Past Music Therapy Conferences

Spring 2024 Conferences

Trauma-Informed Receptive Music Therapy Techniques
Saturday, February 24, 2024; 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Presenter: Stephenie Sofield (she/her), MM, MT-BC
(2 CMTEs/LCATs CE credits)

The conference will offer three options to attend: in-person, virtual through Zoom and via a recording.

Speaker: Stephenie Sofield (she/her), MM, MT-BC is a music therapist serving child witnesses of intimate partner violence in southern NJ. Her research interests include child liberation, equitable trauma treatment, and feminist music therapy. Stephenie is an advanced trainee in BMGIM and an adjunct faculty member in the music therapy department at Molloy University.

Description: Music therapists utilize receptive music therapy techniques to meet a variety of needs and must make careful considerations for the selection of music for receptive experiences. Given that receptive experiences can promote emotional vulnerability for listeners and music selections vary in intensity and/or activation potential, it is imperative that music therapists consider a trauma-informed approach to the selection of music for receptive experiences, emphasizing collaboration, safety, regulation, and therapeutic context. This workshop combines the presenter’s clinical experiences supporting complexly traumatized individuals with her advanced training in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) to provide a framework for the integration of trauma-informed care with receptive music techniques.

The presenter will begin by briefly defining trauma-informed care, based on Bath's Pillars of Trauma Informed Care and neurobiological research regarding complex trauma, emphasizing the need for a trauma-informed approach regardless of therapeutic context. The presenter will then emphasize the importance of defining and creating safety within therapeutic spaces intended for post-traumatic growth. The presenter will move into an exploration of basic properties of music (melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm, dynamics, and lyrics), including considerations for grounding/supportive and activating potential, drawn from tenets of BMGIM. This portion will include music listening experientials and opportunities for brief individual processing through visual art or movement. Finally, the presenter will detail some considerations for trauma-informed verbal techniques, in particular, the verbal processing of receptive techniques.

Learning Objectives:

Identify at least three considerations for the trauma-informed selection of music for receptive techniques (CBMT II.A.2.c.; CBMT II.A.5.a.; CBMT II.A.5.b)
Identify at least two strategies for creating and maintaining safety during the use of receptive techniques. (CBMT II.B.2.; CBMT II.B.5)
Describe how to integrate trauma-informed verbal skills for receptive techniques (CBMT II.A.2.c; CBMT II.a.5.t)

Continuing Education Credit:

NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) Molloy University is an approved provider for CE credit from NY State for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists: approval number CAT-0015. This program is approved for two (2) CE contact hours for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists.

Music Therapy: CMTE This conference is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, approval number: P-102, to award 2 Continuing Music Therapy Education Synchronous (in-person) Opportunities. The Provider maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria for Continuing Music Therapy Education.

Location/Zoom Link/Recording:
If you attend in-person the conference will be held in the Larini Room of the Public Square (2nd floor) at Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11571. Click here for directions to the campus and a campus map.

All participants will also be emailed the Zoom link with further information as we get closer to the conference date. The program will be recorded and you will have up to three weeks to watch the recorded workshop. The recording will be sent the Monday following the program.

Registration
Participants may choose to attend in-person, remotely through Zoom or via recording. The registration process is the same for all options.

Click here to register online. Register on-line 24/7. You will need a MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card and an email address. To register by phone, please call 516-323-3550 with your MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card. Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration. You will receive the Zoom link to join the program via email within a week of the date of the program. Registration is limited. Registration the day of the conference cannot be guaranteed.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us prior to the start date.

Tuition Rates:
Regular Registration until February 9: $25
Late Registration after February 9: $30
Molloy Full-Time Students, Faculty and Staff, (Please use your Molloy email address when registering): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide your school email address when registering): $10
Molloy Alumni: $5

Questions regarding registration?
Email: conted@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3550

The following are some links about our Music Therapy program that you may find interesting:
Video on Molloy's Graduate Music Therapy Program https://vimeo.com/90795256
Twitter Account for Molloy's Graduate Music Therapy Program https://twitter.com/MusicMolloy
Facebook Page for Molloy's Graduate Music Therapy Program https://www.facebook.com/Graduate-Music-Therapy-at-Molloy-College-101924705247/

