Spiritually Integrated Music Therapy: Foundations, Ethics and Assessment

Participants will explore the foundations of addressing religious and spiritual issues in music therapy, ethically and with self-awareness.
About this Event

Registration: $150 for 8 CMTE Credits (includes 2 Ethics Credits)
This course is discounted for BIPOC Music Therapists and BIPOC Music Therapy students.

About the Workshop

Religion, spirituality and the practice of music therapy intersect in intuitive and organic ways, yet many music therapists feel the need for additional skills with which to engage these dynamics in depth. Participants will explore the foundations of addressing religious and spiritual issues from an ethically- grounded and self-aware perspective and will consider ways of assessing clients’ spiritual resources and struggles.

Prerequisite

MT-BC or current enrollment in a music therapy master's or master's equivalency program.

Learning Objectives

Through lecture, discussion, role plays, and experiential learning activities participants will be able to:

Articulate three reasons why addressing the religious and spiritual needs of clients is relevant to music therapy practice. (CBMT domains III. A. 1. a, b, f, and III. A. 2. bbb, eee.)
Describe at least two ethical principles within the AMTA Code of Ethics that are essential to the assessment and treatment of spiritual needs in music therapy (CBMT domains II. B. 4. g, II. C. 4, and II. D. 1, 2.).
Identify at least two methods of assessing for spiritual struggles in the context of music therapy (CBMT domains II. B. 4. g, l.)
Identify at least two methods of assessing for spiritual resources in the context of music therapy (CBMT domains II. B. 3. h., and II. B. 4. d, g, j, m.)