Did you miss Sound Expression’s workshop at the AMTA conference in collaboration with Dr Grace Thompson and RMT Jen Whalan about writing strength-based goals and objectives from an extended humanistic perspective? We are excited to host a webinar based on what we presented at the conference plus how we embed our goal and objective writing into our workflow at Sound Expression.
Sound Expression feels a deep professional responsibility to reflect on the language we use when writing about clients, as we attempt to reconcile the medical ‘deficit’ model with more neuro-affirming and strength-based language in our report writing.
Together with Dr Grace Thompson, who has inspired this project with her book Goal Processes in Music Therapy, we want to share our process of utilising existing goals and objectives to create a strength-based goal and objective library for our therapists, with the aim of encouraging other practices and therapists struggling with the same dilemmas. We will question and discuss:
- How do we write goals for clients when striving for independence isn’t a relevant direction for them?
- How do we write goals that respectfully acknowledge a client’s level of interdependence, or to maximise an element of a client’s unique neurodiversity, whilst still qualifying for funding?
Sound Expression will present participants with an example of a strength-based scaffold for goal and objective writing that can be adapted and aligned to their own practice, and workshop different examples in an interactive discussion format.
This free webinar is specifically for Registered Music Therapists. The webinar is for you if:
- You would like to understand more about how post-ableism and post-humanism can inform your practice and goal writing
- You would like to see examples of how strengths-based and neuro-affirming terminology can be applied to goal and objectives writing in music therapy
- You attended our workshop at the conference PDS and would like to share your reflections on the extended-humanism approach and goal and objective writing scaffold in your practice.
Dr Grace Thompson
Dr Grace Thompson is a music therapist and Associate Professor in Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne. Grace has lived experience of disability, and has worked with children and young people, and their families, for over 20 years within the early childhood and special education sectors. Her research focuses on understanding how accessible music making can foster relationships and social connection. Grace is author of the book “Goal processes in music therapy”, and co-editor of the book “Music Therapy with Families: Therapeutic Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives”. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.
Jen Whalan
Jen Whalan is a dual-qualified music therapist and special education teacher with a combined fifteen years’ experience across these disciplines. Jen has worked in health and education settings including Westmead Children’s Hospital, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre, early intervention and adult services, Schools for Specific Purpose and Sound Expression Music Therapy Centre. She is currently a PhD student at Western Sydney University focusing on developing an inclusive performative model for students with unique learning needs.
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