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ity in New York City. The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) was officially formed on January 1st, 1998 through the unific. ion of NAMT and AAMT. The aim of having one professional association is to lead and represent music therapy with a unified strong. oice into the future. In 2010, AMTA celebrated the 60th anniversary of mu.
(AMTA) was officially formed on January 1st, 1998 through the unification of NAMT and AAMT. The aim of having one professional association is to lead and represent music therapy with a unified strong voice into the future. In 2010, AMTA celebrated the 60th anniversary of music therapy in the USA.
A professional music therapist holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy from one of over 80 AMTA-Approved college and university programs. The curriculum for the bachelor's degree is designed to impart entry level competencies in three main areas: musical foundations, clinical foundations, and music therapy foundations and ...
1.0 Standard I - Referral and Acceptance. A client will be accepted for music therapy in accordance with specific criteria. 1.1 A client may be a candidate for music therapy when a cognitive, communication, psychological, educational, social, or physiological need might be ameliorated or prevented by such services.
- Preamble
- Amta Standards For Education and Clinical Training
- Glossary of Selected Terms
- Policies and Procedures For Academic Program Approval
A master's degree program should be designed to impart selected and specified advanced competencies, drawn from the AMTA Advanced Competencies, which would provide breadth and depth beyond the AMTA Professional Competencies that are required for entrance into the music therapy profession. At this level the degree should address the practice of musi...
1.1 Only regionally accredited, degree-granting institutions awarding at least the bachelor’s degree may offer an academic program in music therapy eligible for program approval by the Association. 1.2 The Association will grant academic program approval only when every music therapy curricular program of the applicant institution (including gradua...
Academic Institution: A college or university offering music therapy degree program(s). Academic Faculty:The full-time, part-time and adjunct teaching professionals in an academic institution that have responsibility for instruction, research, and service as per academic institution policies. Academic faculty members have responsibility for the mus...
The American Music Therapy Association will provide upon request materials for AMTA approval of baccalaureate and equivalency programs in music therapy and/or for AMTA approval of graduate programs in music therapy, including AMTA Standards for Education and Clinical Training, Professional Competencies, application forms and related information. Am...
equivalency in music therapy from an AMTA-approved program, submit all of the above. If your undergraduate degree is not printed on your music therapy coursework transcript, send a copy of your undergraduate transcript to CBMT. This document does not need to be an official transcript and can be scanned and
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Use. Advocate for Music Therapy: a list of music therapy resources on how to effectively advocate for state and federal recognition and licensure can be found through the AMTA website. Music Therapy in the Media: offers a list of music therapy displayed in the news. This can be a great connecting point for advocating in your community, social ...
