MUSC 452

• Play and sing a basic repertoire of traditional, folk, and popular songs with and without printed music

• Direct structured and improvisatory movement experiences

• Move in a structured and/or improvisatory manner for expressive purposes

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the dynamics and processes of a therapist-client relationship

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of accepted methods of major therapeutic approaches

• Use oneself effectively in the therapist role in both individual and group therapy, e.g., appropriate self-disclosure, authenticity, empathy, etc. toward affecting desired therapeutic outcomes

• Utilize the dynamics and processes of groups to achieve therapeutic goals

• Existing music therapy methods, techniques, materials, and equipment with their appropriate applications

• Principles and methods of music therapy assessment, treatment, evaluation, and termination for the populations specified in the Standards of Clinical Practice

• The physiological aspects of the musical experience including, but not limited to, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and psychomotor responses

• Philosophical, psychological, physiological, and sociological basis of music as therapy

• Select and implement effective culturally-based methods for assessing the client’s strengths, needs, musical preferences, level of musical functioning, and development

• Observe and record accurately the client's responses to assessment

• Identify the client's functional and dysfunctional behaviors

• Identify the client’s therapeutic needs through an analysis and interpretation of assessment data.

• Communicate assessment findings and recommendations in written and verbal forms

• Select or create music therapy experiences that meet the client's objectives

• Formulate goals and objectives for individual and group therapy based upon assessment findings.

• Identify the client's primary treatment needs in music therapy

• Provide preliminary estimates of frequency and duration of treatment

• Select and adapt music, musical instruments, and equipment consistent with the strengths and needs of the client

• Formulate music therapy strategies for individuals and groups based upon the goals and objectives adopted

• Create a physical environment (e.g., arrangement of space, furniture, equipment, and instruments that is conducive to therapy)

• Plan and sequence music therapy sessions

• Coordinate treatment plan with other professionals

• Provide music therapy experiences that address assessed goals and objectives for populations specified in the Standards of Clinical Practice

• Utilize therapeutic verbal skills in music therapy sessions

• Provide feedback on, reflect, rephrase, and translate the client's communications.

• Sequence and pace music experiences within a session according to the client's needs and situational factors

• Conduct or facilitate group and individual music therapy

• Review and revise treatment plan as needed

• Write professional reports describing the client throughout all phases of the music therapy process in an accurate, concise, and objective manner

• Document and revise the treatment plan and document changes to the treatment plan.

• Express thoughts and personal feelings in a consistently constructive manner

• Demonstrate critical self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses

• Perform administrative duties usually required of clinicians (e.g., scheduling therapy, programmatic budgeting, maintaining record files)

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