Teaching Music Therapy Advocacy One day, about a year ago, I was busying myself on the computer when I overheard a telephone conversation my roommate was having. For this story, you need a little background information. He had graduated with degrees in finance and economics and was into his first year of law school. It's fair to say we have very different interests and strengths, but we'd been friends all throughout our undergraduate years and our friendship continues. Advocacy creates a domino effect  I don't know who he was talking…

We all know that change is inevitable, and there are plenty of hackneyed quotes I could find on "the googler" to make the same point.  I suspect that coping with change is different for everyone, in the same way that people have different levels of tolerance for change.  Me?  I love change, even thrive on it.  BUT, that doesn't mean it is always stress-free.  In fact, in going through several changes over the last couple months, I noticed myself experiencing much more stress than I usually do.  And I'm a…

I read two blog entries that inspired some great thinking this evening.  The idea for this post originated with Andrew Littlefield on his blog, MTI in the ATL.  Incidentally, Andrew was the first winner of Music Therapy Source's Student and Intern Support program, and he contributed this essay on the importance of advocacy.  Then, Stephanie over at The Rhythmic Mind provided additional insights on her blog.  So, I decided to follow suit and answer the question: What non-clinical roles do I or have I played that influence me as a therapist?…