Music Therapy Clinician
I am a music therapy clinician.
I have tried to do the classroom thing, and, while I think I could do that job without too much difficulty - I enjoy teaching and all - I also think that I am much more suited to clinical work. My ideal teaching job would be clinical supervision-heavy. At my heart, though, I am a therapist who wants to be doing therapy with clients as much as possible.
On Facebook, I was invited to like a page called Music Therapy Clinician. The invitation came from a therapist who is also a long-term clinician and is someone that I really respect. We are primarily online friends but have met in person once (it was a thrill to actually meet this person). I thought I'd look at the page and see what was going on.
Music Therapy Clinician is a new e-zine published by the New Jersey Association for Music Therapy. In a skim over Volume 1, I see discussions about personal processing, peer supervision, challenges of being in business, pictures, audio files, a transcript of a conversation between several therapists, and information on how to submit to the zine. I've read bits and pieces from each of the articles and conversations, but haven't delved into them the way I would like.
I've been brainstorming several ideas for my own business lately, and one of the things that I've identified as "wanting" in the world of music therapy is a link to those of us who are in the clinical trenches, day after day, week after week. There is plenty of research out there, but there isn't much discussion about how that research affects the day-to-day work of the clinicians. I think this resource will help with that. (I'm also glad to know that others feel that lack of clinical relevance in our profession as well.) I will continue to read this publication and strive to find those links for us all.
Thank you, New Jersey Association for Music Therapy, for taking on such an audacious and stimulating project!
I will be reading!
I have tried to do the classroom thing, and, while I think I could do that job without too much difficulty - I enjoy teaching and all - I also think that I am much more suited to clinical work. My ideal teaching job would be clinical supervision-heavy. At my heart, though, I am a therapist who wants to be doing therapy with clients as much as possible.
On Facebook, I was invited to like a page called Music Therapy Clinician. The invitation came from a therapist who is also a long-term clinician and is someone that I really respect. We are primarily online friends but have met in person once (it was a thrill to actually meet this person). I thought I'd look at the page and see what was going on.
Music Therapy Clinician is a new e-zine published by the New Jersey Association for Music Therapy. In a skim over Volume 1, I see discussions about personal processing, peer supervision, challenges of being in business, pictures, audio files, a transcript of a conversation between several therapists, and information on how to submit to the zine. I've read bits and pieces from each of the articles and conversations, but haven't delved into them the way I would like.
I've been brainstorming several ideas for my own business lately, and one of the things that I've identified as "wanting" in the world of music therapy is a link to those of us who are in the clinical trenches, day after day, week after week. There is plenty of research out there, but there isn't much discussion about how that research affects the day-to-day work of the clinicians. I think this resource will help with that. (I'm also glad to know that others feel that lack of clinical relevance in our profession as well.) I will continue to read this publication and strive to find those links for us all.
Thank you, New Jersey Association for Music Therapy, for taking on such an audacious and stimulating project!
I will be reading!
Hey MJ! Thanks so much for the kind words about Music Therapy Clinician and NJAMT. We are so glad you found our new publication, checked it out, and, like us, appreciate writings about music therapy that are focused more on the personal experiences of clinicians. We look forward to perhaps a submission from you? :- )
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