Eco-friendly edition available at significant savings! Save $10.00 on the course cost and save $5.00 shipping fee, a total savings of 43%, by ordering our new eco-friendly edition of You're the Boss. 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.

You’re the Boss is a professional study course that guides participants through each step of establishing contractual services, consultative services, and private practice. Dozens of music therapists have used this course to establish their music therapy businesses. The self-study course includes an audio segment and a workbook with these chapters:

• Consider This + Pros and cons of self-employment + Personal and professional inventory + Do you have what it takes?
• Take The First Step + Employment options + Market research + Locating potential customers + Developing a business plan
• What About Money? + Business structure + Resources + Budget + Benefits + Bookkeeping + Taxes + Insurance + Funding options + Setting fees
• Attend To The Details + Organization + Equipment, materials, and supplies + Schedule + Policies and procedures + Contracts
• Sell Your Services + Marketing plan + Marketing tools + Maximizing media + Effective proposals + Getting your foot in the door
• Set Up Your Office + Location + Ambiance + Equipment + Future growth
• Dive In! + Quality services + Commitment + Effective planning + Assessments + Documentation + Evaluation
• Take Care of Yourself + Balance + Priorities + Time + Stress + Getting along with difficult people
• Invest In Success + Public relations + Job development + Professional growth + Networking + Diversification + Motivation

Optional CMTE credits. Music therapists can receive 20 hours of pre-approved CMTE credit by submitting written assignments chosen from options in each chapter. The CMTE fee is only $80 – only $4 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 complete details.

Learning Objectives for You’re the Boss: Participants will: (1) Assess their professional strengths, weaknesses, priorities, and employment options. (2) Determine financial requirements for self-employment. (3) Develop a comprehensive business plan for a private practice, consultative services, or a music therapy clinic. (4) Develop policies, procedures, marketing tools, schedules, and documentation necessary for a music therapist who is self-employed. (5) Develop action plans for professional growth, crisis resolution, networking/peer counseling, and problem solving for self-employed music therapists. CBMT Scope of Practice: IV: A and V: A, B

Statement of relationship to CBMT: You’re the Boss is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) for 20 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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