Fall 2023 Conference

An Introduction to Integrating Cognitive Behavioral and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Strategies in Anti-Oppressive Music Therapy Practices

(2 CMTEs/LCATs CE credits)
The Fall 2023 conference will offer three options to attend: in-person, virtual through Zoom and via a recording.
Saturday, October 21, 2023; 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Description:

Music therapists must adopt theoretical and therapeutic flexibility in everyday clinical practice to meet the needs of diverse individuals they work with. In this workshop, attendees will learn strategies for integrating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) strategies through an anti-oppressive and resource-oriented lens. The presenters will provide a historical review of CBT, clarify differences between being trauma-aware and TF-CBT practices, and dedicate most of the time to reviewing specific CBT and TF-CBT strategies, providing plentiful music therapy experientials for attendees to apply their new learnings in action.

Learning Objectives:

Identify at least two cognitive strategies to implement in music therapy practice (CBMT III.A.3.c; CBMT III.A.4; CBMT V.A.2)
Articulate how the identification of core beliefs can inform music therapy planning and progress (CBMT II.D.1; CBMT III.A.2.ss; CBMT III.A.3;)
Describe how to intentionally apply an anti-oppressive framework when implementing any CBT and/or TF-CBT strategies in music therapy practice (CBMT V.B.5; CBMT V.B.11; CBMT III.A.3.c)

Speakers:

Natalia Alvarez-Figueroa (she/her), MMT, MT-BC is a Music Therapist at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia. Afro Latina, born and raised in Puerto Rico, Natalia came to Philadelphia as an undergraduate transfer over 12 years ago. Natalia had a background in music education before transitioning to music therapy. Natalia holds a master's degree in music therapy and is a board-certified music therapist working in the trauma field since 2012. Natalia has completed training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), is also trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and is a bilingual (Spanish/English) professional. Natalia’s professional history includes outpatient, inpatient, residential treatment, drug and alcohol dependency recovery, and safe house coordinator, among other trauma focused settings. Natalia has conducted and presented qualitative research focusing on the importance of cultural humility when effectively working with individuals who have experienced trauma. Natalia has developed and teaches a six-week course for white aspiring allies, focusing on cognitive behavioral approaches to uncover and challenge biased automatic thoughts. Natalia facilitates trainings, consults, and participates as a reviewer for ongoing research, assisting teachers, professors, and institutions within the intersections of topics mentioned above. Natalia travels nationally as an educator for guest lectures, continuing education for professional development, and as a graduate professor as it pertains to ethical practices and the intersections between trauma focused practices and cultural humility. Natalia is a strong advocate for anti-oppression and access to education and mental health resources pertaining to marginalized groups such as LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and immigrant individuals. One of Natalia’s life guiding quotes “do the best you can, until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better,” by Dr. Maya Angelou, is intrinsically embedded in the way Natalia navigates and influences the spaces that she is a part of.

Kate Myers-Coffman (she/they), PhD, MT-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at Molloy University in Rockville Centre, NY and a Board-Certified Music Therapist. Centering culturally humble and critically reflexive approaches to music therapy practice, pedagogy, and research, Dr. Myers-Coffman has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics such as critical pedagogies, inclusive syllabus design, community-based, resource-oriented music therapy with youth who have experienced trauma and loss, suicide prevention in music therapy, and supporting LGBTQIA2+ students and music therapy service users. They embed values of creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, participatory learning, interactive processes, and co-constructed experiences of meaning making in their work. These values, along with a commitment to justice and equity work, continue in their service to the music therapy profession and academia, including co-founding the Molloy University Music Therapy Equity and Inclusion Collective and serving regionally within the AMTA as a member of the Anti-Oppressive Accountability Ad-Hoc Committee.

Continuing Education Credit:

NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) Molloy College is an approved provider for CE credit from NY State for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists: approval number CAT-0015. This program is pending approval for two and a half (2) CE contact hours for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists.

Music Therapy: CMTE This conference is pending approval by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, approval number: P-102, to award 2 Continuing Music Therapy Education Synchronous (in-person) Opportunities. The Provider maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria for Continuing Music Therapy Education.

