MAR-AMTA Virtual Conference CMTE Offerings. April 4-6th.
CMTE’s are included in the price of conference for AMTA members. They can be purchased for an additional fee for non-members. The MAR-AMTA thanks the AMTA and symposium presenters for making their courses accessible to MAR conference attendees.
Register now: https://whova.com/portal/registration/maram_202404/
MAR-AMTA CMTEs
These courses will be virtual and live and recordings will be available for self study.
- Beyond Beats: Exploring Digital Music the Music Therapy Way (3 CMTE)
- Presenter: Al Hoberman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nicki Gelfand, MS, MT-BC
- Resistance Music: Exploring Righteous Rage, Political Anthems, Liberation Movements and Implications for Music Therapy (3 CMTE)
- Presenter: Zein Hassanein, MA, MT-BC, LPC
- Engaging with Songs for Self Care in the Music Therapy Student Supervision (Montclair State University Music Therapy Supervisor Workshop) (5 CMTE)
- Presenters:Brian Abrams, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Amy Clarkson, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC, PAT, CP
AMTA-U Regional CMTEs
These courses are available courtesy of AMTA. They are pre-recorded for self study.
- Developing a Pre-Internship Supervision Program (5 CMTE)
- Presenters: Joy Allen, PhD, MT-BC & Brenda Ross
- Tapping Into Your Inner Ethics (5 CMTE, 1 LCAT)
- Presenters: Members of the AMTA Ethics Board: Cheryl Stephenson, MM, MT-BC, Jan Schreibman, MM, MT-BC, CCLS, Kevin Hahn, MT-BC, Rachelle Morgan, MA, MT-BC, Beth-Ann Kimura, MA, LPC, MT-BC, Adreinne Steiner-Beck, PhD, MT-BC, Justine Marsh, MA, MT-BC, Maxwell Thompson, MT-BC.
- A Framework for Understanding and Using Music-Centered Music Therapy Assessments (3 CMTE, 3 LCAT)
- Presenter: Elizabeth K. Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC
Full Conference Schedule:
Find Full Conference Schedule with Access Links and descriptions here.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 4th | 9:00am-12:00pm | CMTE #1: (Live and via recording) Resistance Music: Exploring Righteous Rage, Political Anthems, Liberation Movements and Implications for Music Therapy (3 CMTE): Zein Hassanein, MA, MT-BC, LPC CMTE #2: (Live and via recording) Engaging with Songs for Self Care in the Music Therapy Student Supervision (Montclair State University Music Therapy Supervisor Workshop) (5 CMTE): Brian Abrams, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Amy Clarkson, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC, PAT, CP |
| 5:00pm-5:30pm | Opening Ceremonies and Platform Review | |
| 5:30pm-6:20pm | State Task Force Meetings (Live and via Recording- Zoom Links are still being updated) | |
| 5:45pm-6:30pm | Disable Music Therapists Affinity Meeting (Live Only) The disabled music therapists’ affinity meeting is open to disabled music therapists and current music therapy students and interns in the MAR. Conference registration is not required to attend the affinity meeting. Facilitators for this meeting will be Kerry Devlin and Rachel Reed. | |
| 7:00pm-7:50pm | Keynote: What Matters to Us: Cripping Music Therapy Values: Kerry Devlin, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC | |
| 8:00pm-9:00pm | Affinity Groups (TBD) | |
| Friday, April 5th | 8:00am-8:50am | Concurrent Sessions #1 1. Music therapy and its effects on premenstrual syndrome (PMS): Lilly Vito, MT undergraduate student, Eun Sil Suh, Ph.D., KCMT, MT-BC, Kyurim Kang, Ph.D., NMT, MT-BC. Hyunjung Lee, Ph.D., NMT, KCMT, MT-BC 2. Culturally Tuned; Enriching Hospice Internships with Sociocultural and Social Cognitive Theories: Pauline Broberg-Lewin MA, MT-BC, NMT 3. Promoting Self-Determination in Music Therapy Clinical Supervision: Rebecca Townsend, MME, MT-BC 4. Reentry Acculturation: Western-Trained Chinese Music Therapists’ Workforce Reentry Experiences: Yiqing Xiang, MMT, MT-BC 5. An Investigation into Potential Implicit Bias in Music Therapist’s Clinical Music Choices: Kendall Joplin, MME, MT-BC |
