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Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, novice level Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structured experiences include weekly field placements in area nursing homes, documentation and supervision appropriate to students' first clinical experience.

Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structures experiences include the continuation of weekly field placements in the same area nursing homes as the previous semester, documentation and supervision.

Designed to address the development of American Music Therapy Association Competencies in foundational knowledge and repertoire of Music and Music Therapy experiences in singing, playing instruments, movement, listening, and creating (including composition and improvisation).

Designed to address American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Music Therapy: foundational knowledge of Psychological and Physiological aspects of musical behavior and experience; and Research Methods.

A basic introduction to the child with disabilities, state and federal guidelines applicable to music in special education and how music can be used as a teaching method. Lecture, discussion, class demonstration.

Group applied instruction on a variety of social/recreational non-traditional instruments (e.g. autoharp, dulcimer, recorder, ukulele, percussion instruments, tone bells). Designed to develop a playing competence sufficient to accompany general music classes/music therapy clinical sessions.