Location/Zoom Link/Recording:
If you attend in-person the conference will be held in the Hagan Center, Room 339 (3rd floor) at Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11571. Click here for directions to the campus and a campus map.

All participants will also be emailed the Zoom link with further information as we get closer to the conference date. The program will be recorded and you will have up to three weeks to watch the recorded workshop. The recording will be sent the Monday following the program.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us prior to the start date.

Tuition Rates:
Early Registration by September 29: $20
Regular Registration September 30-October 13: $25
Late Registration after October 13: $30
Molloy Full-Time Students, Faculty and Staff, (Please use your Molloy email address when registering): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide your school email address when registering): $10
Molloy Alumni: $5

Questions regarding registration?
Email: conted@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3550

Spring 2023 Conference

Cultural Humility and Responsiveness in Music Therapy
Saturday, April 15, 2023; 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.; (3 LCAT/CMTE CE hours)
Speakers: Jasmine Edwards, MA, LCAT, MT-BC and Gabriela Asch-Ortiz, MS, LCAT, MT-BC
Two Options to Choose From: In-Person at the Rockville Centre campus or Online via Zoom

Program Description
This course will explore racially responsive clinical practice through experientials and group discussions. The facilitators will call participants to explore their own sociocultural identity and consider how aspects of race, ethnicity, language and culture intersect at the individual and collective-societal levels, creating advantages and disadvantages across these complex dimensions. This dialogue will be contextualized in light of recent sociopolitical movements and will explore their potential impact on our recipients of care and the therapeutic relationships we seek to cultivate. An exploration of a resistance model and community focused care will also be included.

The course will utilize group discussion, self-reflective experientials, and didactic teaching to explore how cultural humility concepts may be integrated into music therapy practice.

Learning objectives of the course/educational activity

COURSE OBJECTIVES	CBMT BOARD CERTIFICATION DOMAINS
Participants will demonstrate their understanding of multicultural considerations in clinical practice and demonstrate understanding through dialogue using current terminology.	V. Professional Development and Responsibilities: B. Professional Responsibilities 1. Adhere to the CBMT Code of Professional Practice. 2. Conduct oneself in an authentic, ethical, accountable, and culturally sensitive manner that respects privacy, dignity, and human rights in all settings including social media, marketing, and advertising.
Participants will engage in group and individual self-reflective practices around the role of race in clinical dynamics in the therapeutic relationship and processes.	V. Professional Development and Responsibilities: B. Professional Responsibilities 10. Maintain professional boundaries to ensure competent and ethical music therapy practice. 11. Examine one’s own assumptions, values, and biases. 12. Monitor own mental and physical health, and seek support as needed to ensure professional effectiveness and competence.
Participants will develop an understanding of the dimensions that shape client and therapist identities and dynamics and how to use that understanding to enhance the therapeutic relationship and processes.	III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation: A. Implementation 1. Develop a therapeutic relationship by: a. being fully present, authentic, and respectful. b. building trust and rapport. c. establishing roles, boundaries, and expectations. d. providing ongoing acknowledgement of progress and reflection. e. providing a safe and contained environment. f. recognizing and managing aspects of one’s own professional and personal biases, feelings, and behaviors that affect the therapeutic process (e.g., transference and countertransference). g. understanding group dynamics and processes.
Participants will develop self-reflexive strategies using an enhanced understanding of cultural dynamics in complex professional relationships (therapeutic, collegial, supervisory).	III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation: A. Implementation f. recognizing and managing aspects of one’s own professional and personal biases, feelings, and behaviors that affect the therapeutic process (e.g., transference and countertransference). g. understanding group dynamics and processes.

Speaker Bios:

Jasmine Edwards, MA, LCAT, MT-BC (she/her) is a doctoral fellow within the Steinhardt Music Education program with a focus in music therapy at New York University. Jasmine holds a BM and MA in music therapy from Florida State University and NYU, respectively. Her clinical experiences include private practice, outpatient, school-based, and medical pediatric settings, and she is trained in NICU-MT, First Sounds: RBL, and Austin Vocal Psychotherapy. Jasmine has a vested interest in bringing discussions of power, privilege, and oppression into music therapy training and education. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Howard University, New York University, and Montclair State University. Jasmine identifies as a Black woman.

