Professional Development Seminar Sunday 31 August 2014 The Royal on the Park Hotel, Alice Street, Brisbane
Welcome to the PDS Turning 40: Evaluate. Explore. Integrate. Celebrate. Turning 40 is one of the key psychological milestones in a person s life when they evaluate who they are and where they want to be going. George Negus Welcome to the Australian Music Therapy Association s 2014 Professional Development Seminar. After celebrating the 40th AMTA conference, we will continue exploring the theme Turning 40: Evaluate. Explore. Integrate. Celebrate. This year, the conference committee decided to evaluate the traditional two-day seminar and explore new potentials for RMTs to come together to learn new knowledge, strengthen existing skills and build our capacity to do what we do best facilitate change and health through music. Prioritising quality over quantity, I hope this one day of gamechanging conversations and music will assist you (as an individual) and us (as a collective) to traverse the milestones of Australian music therapy, evaluate who we are and where we want to be going. Whether you are an early, mid or late career music therapist, the program aims to explore, move beyond and celebrate the challenging, yet gratifying moments that music therapists face. With the choice of experiential, theory/practice integration, and facilitated discussions throughout the day you will no doubt engage in workshops that explore new potentials and extend your own limits: Measure the seemingly unmeasurable and discover ways to evaluate that don t impede therapy, but rather enhances it Learn how to make your conversations with managers, clients, students, supervisees and colleagues more influential Integrate music therapy practice with some of the latest advances in neuroscience Play with the uncharted territory in your voice and body Explore potentials for funding music therapy in a climate of budget restrictions. Finally at the end of the day, we will come together as a team of music therapists to explore the identity of music therapists (as individuals), Australian music therapy (as a professional collective) and the communities of which we work with and serve. Regardless of which sessions you choose to attend, it is my hope that you come out the other side of the 2014 PDS having re-filled your professional cup with a stronger and more integrated sense of professional self. So, for the next twelve months you can move back into your own music therapy world in a way that sustains you and the communities you serve. Claire Stephensen MMusThy, RMT 2
Sunday 31 August 2014 Time EXPERIENTIAL MUSICKING INTEGRATING PRACTICE EXPANDING PRACTICE AND REACH 8.00am 8.30am 8.45am 10.15am 10.45am 12.15pm 12.45pm 1.30pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 5.00pm 5.15pm A mindfulness approach to experiencing pitch, modes and intervals This workshop will invite participants to experience the microelements of music (pitch, intervals and scales) using a mindfulness based approach. It will enable participants to reflect on their subjective experience of the microelements and discuss the experience in the context of the qualities ascribed to them in Anthroposophic Music Therapy (AnMT). Presenter: Arne Schaafsma Hip Hop Hooray with Kim Busty Beatz Bowers Brisbane based Hip Hop artist and community musician, Kim Bowers will take participants through exploring the limits of their voice, vocal improvisation, beat boxing, learning how to write and perform hip hop. Kim facilitates workshops in music making, rhyming and empowerment with young people from Aboriginal/Torres Strait and diverse cultural backgrounds. Facilitator: Kim Bowers Musicking in supervision: Using a music-centered supervision approach to enable, expand, and energise work and practice This workshop provides opportunities for RMTs to experience the use of music-centered supervision approaches. Individual and group sessions framed by the constructivist approach which use music improvisation as the supervisory tool will be used to creatively explore issues which impact professional practice. Presenters: Dr Jeanette Kennelly RMT and Angela Delaney RMT DE HAVILLAND ROOM Catching the third wave: Key ideas and possibilities REGISTRATIONS OPENING In the last twenty years we have witnessed a wave sometimes referred to as the Third Wave - of approaches to therapy that emphasise solutions, strengths, local knowledge and collaboration rather than approaches that emphasise problems, deficits, diagnosis and treatment by professional experts. This workshop will introduce some of the key ideas from this wave and explore their usefulness in creating hopeful, collaborative and meaningful conversations. Facilitator: David Lees MORNING TEA DE HAVILLAND ROOM The musician, therapist and self This workshop hosts a panel of two current music therapy students and one new graduate RMT. Each will present research and experiences in the fields of musical and therapeutic identities in music therapy practice and professional sustainability. Facilitated by a senior RMT, delegates will be guided through self-reflection and small group discussion on how these elements cross paths in music therapy practice. Panelists: Tanya Silveira RMT, Max Schollar- Root and Eliza Stubbs Facilitator: Lorna Berry LUNCH SOCIAL CATCH-UPS/NETWORKING/NIA DANCE EXPERIENCE DE HAVILLAND ROOM Integrating music therapy practice with developments in neuroscience Workshop participants will actively explore the application and integration of relevant neuro-scientific findings with reference to various fields of music therapy