| 9:00am-9:50am | Concurrent Sessions #2 1. Practicing music therapy in the US, Sudan, the Netherlands, and Japan: Ai Nakatsuka, MA, MT-BC, NMT 2. Reflexive practices in supporting the wellness and resiliency of rural hospital workers: Alysha Suley, MM, MT-BC, Angela M. Miller, MBA, SSBB, CPXP, C-TAGME, E.d.D 3. Facilitating Thematic Music Therapy Groups with Older Adults with Dementia: Caroline Greco, LCAT, MT-BC, MS 4. Voz Versátil: Enhancing Functional Vocal Skills for Music Therapists: Cindy Candelaria, DMA, Nicole Hahna, PhD, MT-BC 5. Sound, Silence, and Spoken Word: Music as a Holistic Aesthetic of Experience: Noah Potvin, PhD, LPC, MT-BC 6. Advancing Equity in a Private Practice Serving Older Adults, Rachelle Morgan, MA, MT-BC | |
| 10:00am-11:40am | Concurrent Sessions #3 1. Exploring the Mixolydian Mode in Clinical Piano Improvisation: Dr. Suzanne Sorel, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist 2. Tapping into your Inner Ethics: Jan Schreibman, MM, MT-BC, Maxwell Thompson, MT-BC, Adrienne Steiner, Ph.D., MT-BC 3. Sociocultural Identities: Bridges and Barriers: Part Two: Jasmine Edwards, MA, MT-BC, Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 4. “The Gray Areas of Hospice”: A Community Ethics Discussion: Zach Alfred-Levow, MT-BC, Pauline Broberg-Lewin, M.A., MT-BC, NMT, HP-MT, Gabi LaSasso, MT-BC 5. Historically Hidden Voices in Research: Panel Discussion: Research Committee | |
| 1:00pm-1:50pm | Concurrent Sessions #4 1. Music Therapy for Service Members with Chronic Pain and Traumatic Brain Injury: Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC, Danielle Vetro-Kalseth, MM, MT-BC, Logan Walton, MA 2. Developing Entry Level Clinical Musicianship Through Song Interpretation: Catherine Startup, MT undergraduate student 3. Anthems 1-3: Blink-182 as a Microcosm for Developmental Stages Beyond Early Adulthood: Josh Stevenson, MMT, MT-BC, Elizabeth Stevenson, MT-BC 4. Everybody Should Be In A Band: Jeffrey Friedberg MT-BC, LCAT 5. Supporting Bereavement in LGBTQIA2+ Youth: Insights from Two Queer-Identified Music Therapists: Kate Myers-Coffman, PhD, MT-BC Caitlin Krater, MS, MT-BC 6. Death Song; The Gentle Art of Bereavement Songwriting: Pauline Broberg-Lewin, Gabriella LaSasso, MT-BC 7. Music therapy for complex neurological disorders: latest evidence for clinical impact: Wendy L. Magee, PhD | |
| 2:00pm-3:30pm | MAR-AMTA Business Meeting | |
| 4:00pm-5:30pm | MAR-AMTAS Business Meeting | |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | Open Mic | |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | Student Swap Shop | |
| Saturday, April 6th | 8:00am-11:00am | CMTE #3 Beyond Beats: Exploring Digital Music the Music Therapy Way (3 CMTE): Al Hoberman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nicki Gelfand, MS, MT-BC |
| 8:00am-8:50am | Concurrent Sessions #5 1. The Long and Winding Road: Members of the 2024-2025 MAR Assembly Delegation, Lauren Stoner, MA, MT-BC, 2024-2025 MAR Assembly Chair 2. “I’m Fine”: An Arts-Based Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Clinical Settings: Kendall Joplin, MME, MT-BC, Stephenie Sofield, MM, MT-BC 3. “Finding Her Voice.” Working in Trauma with the Continuum Model of GIM: Makaria Psiliteli, LCAT, MA, MT-BC, MIT 4. Queering Hospice Music Therapy: A Discourse on Queer Informed Considerations: Nadya Dereskavich, MT-BC 5. Oxygen Mask: Helpers Learning to Help Themselves: Rachel Rotert, MM, MT-BC 6. Professional Advocacy for the Music Therapist 101: Tracy S. Wanamaker, MSEd, MT-BC, Pauline Broberg-Lewin, MAMT, MT-BC, MSW, M Ed 7. The experience of Asian music therapy students trained in the States: Yulin Wang, MMT, MT-BC, Meng-Shan Lee, PhD, MT-BC, NMT | |
| 9:00am-10:50am | Community Forum | |
| 11:00am-12:30pm | MAR-AMTA Business Meeting | |
| 1:20pm-2:50pm | MAR-AMTAS Business Meeting | |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm | Awards Ceremony | |
| 3:00pm-8:00pm | Affinity Groups (TBD) |
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