MTPY 440MT Clinical Practicum IV

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Students will provide music therapy services to a population of clients in a music therapy clinical setting or university approved facility in the community. Throughout the four clinical practicum courses, students will be assigned to work with individuals and groups with a variety of diagnoses and clinical needs. The primary focus of sessions with be developing assessment and observation skills. As secondary focus will be developing documentation skills. Clients will be recruited from the community and agree to receive services from student clinicians receiving direct clinical supervision from a credentialed music therapy professional. In this course, after minimal observation, students lead entire sessions within the first few weeks (bringing in new ideas, taking leaps to prepare for internship).