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PRESENTATIONS:
Keynote Speaker “Common Time”- Shelly R. Zeiser, MA, MT-BC
Experience “Common Time”, a unique open jam session strategically designed to maximize musicking, accessibility for individuals of all backgrounds and abilities, and community connections and resources. This part jam, part small group conversational experience employs a balance of careful planning and organic processes infused with principles from Community Music Therapy, Asset Based Community Development, and The Six Conversations. Participants will leave the experience feeling energized, connected to the Oregon music therapy community, and with resources for increasing equitable practices of belonging in their home communities and spaces
Presentation “Ten New Music Science Studies Music Therapists Should Know About” - Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC
Music therapy is an evidence-based profession, but it is tough to keep up with the latest research! This talk will present the takeaways from 10 studies from the fields of music science and music psychology that have been published in the last two years. Emphasis will be given on how music therapists can enact these takeaways into their work across a variety of clinical settings. The presenter will also share resources for accessing and keeping up with the music science literature.
Presentation “Illuminating Your Path: Empathy Based Supervision and Reflexive Self-Inquiry Within a Music-Centered Approach” - Maggie Johnson, MT-BC; Mary King, Music Therapy Intern; Genevieve Layman, HTR
How do we strengthen supervision outcomes in our field? And how do we foster supervisory relationships that prioritize safety and trust, which honor the right to learn while setting intentional space for vulnerability and compassionate understanding? Aided by current neuroscience research and theory of emotions, we will examine a process meant to facilitate empathic communication; then we will apply this process to a music-centered framework. A reenactment of a real music therapy debrief will be staged, followed by discussion on implications for supervision, music-centered treatment planning, verbal processing, and reflexive self-inquiry. This presentation is designed to be meaningful for both students and professionals.