Eco-friendly edition available at significant savings! Save $10 on the course cost and save $6 shipping fee, a total savings of 29%, by ordering our new eco-friendly edition of Job Impact. 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.

Job Impact is a comprehensive guide for anyone wanting to improve their job skills and to maximize the results of their professional efforts. Veteran music therapists with over 60 hours of combined professional experience share practical strategies in all aspects of the profession and business of music therapy. The course includes three audio discussions and a workbook with these three units.

• Unit 1: Take A Close Look + Where are you headed? + What is in your toolbox? + Can you manage this? + What is Plan B? + Can you sell music therapy?
• Unit 2: Professional Communication + Effective business communication + A resume that works for you + High impact marketing materials + First aid for public speakers + Proposals that get results
• Unit 3: Job Security + Build your value + Negotiate the details + Weather the Storms + On-the-job procedures + Expand your boundaries

Earn inexpensive, pre-approved CMTE credits. Music therapists can receive 45 hours of pre-approved CMTE credit by submitting written assignments chosen from options in each chapter. The CMTE fee is only $225 – 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. You can also choose to earn CMTE credits for just one unit - 15 CMTE credits for $60.00 - and save the other units for the next recertification cycle. See the CMTE Information page for details.

Learning Objectives for Unit 1: Participant will evaluate and identify professional strengths, weaknesses, and priorities; define personal and/professional goals and objectives; develop a plan of action to strengthen areas of professional weakness; and develop a better understanding of their personal and professional effectiveness. CBMT Scope of Practice: V A and B 9, Learning Objectives for Unit 2: Participants will improve their ability to communicate effectively and professionally with employers, colleagues, consumers, and the community. CBMT Scope of Practice: IV B 6, V A 3a and b, V B 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15. Learning Objectives for Unit 3: Participants will develop plans, documentation, and strategies that build professional worth, job security, and that increase visibility of music therapy. CBMT Scope of Practice: II B 2, 3, 5, III B 1, 4, IV A and B, V A

Statement of relationship to CBMT: Job Impact is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) for 45 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.

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