American Music Therapy Association for Students (AMTAS)

2024 AMTA Symposium starts 1 week from today on September 22nd.? Learn in real time or at your own pace through February 28, 2025.? KEYNOTE SPEAKER Announcing Amelia Nagoski keynote speaker for the 2024 AMTA Symposium Amelia Nagoski, DMA will be speaking on What To Do When You’re Overwhelmed and Exhausted About Everything You Have to Do and Still Worry That You’re Not Doing Enough a topic all music therapists and students of music therapy can likely relate. She is the co-author, with her sister Emily, of the New York Times best selling book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle and the Burnout Workbook. The Keynote Presentation is generously sponsored by Liquid Mind MUSIC THERAPY STUDENTS AND INTERNS ARE FREE! Are you a music therapy student or intern that is part of an AMTA approved school? Complete this Student Registration Google form to receive a code to register for free.? ? CONFERENCE SPONSOR Many Thanks to Chuck Wild and Liquid Mind Music for his generous sponsorship of this year’s symposium. Not only has his contribution supported our keynote, it allowed for more scholarships for music therapy professionals in need. We had an extensive waitlist after announcing the scholarship in August and have been able to release funds to 90 more professionals. ? Reminder that registrants can earn up to 36 CMTEs between Sept. 22, 2024 and February 28, 2025. Learn at your own pace. ? For the full story with links including registration access, see the LinkTree in our bio under "Latest News" or "AMTA-U".

AMTAS LinkedIn Podcast is out! Join panelists, Gabriel Perez, Naomi Davis, MA,MT-BC, Sarah Brewster, MT-BC, and Katie Lahue, MA, ACMHC, SCMT, MT-BC as they talk about the ins and outs of LinkedIn! https://lnkd.in/dYF-dg2P

"As a student beginning their last semester of college, I was thinking of my past years as a student. My first year I was filled with so much fear and uncertainty, and with this in mind, I thought I would like to discuss confidence while starting a semester. Here are some things I have learned along the way: Tip #1: Little steps at a time I always thought that I had to take everything all at once to feel successful, but that is not the case at all. I find myself much more productive and therefore confident if I beat small challenges and take tiny wins throughout my day, month, and semester. At the end of the day, it is not a race. Take your time, one little step at a time. “One step at a time, one hope then another, who knows where this road may go?” – Lynn Ahrens, “Journey to the Past” from film Anastasia"... If you want to read more of our recent August blog post, written by AMTAS President-Elect, Karina, visit www.amtas.org!

Happy July! Make sure to read our most recent blog, entitled: A Heartfelt Farewell: Celebrating Dr. Jayne Standley's Contributions and Legacy, written by Hannah Gross, MT-BC, NICU-MT! https://www.amtas.org/blog

Check out this job at MemorialCare: Music Therapist

“Finding Resources as an Intern” Internship as a music therapist can be a very dichotomous experience, evoking feelings of stress, joy, loneliness, community, creativity, burnout, and so many other complex emotions. Throughout this time, one of the best coping strategies to further your education and longevity in the field is to connect with the resources available to you as a music therapy intern. However, going about this journey on top of an internship can feel daunting, so I decided to give you a head start! I have put together a living document for music therapy interns that includes resources like scholarships, podcasts, blogs, regional websites, and more. This document will be constantly updated to remain relevant and accurate. Furthermore, with this document I hope to create a space for sharing and community. During internship, it's important to fall into community. You don’t have to shoulder the burden of solving everything yourself, and you don't have to have all the answers. In that same vein, please continue to share resources and personal experiences with AMTAS, your program-mates, and other students across the region. Through collaboration we can support each other and thrive as young professionals to create a more inclusive environment. Written by Mercedes Shook, AMTAS Secretary LINK TO RESOURCE DOC: https://lnkd.in/esaev3Gr

Check out this job at Great Strides Rehabilitation: Board Certified Music Therapist - St. Augustine, FL

Check out this job at Nicklaus Children's Health System: Certified Music Therapist I (Per Diem/Pool, Day shift)

Hello! We are AMTAS, the American Music Therapy Association for Students! We are a student-led organization dedicated to fostering education and growth in music therapy students! We are new to the LinkedIn platform, and want to encourage all music therapy students, interns, professionals, and advocates to connect with us! We will be using this account to share music therapy job/internship postings, words of wisdom and blog posts, and highlight music therapy students' achievements! Looking forward to interacting with you all! ?? #musictherapy #musictherapist #musictherapyadvocacy