Mapping a Clear Route
© 2002 ISBN 978-0-9617272-9-1
Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC
Eco-friendly edition $15.00
Hard copy edition $20.00 plus shipping
Optional 10 CMTE credits $50.00
Eco-friendly edition available at significant savings! Save $5 on the course price and save $6 shipping fee, a savings of 42%, by ordering our new eco-friendly edition of the Developmental Disabilities Toolbox. You receive a pdf workbook that you can download to print or read on your computer. You receive an audio file that you can listen to directly on your computer or on an iPod, or you can burn on a CD. You receive an invoice via e-mail that you pay by check. If you prefer receiving a hard copy edition, we ship a printed workbook and audio CD via Priority Mail with an invoice that you pay by check.
The Music Therapy Toolbox: Developmental Disabilities guides music therapists as they move through the maze of options to be considered when developing effective strategies for helping children, teens, adults, and older adults with developmental disabilities reach their full potential. The workbook and audio discussion provide dozens of valuable tips and techniques that have proven effective over the years with hundreds of people with developmental disabilities in schools, group homes, extended care facilities, nursing homes, and family homes as well as individuals who are private music therapy clients. The course outline is as follows:
- Introduction
- Gear Up! Where are we going and why?
- Unlock Potential. Build on strengths to maximize potential
- Light The Path. Compensate for deficits to enhance quality of life.
- Forward March! Keep moving toward the prize.
Optional CMTE credits. Music therapists can receive 10 hours of pre-approved CMTE credit by submitting written assignments detailed at the end of the course. The CMTE fee is only $50 – only $5 per credit hour! You do not submit the CMTE fee or assignments until you are ready to receive credit. You can take the course now and apply for CMTE credit anytime in the future. See the CMTE Information page for details.
Learning Objectives for Music Therapy Toolbox: Developmental Disabilities: Participants will be able to: (1) Obtain data and interpret the assessment information for individuals with developmental disabilities. (2) Develop treatment strategies and structure treatment that meets the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.(3) Implement treatment using music therapy strategies that are effective for individuals with developmental disabilities. CBMT Scope of Practice: II A, B, C, D, E and III A. Interpret assessment information and communicate results D. Develop initial and ongoing treatment strategies E. Structure treatment III A Treatment Implementation
Statement of relationship to CBMT: Music Therapy Toolbox: Developmental Disabilities is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) for 10 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits (CMTE). Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Music Works Publications, S-001, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. See the CMTE Information page for details.