Gabriela Asch-Ortiz, MS, LCAT, MT-BC (she/her) is a Latina creative arts therapist at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and Ph.D. candidate in Music Therapy at Temple University. Her dissertation utilizes critical autoethnography to develop a deeper understanding of relationships in music therapy between Latine individuals and their therapists within the broader context of health care systems. Gabriela is vested in contributing to the knowledge and discourse of restorative justice in music therapy and health care through her practice, pedagogy, and research.

Date and Format Options
The program will be given on Saturday, April 15, 2023; 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. Participants will have two options to participate in the program: In-person in the Hagan Center on Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre, NY, 11571 or Online in real-time via Zoom (please note that you must attend in-real time, a recording of the program for future viewing will not be available). If you are attending in-person travel directions will be sent with your confirmation, but can also be found by clicking here. If you are attending remotely via Zoom the Zoom link will be emailed to you shortly before the program date.

Continuing Education Credit

NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) Molloy College is an approved provider for CE credit from NY State for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists: approval number CAT-0015. This program is pending approval for 3 CE contact hours for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists.

Music Therapy: CMTE This conference is pending approval by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, approval number: P-102, to award 3 Continuing Music Therapy Education Synchronous (in-person) Opportunities. The Provider maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria for Continuing Music Therapy Education.

Tuition Rates:
There are two different tuition rates: one for participants who are attending in-person and one for those attending remotely through Zoom. Please note that the Zoom option has a lower rate of tuition than the in-person option because breakfast will not be offered. Please note that you must attend in-real time, a recording of the program for future viewing will not be available)

In-Person Tuition Rates:
Regular Registration until April 12: $35
Late Registration after April 13: $40
Molloy Full-Time Students, Faculty and Staff, (Please use your Molloy email address when registering): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide your school email address when registering): $10
Molloy Alumni: $10

Online via Zoom Tuition Rates:
Regular Registration until April 12: $30
Late Registration after April 13: $35
Molloy Full-Time Students, Faculty and Staff, (Please use your Molloy email address when registering): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide your school email address when registering): $5
Molloy Alumni: $5

Registration

Click here to register online. Register on-line 24/7. You will need a MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card and an email address. If you pay by credit card there will be a fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition. You can avoid the credit card fee by paying with a check online.

To register by phone, please call 516-323-3550 with your MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card. Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration. Registration is limited. Registration the day of the conference cannot be guaranteed.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us prior to the start date.

Questions regarding registration?

Email: conted@molloy.edu Phone: 516.323.3550

Fall 2022 Conference

Queering Music Therapy: Experiences of Supporting LGBTQIA2+ Communities through Shared Identities
(2.5 CMTEs/LCATs CE credits)
Online in real time using Zoom
Saturday, October 8, 2022; 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Speakers and Topics:
Maevon Gumble (they/them) will speak about their method, Gender Affirming Voicework, which involves accessing and embodying a more affirming singing and/or speaking voice through the use of music therapy.

Dr. Natasha Thomas (Dr. T, they/she + any neo-pronouns offered with respect) and kei slaughter (they/them) will speak about their arts-based research study surrounding perceptions of community, identity, and voice with Black, gender diverse people.

Freddy Perkins (he/him) will speak about his work creating safe, brave, and affirming spaces that seek to amplify the voices of queer folx, especially queer people of color.

Dr. Kate Myers-Coffman (she/they) will share experiences supporting gender identity and sexual orientation topics that arise in bereavement support work with adolescents

Continuing Education Credit

NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) Molloy College is an approved provider for CE credit from NY State for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists: approval number CAT-0015. This program is pending approval for two and a half (2.5) CE contact hours for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists.

Music Therapy: CMTE This conference is pending approval by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, approval number: P-102, to award 2.5 Continuing Music Therapy Education Synchronous (in-person) Opportunities. The Provider maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria for Continuing Music Therapy Education.

