204. Head, Hands, Heart, Humanity: Creative Dementia Collective team
Feb 22, 2023
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In this episode the Creative Dementia Collective tells as about their wonderful Dementia support offerings and how they employ their Head, Hands, Heart, Humanity model. Tune in to hear about Dementia support for both the individual and their entire care team.
“We are three millennial women who are passionate about destigmatizing and personalizing dementia care. We have a collective 30+ years in the senior care industry, where we all noticed the gaps in supporting people living with dementia and their loved ones. The Creative Dementia Collective was born to fill those gaps and begin to shift the culture of dementia care!”
Find the Creative Dementia Collective online, on Instagram, Facebook, and email them at info@creativedementiacollective.com
Take care of yourself, and take care of each other
203. Mental Health, Advocacy, and Music Therapy: Chloe Ulmer, MT-BC
Feb 15, 2023
Show notes
In this episode Chloe and Tricia discuss how music reaches people in crisis, professional advocacy, and working in the mental health field while also navigating personal mental health. We also talk about how these themes intersect and inform each other.
Chloe Ulmer is a board certified music therapist, currently working in an acute mental health hospital in central Ohio. Chloe has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Northern University and is currently in a Masters of Music program at Ohio University. Chloe has previous work experience as a piano teacher (approximately 7 years), private practice music therapy intern (approximately 10 months), and a behavioral health technician (approximately 6 months) before becoming a music therapist.
201. Boundaries: Laura Elliott Buckner, MT-BC
Jan 25, 2023
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In this episode Elliott and Tricia discuss personal and professional boundaries. We talk about how and when to communicate boundaries, navigating complex relationships, and advice for boundary related conversations.
Laura Elliott Buckner (they/them) is a music therapist in the southeast region pursuing their Master of Music degree in music therapy, and they recently received their Diversity and Inclusion graduate certificate in May 2022. Elliott is a trans, non-binary, genderqueer, lesbian, and they are autistic and Hard-of-Hearing. Elliott is focusing their graduate studies and research on how to make the profession of music therapy more accessible, inclusive, and diverse to reflect the diverse communities served by music therapists. They also want to conduct more research about the intersectionality of queer and disabled identities among music therapists. In their free time, Laura enjoys reading, watching their comfort shows, coloring, and spending time with their loved ones.
You can email them at Laura.Buckner@uky.edu or find them on TikTok.
Tricia Caiati, MT-BC is a board certified Music Therapist from the New England Region of the United States. She launched Music Therapy Chronicles in 2019. Tricia co-founded the Music Therapy Podcast Collective (MT-PC) to provide CMTE opportunities for podcast listening in the form of pod-courses. She is also the CSO for The Tutti Ensemble, a non-profit adaptive band program providing individual lessons and ensemble experiences for diverse learners. Tricia enjoys spending her free time exploring outdoors, reading, and creating through different mediums.
199. Music and Harm: Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC and Daniel Goldschmidt, MT-BC
Jan 11, 2023
Show notes
This is episode 4/4 of our re-release series!
In this episode Brea tells about her model for the potential for harm from music. Brea, Daniel, and Tricia discuss their own clinical experiences with harm, and the implications of this model on the Music Therapy profession.
Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist and the Interim Director of the music therapy program at Pacific University. Her clinical experiences include dementia care, neurorehabilitation, medical settings, and behavioral health. She also hosts the translational music science podcast Instru(mental) and blogs at www.ImAMusicTherapist.com. Check out her podcast website www.InstrumentalPodcast.com
Daniel Goldschmidt, MT-BC received his Bachelor of Music Education with a major in music therapy from the University of Kansas in 2012 and completed coursework for his Master’s in Music Therapy from Colorado State University in 2019. While at CSU he also received a graduate certificate in Gender, Power, and Difference. He has given interdisciplinary keynotes around the US on topics including music cognition (see his TEDx talk here), music as a tool for health professionals, and discussing the impacts of race and racism in music therapy. Daniel spoke on whiteness in music therapy at the AMTA national conference in 2019 and at the WFMT world congress in 2020. Beyond music therapy Daniel is also a composer/arranger with his music performed by choirsacross the USA.
Miya Adout founded Miya Music Therapy in 2015 based on her vision to improve patient quality of life in healthcare settings throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Miya is a graduate of Concordia University where she received a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies (Music Therapy) after having completed a BA in Cultural Studies. Miya works with individuals of all ages and abilities. The primary populations she serves are at the beginning and end-of-life; working in maternal mental health and in long-term care with seniors living with dementia. Miya is passionate about educating the public on the impact of music therapy through engaging presentations and workshops. Miya also sits on the board of the Music Therapy Association of Ontario, provides business coaching to healthcare entrepreneurs, and has created Connect 2 Music Therapy, an online global magazine for music therapists. When she is not managing her company or facilitating sessions, Miya enjoys spending time with her toddler, experimenting with photography, and writing.
Find Miya Music Therapy online, on Facebook, on Instagram, or email info@miyamusictherapy.com
Tony is a music therapist working in developmental health in Fort Wayne Indiana. He specializes in children with autism, children who’ve experienced complex trauma, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. He is also certified at the basic level in DIRFloortime.
Find Tony on Facebook, Instagram, or email him at tjbeuchel@gmail.com
196. Play Therapy: Kate Shannon, MS, MT-BC (re-release)
Dec 21, 2022
Show notes
This is episode 1/4 of our re-release series!
In this episode, Kate and Tricia discuss integrating play therapy into Music Therapy sessions and using play in our own self care. Kate also tells about her podcast and platform: Creative Therapy Umbrella.
Kate is a board-certified music therapist working in the Denver, CO area. She is currently finishing up the requirements to become a Licensed Professional Counselor and is excited to become a dual-certified clinician to better support her clients needs. She is also passionate about integrative approaches within therapy, especially with play and music therapy. Kate is the host of “Creative Therapy Umbrella: The Podcast” and loves to hike, read, knit, create, play with her dog and cat, and laugh with her husband.
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