practice (including but not limited to trauma, mental health, human development, family work, special needs and dementia). Relevant theories relate to neuroplasticity, brain development, attachment, the polyvagal theory, sensorimotor integration, affect regulation, trauma responses, and treatment models (and more!). Facilitator: Rosemary Signorelli RMT AFTERNOON TEA 40 years young. Who are we? Where are we going? CATALINA ROOM Start ups from the ground up: Overcoming the blocks to building your ideal practice Music therapists are known for creating work with no funding. However, as the job industry becomes more unstable, RMTs have to revisit the skills that allow them to build their work from the ground up. Two senior RMTs will share their experiences of establishing and expanding a large music therapy clinic and a small private practice (and the challenges that got in the way!). Explore how you can overcome the blocks to establishing, building and expanding your music therapy reach. Facilitators: Jacinta Calabro RMT and Iani Sujono RMT CATALINA ROOM Measuring the unmeasurable : Soft outcomes training How do people feel after receiving your services? These kinds of outcomes are commonly known as soft outcomes, and they are very important if service providers want to prove that what they do is having an impact. During this workshop you will learn strategies to work out what you need to know, how you re going to capture the information and measure it, and how to present it in a way that is readable, interesting and relevant. Facilitator: Bridget Coyne CATALINA ROOM Economics of Therapy Music therapists are great at being music therapists. We are also required to be many other things, including business owners, managers and financial managers. Not all music therapists feel well trained or equipped for this part of their career. This workshop will begin with a theoretical overview of the economics of therapy, including looking at what we as a profession are worth and the value we add financially to our communities. It will then look in detail at RAILE ( resistance, attunement, improvisation, listening and empathy) and workshop each of the concepts, showing participants how these skills that they already possess can be used in the economic as well as therapeutic space. Facilitator: Vicky Abad RMT Turning 40 is one of the key psychological milestones in a person s life when they evaluate who they are and where they want to be going. George Negus After three days of evaluating, exploring, integrating and celebrating music therapy, we will come together as a team of music therapists to explore the identity of music therapists (as individuals), Australian music therapy (as a professional collective) and the communities of which we work with and serve. How can we strengthen our individual MT identities in order to increase our reach and quality of work? Facilitators: Christobel Clark RMT, Helen Carrington RMT and Claire Stephensen RMT ROUND UP CLOSE 3
Catching the Third Wave: key ideas and possibilities In the last twenty years we have witnessed a wave sometimes referred to as the Third Wave - of new approaches to therapy that emphasise solutions, strengths, local knowledge and collaboration rather than traditional approaches that emphasise problems, deficits, diagnosis and treatment by professional experts. Some of the approaches within this wave include solution-focused, narrative, collaborative, strengths-based, motivational interviewing and appreciative inquiry. This workshop will introduce some of the key ideas from this wave and explore their usefulness in creating hopeful, collaborative and meaningful conversations. Participants will be invited to participate in discussions and a couple of practical exercises designed to illustrate the key ideas. Presenter: David Lees David Lees is an experienced social worker and co-director of Unique Outcomes, a company that specialises in nurturing the integration of Third Wave ideas and practices into the human services. He provides professional and clinical supervision to many human service workers including speech therapists and is a fan of the Sing and Grow program. As a workshop leader he has become known for his respect, passion and engaging style. website: www.uniqueoutcomes.com.au Start ups from the ground up: Overcoming the blocks to building your ideal practice. Music therapists are known for creating work with no funding. However, as the job industry becomes more unstable, RMTs have to revisit the skills that allow them to build their work from the ground up. Two senior RMTs will share their experiences of establishing and expanding a large music therapy clinic and a small private practice (and the challenges that got in the way!). Explore how you can overcome the blocks to establishing, building and expanding your music therapy reach. Facilitators: Jacinta Calabro RMT & Iani Sujono RMT. Iani Sujono is a Registered Music Therapist, and the Operations Manager of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Iani Sujono trained as a classical pianist and music therapist at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. With 14 years experience as a music therapist, her special interest includes working with children and adults with intellectual and physical disability, as well as working with the Older Australians. Iani Sujono has been an active member of the Australian Music Therapy Association; presented in many national and international conferences; and has owned a successful music therapy business for children and adults with disability. Jacinta Calabro