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MTAM Spring Conference registration form and info available.
Psychological First Aid By Barbara Else
Saturday March 27th at Augsburg College
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Download the Winter Newsletter by clicking HERE.
Great Lakes Regional AMTA conference coming March 18, 2010 in Indianapolis. See GLR 2010 page for more details.
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MNCATA Conference also on March 27th at St. Catherines, visit this page for details.
Music Therapy Association of MN
Minnesota is one of six states within the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Other states include Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
The purpose of this organization is to advance and support, on the state level, the goals of the AMTA, and to serve MTAM members by
1. working with national and state agencies to advance the profession;
2. training and educating music therapists by providing two CMTE workshops per year;
3. increasing networking opportunities.
Music Therapy is an established healthcare profession that uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all ages. Music therapy improves the quality of life for persons who are well and meets the needs of children and adults with disabilities or illnesses. Music therapy interventions can be designed to:
promote wellness
manage stress
alleviate pain
express feelings
enhance memory
improve communication
promote physical rehabilitation. (taken from AMTA national website musictherapy.org, 2008)
