music, therapy, and me

It is Tuesday again, and I am gearing up for five groups and one individual. Usually, I have two individuals on this day, but one is away for the week, so I get a bit of a break. Not much, but a bit. The temperature is cooler - both outside and in my music therapy room - so tempers seemed to have cooled as well. We will see if that continues, but for the moment, I am enjoying the more relaxed atmosphere in the rooms next to me.  I felt the urge to sit down with my ideas book yesterday to record some ideas that have come to me as I have been moving into the role of observer rather than therapist. I am physically moving my body closer and closer to my office where I will spend most of the rest of my intern's time to provide supervision but not interference. I tend to be more likely to write TMEs when I am in my office for interns' sessions than when I am primary therapist. When I have to remove myself from client interactions, my brain starts to design things to do with those cli...

I've been spending some time making things lately...things like file folder activities and sing about mini editions of therapeutic music experiences (TMEs). I have been immersed in the world of digital flattening and clip art collections, so it's been pretty interesting to be making stuff in the midst of my everyday life. I enjoy having a creative outlet that leads me to clinical options and things to do with clients. I have been making things to use in the month of February. I'm getting ready to start my March edition of sing about songs and will be releasing it on the 5th of January. I already have some leprechaun files on my Teachers Pay Teachers store , but I am getting some March Madness files together, and I'll be spending some time thinking about some spring-themed TMEs and corresponding visuals.  Anyway... If you are interested in getting some TME ideas and some visuals to go along with them, check out my store . Everything is pretty inexpensive, but you...