Registration

Click here to register online. Register on-line 24/7. You will need a MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card and an email address. To register by phone, please call 516-323-3550 with your MasterCard, Discover or Visa charge card. Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration. You will receive the Zoom link to join the program via email within a week of the date of the program. Registration is limited. Registration the day of the conference cannot be guaranteed.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us prior to the start date.

Tuition Rates:
Early Registration by September 16: $20
Regular Registration September 17-October 3: $25
Late Registration after October 3: $30
Molloy Full-Time Students, Faculty and Staff, (Please use your Molloy email address when registering): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide your school email address when registering): $10
Molloy Alumni: $5

Online Information

The conference will be conducted through a live, "real-time" online platform called Zoom. The conference will be held at the same date and times as indicated in the schedule. You will be able to take the program using any type of device that has internet access: PC, Mac, tablet, even a smartphone. You will receive further information on joining the conference online closer to the date.

Questions regarding registration?

Email: conted@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3550

Fall 2015 Conference

The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College Presents:
International Perspectives on Improvisational Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Research and Practice
Friday, October 30, 2015; 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ● Madison Theatre, Public Square, Rockville Centre campus

This conference will feature leading music therapists from around world discussing research, clinical practice when working with autistic individuals.

Topical areas will include:
- Improvisational music therapy around the globe: Common characteristics and cultural diversity
- Parents' experience: How does music therapy help my child?
- Effects of music therapy: Preliminary findings from the international TIME-A study
- Discussion: The future of music therapy for children with autism

Conference participants will be able to pick from a variety of topics presented during four (4) concurrent sessions. Participants will be asked to pre-register for the topics that they would like to attend since seating will be limited in most of the sessions.

AGENDA
(Please click on the topic for a session description and click on the speaker's name for their bios)

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast (Breakfast Provided by Molloy College)

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT, Associate Professor, Dir., The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy & Center for ASD and Child Development
Suzanne Sorel, D.A., MT-BC, LCAT, Chairperson, Music Dept., Associate Dean, Dir., Graduate Music Therapy
Valerie Collins, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty

9:15-10:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation

Contemporary Social Movements in the Autism Community: Implications for Music Therapy Research
Kenneth Aigen, D.A., MT-BC, LCAT (USA)

10:45-11:45 a.m. Plenary Session

Trial of Improvisational Music Therapy's Effectiveness for Autism (TIME-A): What have we learned from 278 children in 9 countries?
Christian Gold, Ph.D. (Norway)

11:45-12:00 Break

12:00-12:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: 1 (Please click on the topic for a session description and click on the speaker's name for their bios; please select one of the three sessions when registering)

1A) Standardizing a flexible and individualized complex intervention: Improvisational music therapy for children with ASD across countries
Monika Geretsegger, Ph.D. (Austria)

1B) It's time for music again!' Exploring the impact of high intensity music therapy with children aged 4-7 taking part in the TIME-A Randomized Control Trial
Pavlina Papadopoulou, Music Therapist (UK)

1C) The understanding and execution of a randomized controlled trial of music therapy and ASD in Brazil: Considerations about perceptions
Gustavo Gattino, Ph.D. (Brazil)

12:45-1:45 p.m. Lunch (provided by Molloy College)

1:45-2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: 2 (Please click on the topic for a session description and click on the speaker's name for their bios; please select one of the three sessions when registering)

2A) Staying thinking: holding onto the role of clinician when delivering music therapy as part of a Randomized Control Trial
Grace Watts, Music Therapy (UK)

2B) On therapeutic intention: Improvisational music therapy for children with ASD.
Jinah Kim, Ph.D. (Korea)

2C) "Don't Jump on My Life!": Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Utilizing the Bass Guitar with a Boy with Emotional and Neurodevelopmental Challenges
Matthew Brady, MT-BC (USA)

2:40-3:25 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: 3 (Please click on the topic for a session description and click on the speaker's name for their bios; please select one of the three sessions when registering)

3A) The Benefits of Using Video Feedback in Parent Counseling Sessions in Music Therapy Work with Children with ASD.
Laura Brueker, Music Therapist (UK)

3B) Essences of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy with Children on The Autism Spectrum
Suzanne Sorel, D.A., LCAT, MT-BC (USA)

3C) Are we together in this? Moments of meaningful interactions in Music Therapy
Alexandra Georgaki, Music Therapist (UK)

