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It is with MUCH excitement that I announce a full-time opening at PBMTI! We are looking for a creative and self-motivated board certified music therapist to join our growing team of 11 full/part-time staff members and contractors.   Applicant must 1) be willing to travel…

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By Elisa Aven, M.M., MT-BC             As a traveling music therapist, I often encounter residents and family members in various facilities who see my guitar on my back and immediately assume that I am there to perform. Even when observing my work in action, it…

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By Catherine Nielsen, MT-BC, Catherine is the founder, and director of The Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute, home educator, teacher, therapist, mother of two. Our topic today applies to anyone working with young children. I have worked as a music therapist professionally for almost 10…

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By Bree Beynon, MT-BC, NMT Happy Social Media Advocacy Month!  Hopefully you have seen the hashtag #MTAdvocacy floating around on our social media.  Using hashtags is a great way to connect ideas in our social media savvy society but what does it mean?  The phrase…

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By Bree Beynon, MT-BC, NMT Happy New Year!  I hope you enjoyed your holidays and are easing back into reality.  This post is a long one; you may want to bookmark this or print it out for your materials.  Either way, I hope it is…

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By Karen House, M.S., MT-BC As we turn our calendars to December and reflect on our year, I can’t help but smile at how amazing 2015 has been for the Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute. We’ve had exciting additions to our staff, memorable moments in…

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By Mallory Even, LPMT, MT-BC We all know the route to becoming an MT-BC. There is no way around the 6-month clinical internship, and I am so glad it is this way! We all need the field training to put our book knowledge to use,…

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By Trent Barrick, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist “We rarely hear the inward music, but we’re all dancing to it nevertheless.” – Rumi Ralph sat in his car attempting to open the driver side door. One would assume this wouldn’t pass as a difficult obstacle for a strong…

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By Bree Beynon, MT-BC & PBMTI Managing Partner Hopefully you are reading this because you’ve decided to pursue a music therapy program for your organization – terrific!  You are joining the thousands of hospitals, hospices, assisted-living facilities, support groups and many more organizations that have…

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By Pamela Wiener, PhD Gerontologist and Crisis Manager, West Palm Beach Housing Authority It started with Teresita, age 70, on the recent 12th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s death last week. Teresita’s favorite song of Cruz’s is Cuando Salí de Cuba – When I left Cuba. …

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