The Online Conference for Music Therapy (OCMT) is a virtual meeting through which music therapists from around the world interact.
About this Event

What: The Online Conference for Music Therapy (OCMT) is a virtual meeting through which music therapists from around the world can learn and interact. This conference is presented in a 24-hour live format through an online platform. Each session is recorded and is made available for all registered participants to view for a period of one month after the live presentation. The recordings will be available within 24-48 hours after the conference is finished and will remain available for OCMT 2025 participants to view until March 3, 2025, 23:59 GMT, by logging into the OCMT conference archive in Zoom, our conference platform.

When: February 1, 2025; Midnight GMT – February 1, 2025; 23:59 GMT (In the US and Canada, the conference will begin between 5:00 and 8:00 PM on January 31, 2025 and end between 5:00 and 8:00 PM on February 1, 2025.)

(Find the start time in your own time zone HERE)

Continuing Education Credits: Each participant may select sessions and keynotes to total of twelve and a half (12.5) or viewing hours to submit for 15 hours of approved credit. Participants may also opt to select watching the entire conference for 22 CMTEs hours of approved credit. Participants will evaluate each session through completing the course evaluation.

Recordings will remain open for four weeks following the close of the conference. Participants will receive specific communication via email as to how they may access these recordings as soon as they are made available. Certificates of completion will be delivered electronically once the required number of course evaluations have been collected from the participant.

At the conclusion of the conference material availability time frame, participants will no longer be able to submit the course evaluation for CMTE credits.

Approvals: This course has been approved for 15 CMTEs. To receive full CMTE credits available (15 hours), participants must view 12.5 hours of recordings (any combination of sessions and keynotes) and complete and electronically submit all course evaluations by 23:59 GMT, March 3, 2025.

This course has been approved for 22 CMTEs. To receive full CMTE credits available, participants must view all presentations (sessions and keynotes) and complete and electronically submit all course evaluations by 23:59 GMT, March 3, 2025.

OCMT will not offer less than 15 hours of CMTE hours. Participants may opt to earn 22 CMTEs.

Continuing Education credits in other countries will be determined and issued on a case by case basis.

Please contact us directly for more info. Questions may be directed to continuing.education@onlineconferenceformusictherapy,com (Access to recordings will still only be available until 23:59 GMT on March 3, 2025.)

Learning Objectives:

Describe elements of theoretical orientations in relation to one’s own professional practice.

Describe elements of music therapy approaches and models in relation to one’s own professional practice.

Demonstrate awareness of music therapy professional presence and development through a global perspective by relating the processes and experiences of other therapists to one’s own professional practice.

Prerequisites: Participants must register and submit payment 72 hours prior to the conference.

Course Schedule and Format: (Times may vary due to presenter availability and significant changes will be announced to all participants through the platform, email, and dedicated social media sites.)

Note: All times are presented in Greenwich Mean Time since this conference is offered for international participants.

Time GMT

Title

Presenter

0:00-0:15

Opening

0:15-1:45

Keynote 1

Hakeem Leonard

2:00-3:00

"Listen, Breathe, Move": A Pilot Music Therapy and Gentle Movement Program for Informal/Family Caregivers

Steiner-Brett

3:15-4:15

Incorporating the Lens of Adoption in Music Therapy: Centering the Adoptee Experience”

Davenport+1

4:30-5:30

Trauma-Informed Educational Practices in Music Therapy

Rushing, Beer,Wilhelm

5:45-6:45

The Path to Emotional Health: Utilizing Music and Other Strategies to Fight Imposter Syndrome

Ku,Tabuchi

7:00-8:00

Think creatively- What can we offer to students with severe intellectual/multiple disabilities?

Lam Chi Ho et al

8:15-9:15

Investigating The Value of Group Music Therapy for Clients with Eating Disorders

Renska Aleksandra

9:45-10:45

Moments of Thirdness in Music Therapy: Utilizing Jessica Benjamin’s Theory for Understanding Clinical Improvisation

Hadar

11:00-12:00 AM

Reliable Change Index as an alternative for assessing the effectiveness of Music Therapy

F Pedrosa

12:15-13:15

Voice and Song in MT: Repertoire, Cases, Phenomena

Latysheva et al

13:30-14;30

Navigating ethical dilemmas in music therapy contexts.

Amy Clements Cortes et al

14:45-16:15

Keynote 2

Giorgos Tsiris

16:30-17:30

Voicegreaving in traditional folklore: possibilities of using voicework in situations of trauma and PTSD

Ekaterina Molodykh

17:45-18:45

So Close, So Far: Music Therapy for a Young Cancer Patient from Gaza in an Israeli Hospital"

Hala Hamdan

19:00-20:00

Lose yourself: Harnessing Music Therapy and Neuroplasticity to improve walking after Traumatic Brain Injury

aAmanda Thorpe

20:15-21:15

Examining the Use of Music by Practitioners of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Faith

21:30-22:30

Benefits of intergenerational music therapy for individuals across the lifespan

Dupuis et al

22:45-23:45

Music Therapy, Spirituality, and Addictions

Murphy, pomerant

23:45-0:00

closing

Number of CMTEs Offered: Each participant may select sessions (including keynote presentations) to total 12 and one half hours to submit for approved credit for a total of 15 CMTEs. Participants may also opt for the entire conference option (22 CMTEs).

Course Cost:

Professional Music Therapist (with 15 CMTE option): $125.00

Professional Music Therapist (with 22 CMTE option): $185.00

Professional Music Therapist (No CMTE option): $75.00

Student Music Therapist (No CMTE option): $50.00

Other Professional: $75.00

Group Rates are available upon request.

Scholarships are also available with demonstration of need.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: Participants may cancel at any time prior to one week before the conference and receive a full refund. Refunds will only be offered until one week prior to the conference as participants will receive information on how to access the online platform at that time. No refunds will be offered after January 28, 2025.

Statement of Relationship: The Online Conference for Music Therapy 2025 is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 15 Continuing Music Therapy Education Credits. The Online Conference for Music Therapy, Inc. (#P-146) maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.

The Online Conference for Music Therapy 2025 is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 22 Continuing Music Therapy Education Credits. The Online Conference for Music Therapy, Inc. (#P-146) maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.

Continuing Music Therapy Education Information

The Online Conference for Music Therapy (OCMT) is a virtual meeting through which music therapists from around the world can learn and interact. This conference is presented in a 24-hour live format through an online platform. Each session will be recorded and will be made available to all participants following the live session for viewing at their convenience. Each participant may select sessions and keynotes to total of twelve and one half (12.5) hours to submit for approved credit (15 CMTEs). Attendance can include synchronous viewing (watching the presentations live) or asynchronous viewing (watching the recording at a later time). A course evaluation will be made available via a dedicated electronic platform, and time will be allotted at the end of each presentation session for completion (this includes keynote speakers).

Recordings will remain open for four weeks following the close of the conference. Participants will receive specific communication as to how they may access these recordings as soon as they are made available. Remaining sessions (including course evaluations) may be submitted to CBMT as self-study hours following the procedures described in the Recertification Handbook found at www.cbmt.org.

Certificates of completion will be delivered electronically once the required number of course evaluations have been collected. Attendance and completion of presentation viewing may be subject to verification through the OCMT user platform. The conference software generates a list of users who have accessed recorded information and who attended the synchronous presentation. The completion of course evaluations will offer additional proof of attendance as information on how to access the course evaluations will be made available during each presentation.