Music Therapist Bloggers to Watch...

I have been taking a closer look at the inter-relationship between music and therapy lately. Specifically, how does can it aid me in working with children and families that have suffered trauma? What does music do to the brain and how can it improve attachment between parent and child. In my effort to know more, I ran across these blogs...I plan to read them in more depth later but thought you might enjoy them now. Got others to share or something to say on this topic? Let me know by leaving a comment...

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Top 6 Music Therapy Bloggers

1. Rachel Rambach is a music therapist in Springfield, IL. She works full-time at the Hope Institute with children with multiple disabilities and maintains a private practice. Plus, she runs the awesome blog Listen and Learn music

2. Daniel Tague is currently pursuing his doctorate in music therapy. He posts lots of useful, concrete information and tips on his blog, Music Makes Sense

3. I have yet to meet Erin Breedlove in person, but I’ve connected with her frequently on Facebook. She’s a new music therapy student and is VERY passionate about her new-found calling. Erin runs the blog Empowering People and Changing Lives,

4. Roia may not post often (she had 39 posts in 2009), but when she does it’s insightful, thought-provoking, and genuine. Her posts on the Mindful Music Therapist

5. Michelle Erfurt is a music therapist in Florida with big ideas to help other professionals and students. She founded The Music Therapy Tween

6. I can’t believe I forgot this one! My original list did not include Matt Logan, but it should have. Matt launched the Music Therapy SourcRead more at www.musictherapymaven.com

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Mission Statement: Why Thirsty Fish?

A persian poet by the name of Kabir wrote: “The fish in the water that is thirsty needs professional counseling.” I love this poem! It has a lot of meaning for me on a spiritual level as well as a professional one which leads me to the mission of this blog:

“…to help professionals in the mental health field market themselves and their business, both online and offline. Professionals are not trained in marketing or business management principles but they should be! Although they want to focus on the development of their craft, they cannot be successful in using their craft unless they use simple marketing methods and programs.”

There is an “ocean” of marketing ideas available for mental health professionals. Granted, there are many sharks in this ocean too but that does not eliminate the availability to find and use marketing principles in ones private practice or non-profit agency.

I see too many therapists and social workers floating in the ocean crying out for a “drink of water”. Obviously a fish doesn’t need to drink water. It lives and breathes it. The irony, pointed out by Kabir, is that what we need is all around us. My job and the purpose of this blog is to help all of us mental health fish make sense of
marketing principles in a way that is understandable and systemic to our daily lives/craft.