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Changing Things for the Better | Getting to Know Some of our MT-BC Volunteers in Regulatory Affairs

We wanted you to learn a little more about a few of our current and former state activists who are committed to changing things for the better for all music therapists. Read on to delve a little deeper into their world and explore further why they do what they do. Megumi Azekawa, MS, MTL, MT-BC, Tacoma, […]

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Regulatory Affairs: On the Front Lines

Most of us don’t think of music therapists as activists, but we have a few we’d like to introduce you to. First, though, why is advocacy important in music therapy? Because regulation and policy impacts everything about what you do – and those changes can either benefit you and your practice, or not.   As both […]

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2024 CBMT Practice Analysis: MT-BC Survey Coming Soon

“As practitioners, YOU are the voice of your profession,” said Sarah Laing, MMEd, MT-BC, who chairs the Practice Analysis Committee shepherding this year’s process. The practice of music therapy is a living, breathing process that changes, develops, and improves over time. That’s why every five years, CBMT undertakes a new Practice Analysis process to update […]

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CBMT Volunteer Voices Call for Participation

Calling all current MT-BCs! The Practice Analysis Survey will be in your email inbox in late September. Please ensure that the email address in your CBMT account is up to date so that your feedback is included! The Practice Analysis Committee (PAC) members, as well as members of the Continuing Education Committee and the Executive […]

Certification Board for Music Therapists Names Jennifer Mankowski Executive Director

Downingtown, PA, May 14, 2024 – The Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), the nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in the music therapy profession by granting board certification announced today that it has appointed Jennifer Mankowski as its Executive Director, effective June 1, 2024. Established in 1983 to bolster the profession’s sense of accountability to […]