Music Skill Development		Ethics and Music Therapy
	Mental Health Issues		Self Care and Self-Assessment
	End of Life		Specific Client Populations
	Professional Issues for Music Therapists		Education and Clinical Training
	We are pleased to announce that the umbrella groupings shown above will be available as part of the SER-AMTA Regional Conference. Umbrella groupings are short, content-related events organized by a unifying theme. Umbrella groupings must relate to the CBMT Scope of Practice, and must be a minimum of 3 contact hours in length. (A contact hour is 50 minutes.) Click on a group above to see the sessions that comprise that group. For more on umbrella groupings, please see the CBMT Recertification Manual (5th ed.) on page 15. Information on calculating credits can be found on page 12. View SCHEDULE and DESCRIPTIONS of Concurrent Sessions

Interventions focused on specific conditions and client populations.

• We're Getting Older, Too: Implications for Music Therapists Working with Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  Jessica N. Hoyle
  
  
  
• Stories, Music, and Imagery for Children Ages 8 to 12
  Linda T. Powell
  
  
  
• "On the Road Again": Personal Experiences with Parkinson's and Music
  Steve Quam, Jeanne Quam
  
  
  
• A Sensory Approach to Music Therapy with Persons with Severe and Profound Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
  Amy Kemp Inman
  
  
  
• Come Ready to Rock with Peds! Pediatric Intervention Strategies from Two Metro Atlanta Private Practices
  Jennifer Pucket, Amy Norris, Jessica Pitts, Katie Garner, Alison Williams, Chelsea Farr
  
  
  

Sessions relate to ethical issues as they apply to music therapy practice.

• iTechnology: Am iLegal?
  Greta Gilmeister, Jennifer Barone
  
  
  
• "Don't I Know You from Somewhere?": Ethical Issues of Managing Dual Relationships
  Carole M. Deans, Cynthia Tate, Jessica Hoyle, Sarah Roberts
  
  
  
• Music Therapy Reimbursement: Sources and Steps to Success
  Jennifer Puckett
  
  
  
• The Ethical Music Therapist: Process and Procedures
  Elizabeth York
  
  
  

Music therapy practice and issues as they apply to mental health issues

• Intro to Bio-Guided Music Therapy
  Eric Miller
  
  
  
• I Will Survive Succeed: Topical Session Plans for Psych Groups
  Jennifer Jarred Peyton
  
  
  
• Tye Dye Duet: Successful Approaches to Combining Music and Art for Therapy
  Daniel Tague
  
  
  

Sessions focus on spirituality, grief, and other end-of-life issues.

• Then Sings My Soul: Hymn Lyrics and Spiritual Connection at the End of Life
  Keith Benze, Cheryl Benze
  
  
  

These sessions focus on the music therapist as musician, including development of musical skills and applications of various musical idioms and techniques to treatment situations.

• It's Not Just for Cowboys: Utilizing the Harmonica in Music Therapy
  Shane Swezey
  
  
  
• Beyond the 12-Bar Blues: Guitar Embellishments in Blues Style
  Christine Pollard Leist, Uri S. Reisman
  
  
  
• Vocal Improvisation Skills for Music Therapists
  Lynn Miller
  
  
  

Topics related to private practice, research, publication, and other professional concerns of music therapists.

• Demystifying the Editorial Review Process: Tips for Submitting Scholarly Work for Publication
  Andrea Cevasco, Michelle Hairston, Teresa Lesiuk, Carol Prickett, Jennifer Whipple
  
  
  
• A Day in the Life: The First Year of Private Practice
  Natalie Mullis
  
  
  
• Research 101: Single-Subject Research Methodology for Music Therapy Clinicians
  Dana Bolton
  
  
  
• Approaching Differences in People: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Music Therapists
  Teresa Lesiuk
  
  
  
• ENGAGE in Advocacy: Your Role in State Recognition
  Presenters To Be Announced
  
  
  
• Medical Music Therapy: How Does Your Department Grow?
  Jenny Branson, Kerry Willis
  
  
  

Practices and considerations that reflect or relate to well-being of the music therapist.

• Using the Clinical Self-Assessment Guide
  Cheryl Stephenson
  
  
  
• Understanding and Coping with Countertransference in End-of-Life Music Therapy
  Anne Wilkerson
  
  
  
• The 2011 Fifth Edition CBMT Recertification Manual: New Options and Opportunities
  Rebecca Engen
  
  
  
• Dreamwork and Music Therapy: Applications for Therapeutic Practice and Self-Care
  Carole Deans
  
  
  

Topics of interest to persons who educate and train music therapists.

• Internship Directors and Educators Round Table
  Carmen E. Osburn
  
  
  
• Music Therapy Educators' Roundtable
  Carmen E. Osburn