is a registered music therapist who specialises in parenting and early childhood. Jacinta has a clinical background in paediatrics and neonatology at Monash Medical Centre (Clayton) working for many years in the NICU and special care nursery. Jacinta has also held an academic position at the University of Melbourne and was involved in lecturing and tutoring music therapy students both here and overseas for many years. Now with a young family Jacinta is currently developing a private practice specialising in promoting parent/child attachment and enhancing child development through music. http://www.tlcbirthandbeyond.com.au/#!music-formums-and-bubs/c1gpx Inspire Inq: Measuring Soft Outcomes How do you measure the seemingly unmeasurable? It's easy to count how many people use a service, but much harder to gather usable statistics relating to the impact of the interaction between clients and service providers. How does the client feel now that they have received services? What has changed for them in their lives? These kinds of outcomes are commonly known as 'soft outcomes', and they are very important if organisations or service providers want to 'prove' that what they do is having an impact. This training session will show you strategies to work out what you need to know, how you're going to capture the information and measure it, and how to present it in a format that is readable, interesting and relevant. Don t let valuable client or program outcomes get lost! Facilitator: Bridget Coyne After developing and running the Nightspot Youth Homelessness Project for six years, Bridget began Inspire Inq in June 2011 when the project ended. Having worked with a wide range of organisations and groups to evaluate and report on various projects, Bridget is an expert in developing processes that help organisations and services showcase the very valuable work they do with clients and other stakeholders. More information : www.inspireinq.com.au and https://www.facebook.com/pages/inspire- Inq/314003818616905 4
Musicking in Supervision: Using a music-centered supervision approach to enable, expand, and energise work practice This workshop provides opportunities for RMTs to experience the use of music-centered supervision approaches. Individual and group sessions framed by the constructivist approach which use music improvisation as the supervisory tool will be used to creatively explore issues which impact professional practice. Workshop objectives: RMTs will participate in/observe a music-based supervision session (as either supervisee or reflective team member) and emerge with a new understanding and experience of the supervision process/relationship RMTs will be able to describe the benefits of expressive arts supervision approaches, in particular those which use music improvisation as the main tool RMTs will have the opportunity to nurture the self through music-based supervision and reflect on identity within clinical practice. Presenter Jeanette Kennelly, PhD, RMT, University of Queensland, Inspiravision and Angela Delaney MMusThy, B Spec Ed, RMT, Qld Health and Caritas Care. Jeanette is an experienced music therapy clinician, educator and professional supervisor who recently completed her PhD on the topic of professional supervision. Jeanette lectures in music therapy at the University of Qld and runs a private practice in professional supervision, music therapy and music, health and well-being services. Jeanette is an accredited Supervisor with the Australasian Association of Supervision. Angela Delaney is a music therapist who has clinical experience in community, medical and education sectors. Angela has particular interest in Palliative Care and professional supervision. She recently received a Queensland Health, Allied Health Professions Research Grant. Integrating music therapy practice with developments in neuroscience Workshop participants will actively explore the application and integration of relevant neuroscientific findings with reference to various fields of music therapy practice (including but not limited to trauma, mental health, human development, family work, special needs and dementia). Relevant theories relate to neuroplasticity, brain development, attachment, the polyvagal theory, sensorimotor integration, affect regulation, trauma responses, and treatment models (and more!). Objectives: To explore and consider a range of theories based on neuroscience To develop an appreciation of the broad scope of music therapy practice to integrate these theories explore the application of those theories to music therapy interventions in a range of work areas To enhance the capacity of music therapists to articulate the theoretical basis to their work To consider the difference between eclectic practice and integrated practice. To stimulate further exploration of neuroscientific and integrative approaches Faciliator: Rosemary Signorelli RMT. Rosemary Signorelli is a music therapist, psychotherapist and former occupational therapist. She has extensive experience in the fields of trauma, early childhood, special needs, mental health, wellness and geriatrics. She currently works with clients from refugee backgrounds. Her Integrative Sensorimotor Music Therapy (ISMT) model for early childhood trauma recovery and development is derived from neuroscientific and best practice literature.. 