Therapy (WCMT) is an event that happens once every three years, in which music therapy professionals and experts in related fields from around the world gather to share ideas, experiences, trends, and research outcomes. Taking into account the current difficulties being experienced globally surrounding COVID19, this year’s WCMT was re-designed […]
Music Therapy License Created in Virginia
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) are excited to announce that on Tuesday March 3, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam signed into law HB 1562. This bill creates a music therapy license under the Board of Social Work, and establishes an Advisory Board on Music Therapy to assist […]
Moving AMTA Forward
Dear friends and members of the MAR, I hope this email finds you well and safe during these difficult times. I know you have been receiving an increased number of emails over the past few weeks, and I hope they have not been too overwhelming. We recognize that not everyone uses social media and want […]
