Elizabeth K. Schwartz, LCAT, MT-BC
Knowing why, when, and how to talk with families about the overall development of their child can be a daunting task. This podcast is designed to serve as a guideline for music therapists for initiating or engaging in challenging discussions with parents related to their child’s development.
Resources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn the signs. Act early at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html
- Zero to Three. National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families Behavior and Development at http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. Babies and Toddlers at http://nichcy.org/babies
- American Music Therapy Association. Code of Ethics at http://www.musictherapy.org/about/ethics/
- 1.1 The MT will perform only those duties for which he/she has been adequately trained, not engaging outside his/her area of competence.
- 3.6 The MT will exert caution in predicting the results of services offered, although a reasonable statement of prognosis and/or progress may be made. The MT will make only those claims to clients concerning the efficacy of services that would be willingly submitted for professional scrutiny through peer review, publication in a professional journal, or documentation in the client’s record.
- 3.12.1 The MT protects the confidentiality of information obtained in the course of practice, supervision, teaching, and/or research.
- Certification Board for Music Therapists. Scope of Practice at www.cbmt.org
- I B 3. Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on analysis and synthesis of assessment findings.
About the Author
Elizabeth K. Schwartz has practiced early childhood music therapy for over 26 years, working with hundreds of children and families through early intervention, pre-school and community groups. She is co-founder and education and training director of Raising Harmony™: Music Therapy for Young Children, home of Sprouting Melodies®. She is the author of Music, Therapy, and Early Childhood: A Developmental Approach and You and Me Makes…We: A Growing Together Songbook. Contact: Elizabeth@RaisingHarmony.com
Suggested Citation:
Schwartz, E. K. (Author). (2014, September 15). Stopping the music: Why, when, and how to discuss developmental concerns with families. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
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