40 years young. Who are we? Where are we going? Turning 40 is one of the key psychological milestones in a person s life when they evaluate who they are and where they want to be going. George Negus After three days of evaluating, exploring, integrating and celebrating music therapy, we will come together as a team of music therapists to explore the identity of music therapists (as individuals), Australian music therapy (as a professional collective) and the communities of which we work with and serve. How can we strengthen our individual MT identities in order to increase our reach and quality of work? Facilitated by Helen Carrington RMT, Christobel Clark RMT and Claire Stephensen RMT, with group facilitation mentoring by Gretchen Young from Young Futures. http://www.youngfutures.com.au/who-we-are/ Gretchen Young brings extensive experience in children s health and development, as well as expertise in futures thinking. Her career has focussed on developing, delivering and enhancing services that support the wellbeing of children and their families. She is passionate about building communities that welcome children and young people as valued contributors. For over 15 years Gretchen worked as a children s speech pathologist in community and hospital services, including 6 years leading the speech and hearing services at the Royal Children s Hospital in Brisbane and 3 years playing a key role developing newborn hearing screening across Queensland. Gretchen established Young Futures in 2006, while completing a Master of Science (Strategic Foresight) at Swinburne University, Melbourne. Through Young Futures, Gretchen contributes her skills to government agencies, statutory bodies, not-for-profit organisations, peak bodies, professional associations and universities. 5
Hip Hop Hooray with Kim Busty Beatz Bowers Brisbane based hip hop artist and community musician, Kim 'Busty Beatz' Bowers will take participants through exploring the limits of their voice, vocal improvisation, beat boxing, learning how to write and perform hip hop. Kim facilitates workshops in music making, rhyming and empowerment with young people from Aboriginal/Torres Strait and diverse cultural backgrounds. Facilitator: Kim Bowers From the streets of the Sydney s South West comes Kim Busty Beatz Bowers Lady Beats producer, musical director, sound artist, theatre maker, MC and activist. She is an award-winning artist who has created tracks, soundscapes, recordings and live performance for music, dance, theatre, circus, visual art, cabaret and film across Australia and internationally. Kim has been around the music traps for the past 20 years performing with Bone, Thugs -N-Harmony, The Breeders, Silverchair, Spearhead, Stacey Ann Chin (DEf Poetry Jam), The Beastie Boys, and Powderfinger to name a few. She is a defining artist within the worlds of music and theatre and a pioneer of hip hop theatre in Australia. She has performed extensively within Australia and overseas, and won many awards for her work. Kim's Projects (in collaboration with her sister, Candy Bowers) http://mcplatypusandqueenkoala.com/ http://whosthatchik.com/ http://blackhoneycompany.com/ A mindfulness approach to experiencing pitch, modes & intervals This workshop will invite participants to experience the microelements of music (pitch, intervals and scales) using a mindfulness based approach. It will enable participants to reflect on their subjective experience of the microelements and discuss the experience in the context of the qualities ascribed to them in Anthroposophic Music Therapy (AnMT). Objectives: To increase awareness of a possible therapeutic value of specific pitches, intervals and scale material (microelements of music). Participants will gain a basic appreciation of the qualities ascribed to the microelements of music, informed by both an experiential and AnMT theory perspective. To gain a preliminary understanding of how to intentionally and with therapeutic intent use the microelements of music in clinical practice. For participants to start to develop an epistemological understanding of the elements that form an inseparable aspect of the music therapy profession. Presenter: Arne Schaafsma Arne studied classical guitar at post-graduate level, prior to attaining his RMT status. He currently works as an outreach counsellor & RMT with the dual-diagnosis population in rural NSW. The Musician, therapist and self This workshop hosts a panel of two current music therapy students and one new graduate RMT. Each will present research and experiences in the fields of musical and therapeutic identities in music therapy practice and professional sustainability. Facilitated by a senior RMT, delegates will be guided through self-reflection and small group discussion on how these elements cross paths in music therapy practice. Panelists: Tanya Silveira will share research from her Masters thesis which explored the overlapping approaches to improvising between jazz and music therapy. Tanya is a jazz flautist and newly accredited Registered Music Therapist whose passion for improvising between contexts has sparked her interest in developing new methods in approaching improvisation. Max Schollar-Root will share research from his Masters thesis which explores self-care and hazards of practice in music therapy and professional sustainability. Max has been a performer, composer, and community music organiser for 10 years. He works with youth, fundraising for NGOs, and is a final year music therapy Masters student. He has completed placements in aged care, paediatric and adult oncology, and is currently on independent placement in indigenous elder care. Eliza Stubbs will share her reflections on what it is to be a therapist, musician, professional and herself. Eliza is in her final year of her Masters of music therapy