[humanser] seeking music therapist mentors

Sat Jun 29 22:54:07 UTC 2013

Hi Ashley,

I have volunteered with two separate agencies in the past and continue
to do some music enrichment as part of my university's music therapy
club, (which your friend should definitely consider joining if his
school has a chapter as well).

The one I've worked with the most is the Cincinnati Association for
the Blind and Visually Impaired.  They have a great early intervention
program which includes a music program directed by one blind and one
sighted music therapist.  I volunteered throughout my four years of
high school; a background check was not needed for this one, but I did
take volunteer training and was a former client of the agency myself
so those could have been factors that weighed out the background
check.  Last summer I also volunteered for another non-profit agency
which primarily served teens and young adults with developmental
disabilities.  Most of the time I assisted in adapted guitar and piano
classes for teens/young adults, and I helped accompany on their fall
open house concert.  I also served as a councelor for a day camp for
children who if memory serves me correctly were between the ages of 8
and 12.  In my university's music therapy club I have helped lead
music enrichment sessions for nursing home residents, teens with
developmental disabilities who attend a non-profit art program, and
patients at a local children's hospital.  Any volunteer experiences
along those lines would be great for your friend.  Other places such
as homeless shelters and community centers might be good places to try
too.

for the most part confidentiality isn't an issue, provided that your
friend is sensitive to what information should and should not be
shared.  Typically this is best avoided by not using a client's name.
For example, instead of saying, "I worked with Joe Schmow today, he
has Cerebral Palsy," he could say, "Client J has Cerebral Palsy."
Most volunteer agencies will explain what information can and cannot
be shared, and will let their volunteers know if they need to keep
hipa in mind for medicare/medicade or any other confidentiality
requirements.  Overall, the best principle to follow is that if
something sounds even remotely private or like it should be held
confidential, then it is best to be cautious and treat it as such.

Hope this helps and I will keep you informed if I find any new information.

On 6/29/13, Sandy <sandraburgess at msn.com> wrote:
> Ashley,
>
> For ten years I coordinated a volunteer program.  We always had people do
> criminal background checks and, while they didn't sign a form regarding
> confidentiality, this was discussed during training.
>
>
> Sandy
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 4:06 PM
> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [humanser] seeking music therapist mentors
>
>> Kaiti,
>> Thanks and I look forward to your response privately.
>> I'd also like to know what volunteer work you did with music theripists? I
>>
>> encouraged my friend to volunteer in that area, but was not sure how he
>> might assist therapists due to the confidentiality issues with clients.
>> Maybe he could do something by signing a privacy form.
>>
>> I hope you’re the acquaintence you know is willing to reach out.
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kaiti Shelton
>> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:06 AM
>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] seeking music therapist mentors
>>
>> Hi Ashley,
>>
>> I will be a sophomore this fall and will start my first practicum in
>> the spring semester.  I have done a good amount of volunteer work with
>> music therapists throughout high school though.
>>
>> There are ways of working around the visual issues like in most other
>> professions.  Good for him to sticking to his guns on the career path,
>> and jazz can certainly find a place in music therapy so his time in
>> undergrad was not wasted.
>>
>> I will get in touch with the woman I know and see if she'd be willing
>> to correspond with your friend through email.  She's a fantastic
>> therapist and I think would be a great person to get information from.
>> I'll let you know personally off-list what she says.
>>
>>
>> On 6/27/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Kaiti,
>>> Thanks. And if he has questions about school, maybe you might have some
>>> advice.
>>> Have you done any internships in your field? What year are you in school?
>>> I think he should try going into music therapy again.
>>>
>>> He had issues in a practicum class which I won't explain on list, but I
>>> don't think all were blindness related. However, most of the college nay
>>> sayers expressed issues revolving visual aspects of the job.
>>>
>>> He changed his major to jazz studies, but said he may try music therapy
>>> again in grad school and continues to feel that is what he wants to do
>>> although he doesn't know which population he wants to work with.
>>>
>>> I did not know about the music theripist list. How do you join that?
>>> Janet
>>> Ingbar sounds familiar. Who is she? I thought I heard her name associated
>>> with a nfb division.
>>> You say you know blind music theripists, good. Let me know about them off
>>> list, if they will share info, that is.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>>
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>>
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