The Summer Government Relations Report Is In!
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Respectfully Submitted: Maria Hricko Fay, LSW, LCAT, MT-BC Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery margovernmentrelations@gmail.com Summer is usually a time to slow down in the lazy, hazy heat. While work related to government relations generally slows down a bit in the summer months, task forces are still very active gathering information, […]
April 2016 Government Relations Newsletter
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Maria Hricko Fay, LSW, LCAT, MT-BC Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery margovernmentrelations@gmail.com CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS History was made at the Harrisburg State Capitol during the conference! The largest Music Therapy Hill Day in the country took place with well over 200 music therapists and music therapy students from across the region […]
Government Relations Newsletter
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Respectfully Submitted: Maria Hricko Fay, LSW, LCAT, MT-BC Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery margovernmentrelations@gmail.com NATIONAL UPDATES Help us Celebrate 10 years of the AMTA/CBMT State Recognition Operational Plan! Nationally there are over 43 active state task forces. There is anticipated recognition legislation in at least nine states in 2016. In […]
Maryland State Task Force Updates
In October and November of 2015, the MDSTF sent out 5 weekly emails reaching out to Maryland music therapists to participate in 15 Minutes of Advocacy. Each week, Maryland music therapists were asked to complete a task that would culminate in a letter drafted to 3 legislators with the purpose of educating legislators about music therapy […]
15 Minutes of Advocacy!
On October 5, 2015, 15 Minutes of Advocacy was launched, which will continue over the next 5 weeks. Take 15 minutes of your time to promote and support advocacy efforts in Maryland. After completing 1 advocacy action per week (5 emails total), you will have all the information to write an Introductory Letter to your legislators. Look […]
