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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Providing behavioral support and training to ensure the success of youth in recreational programming. Coordinating adapted social skills and behavioral health programming to reach people of all abilities. connecting with families to collaborate 1:1 inclusion supports so that all participants have a chance to engage and belong.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States

Part-time volunteer work for a non-profit organization that hosts an annual summer camp foradults diagnosed with various neuromuscular diseases. Job has included assisting in creation and longevity ofthe camp from 2010--2013, training volunteers in how to assist campers with varying medical needs, hostingbi-monthly virtual or in-person community events, creating and facilitating activities at camp and atbi-monthly events, managing fundraising efforts, and presenting to organizations on volunteer opportunities.Also responsible for social media output and interaction with online content.

Emporia, Ks

Board-certified music therapist working with a diverse sampling of age groups and populations within the Emporia, KS, community. Facilities served included: Holiday Resort, Sunflower Care Homes, and Presbyterian Manor (eldercare), Hetlinger, Journeys, Stepping Stones, and Quest (adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities), Flint Hills Special Education Cooperative (special education), and Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness (therapeutic preschool and school-aged behavioral health). Individual clients also served in private sessions and adapted music lessons. Duties included: establishing contracts with local facilities for music therapy services, planning group and individual sessions, implementing care plans, documenting progress towards client goals, creating and implementing a series of children’s summer music programming, and leading a choir for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Logan Avenue Elementary Connections Classroom

Paraeducator in a specialized classroom, working with students from kindergarten to fourth grade with behavioral/emotional disorders. Duties included supervising students, assisting with learning concepts, and providing support for staff and students in moments of crisis.

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Contract music therapist responsible for assessing patients for music therapy services, formulating individualized sessions for patients and their families, and providing documentation of services provided.

Overland Park, Ks

PRN music therapist responsible for creating, implementing, and documenting therapeutic music sessions for groups containing children ages 4-17 who were receiving treatment for various behavioral/emotional disorders.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

26 week internship with rotations in the following areas:• Adult Palliative Care/Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNine weeks of experience split between both services. Palliative care responsibilities included use of live music for pain management, emotional expression/support, and coping skills in individual sessions between palliative patients and their loved ones. NICU responsibilities included providing developmental and sensory stimulation for premature and critically ill infants and educating families on appropriate use of sound with their infants.• Behavioral Health Nine weeks in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings for patients affected by eating disorders, mood disorders, chronic thought disorders, dementia, ADHD, and other related behavior disorders. Responsibilities included implementing 7 groups each week for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations and providing individual sessions with long-term patients.• Pediatrics Eight weeks in pediatric oncology, cardiac, neurology, general medical, and intensive care units with responsibilities of providing music interventions to address coping skills, pain management, communication, and socialization goals through individual sessions and/or through weekly toddler and school-age group sessions.

Lawrence, Ks

Completed 4 clinical practicum experiences during undergraduate career. Duties included assessment, session planning, and implementation. After session, complete documentation of music therapy goals and objectives was completed. Practicum placements included 1 semester at Lawrence Memorial Hospital working with older adults in long-term care, 1 semester working 1:1 with a student with Down syndrome, 1 semester working in a preschool for children with autism, and 1 semester working 1:1 with an adult with autism.