Amy Rodgers Smith, MMT, MT-BC
This podcast discusses practical steps to engage in advocacy at every level with a variety of parents, professionals, and administrators.
Resources:
- American Music Therapy Association (2016). Policy and advocacy. Retrieved from: http://www.musictherapy.org/policy/
- Certification Board for Music Therapists (2015). What is advocacy? Retrieved from: http://cbmt.org/advocacy/about-advocacy/
- Moore, K. S. (2015). Music therapy advocacy for professional recognition: A historical perspective and future directions. Music Therapy Perspectives 33(1), 76-85.
About the Author:
Amy Rodger Smith is the Founder and Execute Director of “On a Better Note Music Therapy” in Morgantown, West Virginia. She has been a board certified music therapists since 2007, primarily working with persons across the lifespan who have intellectual, development, and neurologic disorders. Amy is currently the Mid-Atantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association’s Government Relations Chair-Elect, Chair of the Wets Virginia State Task Force, and an adjunct music therapy instructor at West Virginia University. Contact: onabetternotemusictherapy@gmail.com
Suggested Citation:
Rodger Smith, A. (2016, October 1). What Music Therapists Need to Know About Engaging in Advocacy. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
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