3:25-3:40 p.m. Break

3:40-4:25 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: 4 (Please click on the topic for a session description and click on the speaker's name for their bios; please select one of the three sessions when registering)

4A) Music Therapy Microanalysis of parent-infant interaction in the first year of life of infant with autism.
Filippo Muratori, MD & Ferdinando Suvini, MA, MT (Italy)

4B) Working with the Ending in Mind: Short-term Music Therapy Interventions
Belinda Lydon, Music Therapist (UK)

4:30-4:45 p.m. Wrap-up & overview

4:45-5:00 p.m. Post course evaluation & distribution of certificates

Concurrent Sessions
Conference participants will be able to pick from a variety of topics presented during four (4) concurrent sessions. Participants will be asked to pre-register for the topics that they would like to attend since seating will be limited in most of the sessions.

Continuing Education Credit
Music Therapy: CMTE
Molloy College is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 6 Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) credits. Molloy College maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. Molloy College, CBMT pre-approved provider #P-102.

Registration
Conference participants will be able to pick from a variety of topics presented during four (4) concurrent sessions. Participants will be asked to pre-register for the topics that they would like to attend since seating will be limited in most of the sessions.

Online registration is available by clicking here. Please note that if you are registering online, after you enter your charge card information you should click "Continue to Checkout" just once. It can take up to a minute or two for the charge to be processed. If you click more than once the system will void the registration and you will need to call the CE Office at 516-323-3550 to register.

Phone-in registration is available by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard or Visa. To register in person, by fax or mail, please click here.

Tuition Rates:
Regular Registration, October 1-23: $50
Late Registration, October 24-29: $60
October 30: $70
Molloy Students, Faculty and Staff (provide copy of student ID, must register by October 28): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID, must register by October 29): $15
Molloy Alumni: 10% discount

Registration is limited. In-person registration the day of the conference is on a space available basis and cannot be guaranteed.

Online registration is available by clicking here. Phone-in registration is available by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard or Visa. To register in person, by fax or mail, please click here.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us by October 23. Refunds will not be granted after October 23: however, substitutions can be made until the day of the conference at no charge.

Location
The conference will be given in the Madison Theatre in the Public Square Building on Molloy's Rockville Centre campus located at 1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre, NY, 11571. Travel directions will be sent with your confirmation, but can also be downloaded by clicking here.

If you should need hotel arrangements, please click here for a list of area hotels or call 516.323.3554.

Brochure
Please click here to download the conference brochure. However, the most up-to-date scheduling information can be found on the conference webpage. We will also mail and email out the conference information if you are on our mailing list. Join our mailing list online or contact Cindy Thomas, Assistant to the Director, Summer Sessions and Conference Services by email: cthomas@molloy.edu or by phone: 516.323.3554.

About the Rebecca Center
The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College provides individualized music therapy programming for children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental challenges. Consistent with the DIR/Floortime Model, The Rebecca Center facilitates social-emotional development through interactive musical-play.

Questions regarding conference content or speakers?
Contact John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT - Conference Chair
Email: jcarpente@molloy.edu; Phone: 516.323.3325

Questions regarding registration?
Contact Cindy Thomas, Assistant to the Director, Summer Sessions and Conference Services
Email: cthomas@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3554

2013 Conference:
Considering Musical Dimensions in Relationship-Based Work: New Directions in Music Therapy Treatment Planning

October 11, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Molloy College Suffolk Center

The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College is pleased to present a One-day Conference for Music Therapists and other Health Care Professionals such as: Psychologists, Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists. The purpose of this conference will be to explore ideas on understanding musical dimensions in relationship-based work within the context of the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND).

Topics to be covered include:
- An overview of IMCAP-ND
- Early childhood and mental health
- Principles of Music-Centered, Relationship-based Music Therapy Assessment
- Clinical use of IMCAP-ND's Scale I: Musical Emotional Assessment rating Scale
- Clinical goal planning within a music-centered and humanistic framework
- A microanalysis self-assessment of the music therapist through the use of IMCAP-ND

We invite you to review the agenda below and take a look at the outstanding faculty available for this conference. You can receive a total of 7 CMTE credits for attending this conference.

