February 2023 OAMT Conference

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2023 OAMT CONFERENCE PROGRAM

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE IS LIVE ON TICKET TAILOR!

OAMT Members get a discount code for $10 off the cost of registration.

If you don’t receive your discount code within 24 hours of joining OAMT in 2023, please email treasurer@oregonmusictherapy.net.

Please give us your feedback! We would like to hear what you like, what you don’t like, what you’d like to see more of. To access our conference evaluation please click here.

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.

JULY 23, 2022 – OAMT SUMMER EVENT “MUSIC THERAPY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY IN A HYBRID WORLD”

Our 2022 Summer Event will be hybrid, with indoor and outdoor activities, as well as zoom access. It will be hosted at Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St. Free parking is available on site for free, as well as street parking.

For zoom link access, please email Vice President at vicepresident@oregonmusictherapy.net.

Price: Professional $20, Student $5. Registration price is the same for members and non-members!

OAMT SUMMER EVENT - MUSIC THERAPY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY IN A HYBRID WORLD

Join us in person or over zoom for our Summer Event “Building Community In A Hybrid World”! You may register for this event here.

When: July 23rd, 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Where: TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR. Parking available on site for free.

Zoom link available by email, at vicepresident@oregonmusictherapy.net.

Price: $20 - Professionals, $5 - Student

For more day-of details check out our Events Page!

February 5, 2022 OAMT Conference (ONLINE)

Our 2022 Conference will be held virtually from 9:30-4:30p on Zoom. Attendees can earn up to 3 CMTEs, connect with music therapy colleagues, and win a door prize!

Schedule:

  • 9:30 – Coffee & Mingle

  • 10:00 – Keynote Presentation by Tim Ringgold

  • 10:50 – Keynote Q&A

  • 11:30 – Presentation by Ted Ficken, "Early Music Therapy Pioneers in Oregon"

  • 12:30 – Lunch

  • 1:00 – Unconference Discussions

  • 2:00 – OAMT Business Meeting and Elections

  • 3:15 – Presentation by Brea Murakami, "Harm in Music Therapy"

  • 4:15 – Conclusion & Evaluations

OAMT Elections

Elections for the Oregon Association for Music Therapy will be held at our Annual Conference in February. Please fill out the Nomination Form to nominate yourself or someone else (refer to the December Blast). Not only can you earn up to 50 service CMTEs, but you can use your talents to help our organization continue to grow into a valuable resource for music therapy in the State of Oregon.

Note: Please join or renew your membership in order to vote in the elections during the Conference.

If you are interested in volunteering to help with elections, but not running for office, please email president@oregonmusictherapy.net if you'd like to be on the Nominating Task Force for the 2021 elections in February. Your commitment would be until February 6, and you can earn CMTEs!

The 2021 OAMT State Conference Registration is now OPEN!

The cost for this two day Zoom Conference is only $20 for professionals and $10 dollars for students. In addition to having Deforia Lane as our keynote speaker and providing continuing education opportunities, this conference will be a chance for connection and community building for the music therapists in and around our state!

The OAMT State Conference will be held:

Saturday, February 6, 1–9pm

Sunday, February 7, 1–5pm

To view the program, click here.