Thank you for participating in our first webinar series. The webinar will commence at 20:00 - 5th April 2022 via zoom. Once the form has been filled, we will email to you the webinar link before the event.

WEBINAR DETAILS:

Patricia will share insights on how to become a music therapist as well as ways therapists can develop clinical programs throughout their communities.

Music has the capacity to help individuals connect with parts of themselves in ways that make them feel whole, unique, inspired, and authentic.  In many ways, music can be used as a resource to help people maintain a sense of motivation, peace, accomplishment, healing, resiliency, or connecting with others.  

Music therapists recognize the healing qualities of music and are trained on how to use it as a clinical tool to support individuals as they navigate challenging times. Establishments across the region are being transformed by music therapy programs such as hospitals, schools, nursing homes, hospice centers, rehabilitation centers, clinics, and wellness centers.

SPEAKERS BIO:

Patricia's career as a clinical mental health professional began in May of 1999 when she graduated from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA, with a Bachelor of Science in music therapy. She completed her clinical training with Deforia Lane, Ph.D. at the University Hospitals of Cleveland in January 2001. She earned my Master’s in Music Therapy (MMT) from Temple University in May of 2010. Patricia is a board-certified music therapist, licensed professional counselor as well as a certified MARI® practitioner and teacher. Her areas of expertise includes some of the following: music therapy, trauma informed care, pain management, guided imagery, mindfulness-based play-family therapy, sand play, focusing, mandala assessment research instrument, cognitive behavior therapy, functional behavioral analysis, emotional freedom technique, and eye movement and desensitization and reprocessing. Patricia provides clinical supervision for creative arts therapists, established mental health professionals, and therapists pursuing state licensure.

To date, Patricia established new creative arts therapy programs and behavioral health supports in settings such as residential homes, ambulatory healthcare settings, pediatric hospitals, pediatric rehabilitation centers, senior homes, homeless shelters, day programs, and schools. Presently, Patricia co-owns an agency Spectra Support Services, LLC and is the Director of Behavioral Health at Redeemer Health. She is an advocate for the advancement of quality programming for people who have mental health needs. Patricia finds that she can influence this type of support through her leadership roles, research, clinical work, training programs, internship programs, clinical supervision opportunities, and development of community programs that increases individuals' access to specialized health services. It brings Patricia great joy to serve her community in this way."