Agenda

Click on the session title for a session description and speaker bio

8:00-8:30 a.m.            Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45 a.m.            Welcome: John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT

8:45-9:40 a.m.            IMCAP-ND: A Developmental Relationship-based Framework for Assessing and
                                      Examining Musical-play interactions in Clinical Work,
                                      John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT

9:50-10:40 a.m.          Keynote Address:"The Musicality of the Infant-Parent Relationship and the Foundational
                                       Experiences Needed for Mental Health and Peaceful Societies."
                                       Gerry Costa, Ph.D.

10:50-11:40 a.m.       Understanding our Clients as only Music Therapists Can: Principles of Music-Centered,
                                      Relationship-based Music Therapy Assessment
                                      Brian Abrams, Ph.D., MT-BC, LPC, LCAT

11:50-12:40 p.m.       Through a Musical Lens: A Glimpse into Music Making Using the IMCAP-ND with Children
                                       with Autism
                                       Jill Lucente, MS, MT-BC, LCAT

12:40-1:40 p.m.          Lunch (Provided by Molloy College)

1:40-2:30 p.m.           Bridging Humanistic and Music-Centered Thinking with Evidence-Based Practice In Music
                                      Therapy Goal Planning
                                      Suzanne Sorel, D.A., MT-BC, LCAT

2:30-2:45 p.m.            Break

2:45-3:35 p.m.            IMCAP-ND in Self-Assessment: A Music-Centered Microanalysis of the Therapist within the
                                      Clinical Setting
                                      Gabriela S. Ortiz, MS, MT-BC

3:35-4:00 p.m.            Closing & Post-test and distribution of for CMTE Certificates

Continuing Education Credit (CMTE)
Molloy College is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 7 Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Molloy College maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.

Molloy College, CBMT pre-approved provider #P-102.

Registration
Online registration is available by clicking here. Phone-in registration is available by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard or Visa. To register in person, by fax or mail, please click here.

Tuition Rates:
Early Registration by September 20: $40
Regular Registration, September 21 - October 10: $50
At the door: $60
Molloy Students, Faculty and Staff (provide copy of student ID, must register by September 27): No Charge
Non-Molloy Students (provide copy of student ID, must register by September 27): $15
Molloy Alumni: 10% discount

Registration is limited. In-person registration the day of the conference is on a space available basis and cannot be guaranteed.

Refund Policy: A full refund will be granted as long as you contact us by October 4. Refunds will not be granted after October 4: however, substitutions can be made until the day of the conference at no charge.

Location
The conference will be given at Molloy's Suffolk Center campus located just off Route 110 at 7180 Republic Airport, East Farmingdale, NY, 11735. The campus is located about an hour east of New York City by train on Long Island. Travel directions will be sent with your confirmation, but can also be found on our website at: www.molloy.edu/directions/suffolk.

If you should need hotel arrangements, please click here for a list of area hotels or call 516.323.3554.

Brochure
Click here to download a conference brochure.

About the Rebecca Center
The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College provides individualized music therapy programming for children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental challenges. Consistent with the DIR/Floortime Model, The Rebecca Center facilitates social-emotional development through interactive musical-play.

Questions regarding conference content or speakers?
Contact John A. Carpente, Ph.D., MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT - Conference Chair
Email: jcarpente@molloy.edu; Phone: 516.323.3325

Questions regarding registration?
Contact Cindy Thomas, Assistant to the Director, Summer Sessions and Conference Services
Email: cthomas@molloy.edu
Phone: 516.323.3554

Past Music Therapy Conferences

Spring 2024 Conferences

Fall 2023 Conference

Spring 2023 Conference

Fall 2022 ConferenceQueering Music Therapy: Experiences of Supporting LGBTQIA2+ Communities through Shared Identities(2.5 CMTEs/LCATs CE credits)Online in real time using ZoomSaturday, October 8, 2022; 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fall 2015 Conference

Fall 2022 Conference

Queering Music Therapy: Experiences of Supporting LGBTQIA2+ Communities through Shared Identities
(2.5 CMTEs/LCATs CE credits)
Online in real time using Zoom
Saturday, October 8, 2022; 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.