CMTE Course: IMCAP-ND Certificate Training (35 Credits)

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Dear Colleagues, In collaboration with Connecticut Music Therapy Services, LLC (CBMT Approved Provider P-#0130), Developmental Music Health Services, LLC is offering the first IMCAP-ND Certification Training.  This training will take place Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22.  Combined with post-course assignments, this course offers 35 CMTE Credits. Please view the full course information here: http://ctmusictherapy.com/wordpress/for-music-therapists/cmte-imcap-nd-certification-training/ and note that the earlybird registration deadline is 1/22/13 and that we have a […]

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PART 2: Considering Musical Dimensions in Relationship-based Work: “The Musicality of the Infant-Parent Relationship and the Foundational Experiences Needed for Mental Health and Peaceful Societies.”

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HI all, This blog post include’s another PowerPoint presentation from the Rebecca Center for Music therapy’s October 11th conference, Considering Musical Dimensions in Relationship-based Work. This particular PowerPoint is from the Key Note presentation given by my friend and colleague, Dr. Gerard Costa. The presentation was entitled, “The Musicality of the Infant-Parent Relationship and the Foundational Experiences Needed for Mental

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Presentation at Weill Cornell Ctr for Autism: Improvisational Music Therapy & Practice Research

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HI all, Last Monday I had an opportunity to lecture to the research, clinical, and medical team at Weill Cornell Ctr for Autism & Developing Brain on developmentally-based improvisational music therapy clinical practice and research. It was an honor to have the opportunity to share the IMCAP-ND assessment tool as well as the MT treatment

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Autism & Music Therapy Research Study Recruiting for September!

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The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy is moving into its 2nd year of the TIME-A Autism and Music Therapy Research Study. NOW RECRUITING FOR SEPTEMBER 2013! 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

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IMCAP-ND Music Therapy Assessment Facebook FORUM

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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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An Overview of the IMCAP-ND Clinical Manual

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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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IMCAP-ND Manual Available for Pre-Ordering!

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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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Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND)

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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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Exciting Events on TAP: ADOS, Autism, Child Development, DIR/Floortime, and ICDL!!

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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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AUTISM RESEARCH STUDY AT THE REBECCA CENTER

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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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