Hi all, For those of you interested in learning more about music therapy assessment and treatment planning in relationship-based work, The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College is offering a 1-day conference on October 11th, 2013: Considering Musical Dimensions in Relationship-Based Work: New Directions in Music Therapy Treatment Planning. This affordable conference will be cost $40.00 […]
Hi all, For those who are interested, I’ve recently created a brand new Facebook group for anyone interested in using the IMCAP-ND. The IMCAP-ND forum will be a place where music therapists can ask questions, share stories and experiences, present research ideas, and express concerns regarding the IMCAP-ND and/or other assessment tools.The forum will also be used
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Hi all, For those who are interested, I’m providing the Introductory chapter from the IMCAP-ND in this blog post. Within the last week or so I’ve received many emails from music therapists asking questions pertaining to the manual, specifically about defining the three rating scales, as well as the “umbrella” of neurodevelopmental disorders. Thus, I”m
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Hello all, I’m happy to share that the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND): A Clinical Manual is now available for Pre-Ordering. By Pre-Ordering a copy of the IMCAP-ND Manual you will receive 10 free rating scale booklets (a value of $9.50). Pre-orders can be made by visiting Developmental Music Health Services at
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Hi all, I am happy and excited to say that the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND) will be available this coming May! It’s gone through several revisions and has been clinically tested since I first posted information regarding its content. I want to thank all of the folks who have inquired about
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Hello all, I would like to share with you all couple of interesting and informative events coming up in the fall 2012 being hosted by The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy and Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL). Both events are geared towards educating and training parents, professionals, and students. The first is
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International TIME-A Research Team in Bergen, Norway AUTISM RESEARCH STUDY AT THE REBECCA CENTER IN NEW YORK Do You Know a Child with Autism? The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College is recruiting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to participate in a research study investigating developmental trajectories and effectiveness of interventions.
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Greetings Musicers! Thanks for tuning in to the “guest blogger” series. It’s been a real treat for me to include such wonderful music therapists on this blog. This next guest post brings an international music-centered perspective on the importance of musical processes in therapy, specifically on the topic of the “clinical theme.” So, that being
Hello friends! Continuing with this series of guest bloggers, I’m happy to introduce friend and colleague, Dr. Brian Abrams, who has written a terrific post entitled: “Ways of Thinking Musically in Music Therapy.” Thanks Brian for sharing your thought provoking ideas! Ways of Thinking Musically in Music Therapy In November 2011, at the annual conference
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Hello all, If you’ve been following this blog you may have noticed that I have been re-posting all of the wonderfully written posts dealing with concept of relationship in music therapy. This topic (relationship in music therapy) has recently surfaced many times on several Facebook forums and has generated some rich dialogue between music therapists working in
