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MTA is a registered Certification Mark with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, an agency of Industry Canada. CAMT has the exclusive right to certify a music therapist with the MTA credential when they successfully completes the certification process. Individuals with MTA status have undergone a thorough review of specific eligibility ...
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How Do I Become a Music Therapist? Certified music therapists (MTAs) must complete a minimum Bachelor’s Degree, Graduate Certificate or Masters Degree in music therapy from an approved post-secondary institution and a 1000-hour supervised clinical internship. Upon completion of their internship, graduates must pass the Certification Board of ...
The credential MT-BC, Music Therapist – Board Certified, is granted by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) to identify music therapists who have demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to practice music therapy at the current level of the profession. The purpose of board certification in music therapy is to ...
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A certified music therapist (MTA) has completed: 1. A Bachelor’s Degree, Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master’s Degree in music therapy 2. A supervised clinical internship of at least 1,000 hours 3. An exam administered by the Certification Board of Music Therapists Currently, five Canadian universities offer music therapy undergraduate (Bachelo...
During their university studies, music therapy students complete internships of a minimum of 1,000 hours. These supervised training hours provide a valuable opportunity to acquire experience in a variety of settings with different clientele profiles. These internships also help future music therapists shape and define their future career paths.
After certification, an MTA must meet ongoing requirements set out by the CAMT: 1. Be a member in good standing with the CAMT, including an annual renewal 2. Complete continuing education within each 5-year cycle (minimum 45 credits) 3. Sign a statement of adherence to the CAMT Code of ethics
Music therapists use a variety of interventions, methods and techniques to address a variety of goal areas in their therapeutic scope of practice. These goal areas can address communication or mental health issues, as well as cognitive, motor, emotional, social, sensory and other types of needs. Music therapists work in a wide range of settings, in...
The Concordia University documentary Children’s Right to Musicshows more than a dozen music therapists at work with school-aged children with varying needs and in different settings. In videos produced by the Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT), you’ll meet other music therapists, including: 1. Liz Mitchell, who helps people dealing wit...
Certified music therapists (MTA)’s must meet annual continuing education requirements. Above all, a certified music therapist is a person with strong musical talents and abilities, a dedication to the study of music and its functional adaptations for influencing changes in behaviour, and a commitment to supporting people in their lives.
Certified music therapists who have the MTA credential. To achieve this credential they must have completed a degree in music therapy, a 1000 hour internship, and a certification exam. BOOKING A SESSION
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Benefits to students who attend and graduate from a CAMT-Recognized music therapy education program include: Eligibility for internship. Upon completion of an internship, graduates are eligible to take the CBMT* Exam and after passing this exam, can apply for MTA Certification signifying they are qualified to work in the field and will adhere to the CAMT Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.
