COVID-19 resources for music therapy education, clinical training, and more can be found in the COVID-19 resource pages.  Check out the Table of Contents and specifically this page for music therapy faculty and internship directors.

Clinical Training in Music Therapy - National Roster of Internship Programs

The AMTA National Roster of Internship Programs is a systematically organized reference designed to assist music therapy students in selecting and acquiring appropriate internships after university education. In this handbook, each facility offering a music therapy internship program is identified, and basic information is presented about the agency, its music therapy department, and specific internship requirements and opportunities. The information is collected and compiled by the AMTA National Office staff. They would like to express their appreciation to the Internship Directors who were so cooperative in supplying information to complete the Handbook. Their assistance helped make the task of compiling this vast amount of information feasible.

• Preface & User's Guide - Clinical Training Users Guide
• National Roster of Internship Programs (Internship Sites) can be found in the Online Organizational Directory.  To find a current internship site approved by AMTA, choose "National Roster Internship Site" under the member type field, any other criteria you desire and then click the Search button.
• National Roster Internship Guidelines
• AMTA Professional Competencies
• Standards for Education and Clinical Training
• AMTA Advisory on Levels of Practice in Music Therapy
• AMTA Advanced Competencies

Application to Become a National Roster Internship Site

If you are interested in developing a National Roster Internship Program at your clinical site please email AMTA Clinical Training Consultant Veronica Fernandez at clinicaltraining@musictherapy.org for the latest information and application.

Applying to offer an AMTA-Approved Degree Program at Your University

If your academic institution is interested in finding out more information regarding becoming an AMTA Approved Academic Program, please contact the AMTA Education Consultant, Dr. Victoria Vega at education@musictherapy.org so that they can answer any questions regarding this process. When this is complete, the institution will be given the application for new programs. In an effort to assist in the formation of new academic degree programs, the AMTA Education Consultant will consult with the institution seeking to establish a new academic program and guide them in the process. The initial program review will take approximately 90+ days depending on how many degree programs (BMT, MMT etc.) are being reviewed. Please also be aware there is a $3500 application fee for new program reviews.

• Policies and Procedures for Academic Program Approval
• AMTA Standards for Education and Clinical Training
• University Affiliated Internship Guidelines
• AMTA Professional Competencies (Bachelor’s degree and equivalency)
• AMTA Advanced Competencies (for Master’s degree)

AMTA Annual Conference Educator/Internship Director Roundtable

This roundtable discussion, facilitated by co-chairs of the APAC and AIAC AMTA Committees, invited educators of all types and internship directors to gather and share and discuss resources and concerns.  As we emerge from the pandemic, there is a shift in the types of concerns heard by APAC and AIAC. We want to further the dialogue to anticipate the needs of educators and students so we can create and connect them with resources and information that will be helpful.

Attendees included APAC and AIAC Committee members, AMTA faculty, Internship Directors and supervisors from National Roster and University Affiliated programs, and Practicum Supervisors.

Topics covered in this roundtable included: length of lag between internship and employment; legal affiliation vs. internship agreement; in-person training requirements; what counts (see agreement discussion); it is ok to pay interns/provide stipend and to set up a part time internship; differences in interpretation of competencies between schools, but also between schools and internship supervisors; need for communication and personalized training plans from schools to internship supervisors; desire for more faculty to engage in this dialogue with internship personnel; accommodations and customization of experience.

The outcome of this session is not intended to be a resolution of all concerns, but dialogue, resource sharing, validations, and calls to action for the committees were heard.

• APAC/AIAC Roundtable Discussion 10-12-21 Resources and Chat log - to download