#MTAdvocacy Tips with Judy Simpson, MT-BC

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Judy Simpson, MT-BC — THE Director of Government Relations of the American Music Therapy Association – shares important information to help you effortlessly answer the question “So, what is music therapy?” and how to maximize the time you already spend advocating for our profession.

3:10 — Set advocacy goals for 2015
5:13 — History of the state recognition operational plan
7:45 — Apply your therapeutic skills to advocacy, beautiful metaphor!
16:30 — How to turn obstacles into opportunities
24:30 — “I can explain away, but people still don’t get it or equate us to PET THERAPY”
27:20 — “Feeling stumped on including music therapy advocacy in with ‘talk therapists'”
31:00 — “I’m working with music therapists who are not board-certified. How can I advocate to these MTs?”
38:00 — “In a peds setting, I’m still getting inappropriate referrals.”
42:40 — “Our CEO favors the music & memory program to music therapy.”
47:55 — “How can I advocate when there are CMPs (Certified Music Practitioners) at our local hospitals?”

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Judy Simpson, MT-BC | Mindstorm Mondays

8 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for making it simple to download the mp3! I’m looking forward to listening to this in the car. Thank you for all you do. The team at musictherapyed is amazing!

  2. Awesome webinar! I’m glad I am watching this at the beginning of my career. I’m sure some things have changed since this video, but it gives excellent first steps that are still applicable today.

    • Welcome to the field! 🙂 Some things HAVE changed for the positive! And then there are conversations that we will probably always be having… but it’s good stuff. I highly recommend connecting with state or regional advocacy teams if you’re passionate about it! – Beth from the MTE team

  3. Awesome webinar! I am very glad that I am watching this at the beginning of my career. This webinar gave me a lot of prospective, and I learned a lot about how far music therapy has come, and how far it has to go. I’m sure some things have changed since this webinar was conducted, but it gave excellent first steps that are still applicable today.

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