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Sep 12, 2015 12:17 PM
**Please note that the deadline to submit comments has been extended - October 14, 2015** The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the proposed rule: “Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities” (CMS-3260-P). The rule proposes revisions to the standards of care that nursing facilities must meet in order to receive federal funding. Call to Action! - We ask that you please join us in submitting comments to CMS. Details available here:
 
Sep 09, 2015 01:28 PM
To give members the opportunity to interact with the candidates for the office of President Elect and Vice President Elect, the Nominating Committee is pilot testing a project whereby a question and candidates’ responses are posted on the website. About every two weeks the Nominating Committee will post a question (selected from the pool of questions members submit) and responses.
 
Sep 02, 2015 05:45 PM
The NEA Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development, an alliance of 19 federal government departments, agencies, etc., is hosting a webinar focusing on music therapy. "Music Therapy, Music Listening, and the Cancer Experience" will be held on Wednesday, September 16th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET. Don't miss this outstanding opportunity to learn about music therapy being used to aid people with cancer and to educate your colleagues and administrators about the latest trends.
 
Aug 21, 2015 04:50 PM
Board certified music therapists affiliated with University Hospitals Case Medical Center along with colleagues at Case Western Reserve University and Geisinger Health System published a study in the current issue of "Journal of Clinical Oncology" examining the use of a music therapist-facilitated perioperative protocol on outcomes among oncology patients undergoing ambulatory breast surgery.
 
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Aug 20, 2015 04:06 PM
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Aug 20, 2015 02:53 PM
AMTA & CBMT are excited to announce that, on August 18, 2015, Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois signed into law SB 1595. As a study bill, this legislation creates a Music Therapy Advisory Group charged with exploring the feasibility of regulating music therapy practice in Illinois & submitting a findings report & recommendations to the state. Many thanks to the members of the Illinois Task Force and to all music therapists in Illinois for their work, dedication, & advocacy for this legislation.
 
Aug 07, 2015 06:15 PM
AMTA Member Recognition Awards are a great way to acknowledge outstanding members. Nominations are requested to recognize deserving members for their professional work, AMTA service, research and publications, etc. The due date for nominations is September 4th the Friday BEFORE Labor Day. Please mark your calendar and submit nominations, or remind others to submit their nominations to recognize deserving members.
 
Aug 07, 2015 03:26 PM
To give AMTA members the opportunity to interact with the candidates for the office of President Elect and Vice President Elect, the Nominating Committee will use the AMTA website to post candidates’ responses to questions submitted by members.
 
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Jul 23, 2015 05:36 PM
The Official Preliminary Program for the AMTA 2015 Annual Conference is now available online. Get the latest conference scoop, including scheduled concurrent sessions, CMTE courses, special intensive training courses, trending topics and meeting schedule. Don't miss your chance to save on attending the biggest music therapy event of the year; register before August 3, for early rates!!
 
Jul 22, 2015 02:32 PM
President Obama welcomed 150 guests to a grand ADA celebration and press conference on July 20th. AMTA Executive Director, Andi Farbman, and her husband, Robert Burgdorf were among the guests at the White House celebration.
 
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Jul 20, 2015 04:59 PM
In this AMTA-Pro podcast, Dr. Deanna Hanson-Abromeit overviews an article published in Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 33, “A Conceptual Methodology to Define the Therapeutic Function of Music.” The article proposes an ante-hoc worksheet to articulate the Therapeutic Function of Music (TFM) Plan.
 
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Jul 16, 2015 02:56 PM
Music Therapy Matters, Volume 18, Number 2 is now available for current AMTA members at www.musictherapy.org.​
 
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Jul 15, 2015 05:36 PM
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) presents an historic and innovative research symposium, “Improving Access and Quality: Music Therapy Research 2025” (MTR 2025), beginning the evening of July 16, 2015 and ending at noon on July 18. This visionary special event is designed to recommend guidance for future research in music therapy and was made possible by a generous donation from David’s Fund and Tom and Lucy Ott.
 
Jul 10, 2015 08:32 PM
The White House Conference on Aging will be held on July 13, 2015. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act, as well as the 80th anniversary of Social Security. The 2015 White House Conference on Aging is an opportunity to recognize the importance of these key programs as well as to look ahead to the next decade. The entire event will be livestreamed on the White House website: http://www.whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov/
 
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Jul 06, 2015 06:02 PM
AMTA is pleased to announce the launch of "Music Therapy Intern Supervision: A Training E-course for Intern Supervisors." This new AMTA E-course was developed by Jane Creagan and AMTA’s Association Internship Approval Committee.
 
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