Professional Development

The Rebecca Center prides itself on providing unique, creative, and effective music therapy. Since our inception, we have been recognized and praised for employing some of the finest music therapists in New York. Because we realize that our most prized "possession" is our clinicians, we have launched our Professional Development Program, exclusive for Rebecca Center employees.

Our Professional Development Program goes beyond the term 'training,' with its implications of learning skills. It includes formal and informal means of helping our therapists not only enhance their clinical skills, but also develop new insights into the therapeutic process and their own practice. In addition, it includes looking outside the field of music therapy and examining other disciplines and approaches.

Topics will include, but are not limited to:

Clinical Skills

• Clinical musicianship
• Case studies of various populations
• Group supervision

Research

• Quantitative and qualitative research
• Journal reviews

Pathology

• Autistic Spectrum
• Alzheimer’s and dementia
• HIV/AIDS
• Early on-set of dementia

Music Therapy Approaches

• Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
• Analytical Music Therapy
• Guided Imagery and Music
• Music Psychotherapy

Relationship Building

• Working with parents
• Developing relationships with out-reach programs; interdisciplinary staff and directors

Other Disciplines/Approaches

• Speech pathology
• Physical therapists
• Psychiatry
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Facilitated communication