John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, NRMT, LCAT, DIR-C

John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT, is a Professor of music therapy at Molloy College, Founder & Executive director of the Rebecca Center for Music Therapy and founding director of the Center for Autism and Child Development at Molloy College. He is also the Founding music therapist and creator of the DIRFloortime-based music therapy clinical and training program at the Rebecca School in New York City where he participated in weekly supervision meetings with Dr. Stanley Greenspan (creator of the DIR Model). Dr. Carpente has over 20 years of clinical and supervisory experience working in a variety of clinical settings serving children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. He received his Master of Arts degree at the Steinhart School of Education at New York University where he also completed post-graduated advanced certification training, Levels 1 & 2, in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. He completed his Ph.D. from Temple University where he received several research and clinical practice awards for innovation and contributions to the field of music therapy. Dr. Carpente is also certified as an Expert DIRFloortime Practitioner and trainer by the Interdisciplinary Council for Development & Learning.

Dr. Carpente has written several peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and authored the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND) and created the Developmental Relationship-based Music Therapy Model.  He has lectured and conducted trainings worldwide has received numerous awards for his research and clinical contributions to the field.

Videos

Dr. John Carpente interview: Music Therapy & Autism published by TBN Network

Floortime and Music Therapy with Dr. John Carpente published by Affect Autism

Music Therapy and Autism with Dr. John Carpente & Wendy Shulman

Review of Dr. John Carpente’s IMCAP-ND Level I Assessment Training Course by Kerry Kornelius, MS., MT-BC

Publications

Carpente, J. A. & Aigen, K. (2019). Assessment in music therapy: A music-centered perspective. In D.J. Elliott, G. McPherson, & M. Silverman (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of qualitative and philosophical assessment in music education. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Carpente, J. A., & Gattino, G. S. (2018). Inter-rater reliability on the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND) for autism spectrum disorder. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 1-15.

Carpente, J. A. (2018). Goal Attainment Scaling: A Method for Evaluating Progress toward Developmentally Based Music-Centered Treatment Goals for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Music Therapy Perspectives. mix021, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/mix021 .

Bieleninik, Ł., Geretsegger, M., Mössler, K., Assmus, J., Thompson, G., Gattino, G., Carpente, J.… & Suvini, F. (2017). Effects of  improvisational music therapy vs enhanced standard care on symptom severity among children with autism spectrum disorder: The TIME-A randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 318(6), 525-535.

Carpente, J. A. (2016). Investigating the effectiveness of a developmental, individual difference, relationship-based (DIR) improvisational music therapy program on social communication for children with autism spectrum disorder. Music Therapy Perspectives, 35(2), 160-174.

Gottfried, T., Thompson, G., Carpente, J., & Gattino, G. (2016). Music in everyday life by parents with their children with autism. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 25(sup1), 89-90.

Geretsegger, M., Holck, U., Carpente, J., Cochavit, E., & Gold, C. (2015). Common characteristic of improvisational approaches for children with autism spectrum disorder: Developing treatment guidelines. Journal of Music Therapy, 52(2), 258-281

Carpente, J. A. (2015, Summer). The times they are-a changing’: Rethinking autism spectrum disorder treatment and research. Molloy Magazine, 16, 16-18.

Carpente, J. (2014). Individual music-Centered assessment profile for neurodevelopmental disorders: New developments in music-centered Evaluation. Music Therapy Perspectives, volume 32(1).

Carpente, J. & LaGasse, B. (2015). Music therapy for children on the autism spectrum. In B. Wheeler (Ed.), Music therapy handbook. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Carpente, J. (2013) The individual music-centered assessment profile for neurodevelopmental  disorders: A clinical manual. Baldwin, NY: Regina Publishers.

Carpente, J. (2013). A research case study on the effectiveness of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy:  Accomplishing musical and social-Emotional goals.  In K. Bruscia (Ed.), Case examples of improvisational music therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.

Carpente, J. (2012). DIR/Floortime Model: Introductions and implications for improvisational music therapy. In P. Kern and M. Humpal (Ed.), Music therapy for young children with autism and their families: Learning through music in everyday life. Jessica Kingsley UK: London.

Carpente, J. (2011). Addressing core features of autism: Integrating Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy within the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-based (DIR) Floortime™ Model. In A. Meadows (Ed.), Developments in music therapy practice: Case study perspectives. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.

Carpente, J. (2009). Contributions of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy within the Developmental, Individual-Differences, Relationship-based (DIR) Floortime framework to the treatment of children with autism: Four case studies. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. (UMI No. 3359621).

Carpente, J. (2008). Glimpse into the use of Music Therapy and the DIR Floortime model for children with autism. Early Childhood Newsletter Vol. 14, Summer 2008, online http://www.musictherapy.org/events/earlychild.pdf.

Carpente, J. (2004, October). [Review of the book Improvisation: Methods and techniques for music therapy clinicians, educators, and students by T. Wigram, Nordic Journal website, Winter  2005.

Carpente, J. (2005). The Rebecca Center for music therapy developing programs at The JCC, Music  therapy matters, volume 8, American Music Therapy Association.

Carpente, J. (2004). A brief look at the guitar in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Musicing: the Newsletter of the international association of Nordoff-Robbins music therapists, Winter vol. 1, pp. 13-19.

Carpente, J. (2004, May). [Review of the book Music therapy in palliative care: New voices by D.  Aldridge] Nordic Journal website (Winter 2004).

Carpente, J. (1999). The music of free spirit: Creating a social system through music within a group of individuals afflicted with the AIDS Virus and substance abuse. Unpublished thesis. New York University.