at UQ. Her main music therapy interest lies in mental health and she hopes to work with psychogeriatrics and contribute in the development of an Australian music therapy program to help veterans of war. Nia Dance experience: Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leaves you feeling uplifted and alive. Based on the science of The Body s Way, it empowers people of all ages, body types and fitness abilities by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. More than a fun dance exercise class, Nia integrates awareness, creativity and opportunities for self-discovery, self-expression and self-healing in a safe and welcoming group. It s a creative blend of martial arts, dance Arts and healing arts that stimulates your brain and inspires your spirit. Every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. Facilitator: Tracey Tighre Facilitated networking More information will be provided at the Registration desk on the day. 6
The economics of therapy Music therapists are great at being music therapists. We are also required to be many other things, including business owners, managers and financial managers. Not all music therapists feel well trained or equipped for this part of their career. The nature of our work, coupled with recent economic changes often means people work more than one job, some employed, some in private practice or contractually, or a combination of all of these, without fully understanding the economics of therapy. Financial health is necessary for music therapy as a profession to thrive, and for music therapists as practitioners to survive. While many music therapists feel they are not great at the business side of business, they are in fact well equipped with a range of skills including attunement, improvisation, resilience, listening and empathy that have been learnt for and honed in the clinical space. If these core therapeutic skills are transferred and applied within the sphere of private practice and the larger business world, their importance and value when developing successful music therapy businesses and partnerships will be seen and understood. This workshop will begin with a theoretical overview of the economics of therapy, including looking at what we as a profession are worth and the value we add financially to our communities. It will then look in detail at RAILE and workshop each of the concepts, showing participants how these skills that they already possess and can used in the economic as well as therapeutic space. As music therapy evolves in the 21st century the need to establish and utilise connections between our profession and the world of business will become more important. The need to diversify and expand our revenue streams will become critical. Greater professional support and training will be required to become adept at running successful businesses with diverse revenue streams and clear strategic goals which underpin clinical work. Vicky Abad Bio:Vicky is the Managing Director of Boppin Babies and the Founding Director of the International Music Therapy Early Intervention Program Sing & Grow. She is a Registered Music Therapist with extensive national and international clinical experience in paediatric and early intervention music therapy. She holds a Master s Degree in Early Childhood Research and is a PhD candidate, participating in a national study on the use of music in Australian families. Vicky is the Program Director of the Master in Music Therapy Course at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, and the former Acting Director M.A. of Music Therapy at the University of Limerick s Irish World Music Centre in the Republic of Ireland, and Senior Music Therapist at the Royal Children s Hospital in Brisbane. Housekeeping Please note that the keynote speaker may be filmed. This is with their consent and on behalf of AMTA. Please note that photographs of speakers and delegates may be taken during the event by an authorised conference photographer. These may be used on the AMTA website and in upcoming newsletters. Names will not be printed without permission. Please speak with the photographer, a member of the conference committee or the Registration Desk should you have any concerns with your photograph being taken and used in this way. Please take note of your nearest emergency exit. Please ensure that your mobile, tablet or PDA is off or switched to silent. If you are taking notes on a laptop or tablet, please switch the sound off. We request that delegates refrain from recording presentations, including still photography, without prior consent from the presenter or speaker. Please speak with the session chair well before the scheduled session should you wish to seek this permission. Please look after your valuables. We regret we can make no guarantees about the security of your possessions. If you have a baby with you in the sessions, please can you use the reserved seats near the doors, to enable you to leave the room easily should the baby cry or need attention. Please also be aware that you are solely responsible for the care of your baby. Special food needs If you have advised of any special food needs, please contact the Registration Desk for the arrangements that have been made for you. We regret that if we weren t advised of your special food needs we may not be able to provide special dishes. Whilst every effort will be made to provide food that complies with your special food requests, we can make no guarantees and if your food needs are life threatening we strongly advise that you don t rely on the food provided. 7