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Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MAMT, MT-BC 
The Standards of Clinical Practice committee is responsible for establishing and maintaining standards for the music therapy profession. The Standards of Clinical Practice Committee maintains the Standards of Clinical Practice document that is printed each year in the front of the AMTA Source Book. Within this document, each area of music therapy clinical practice is defined and the standards for quality practice are set. The Standards of Clinical Practice is a living document and is reviewed and updated yearly at the AMTA national conference. The Standards of Clinical Practice Committee periodically is charged by the Executive Board of AMTA to perform other tasks. Our most recent was creating a definition of music therapy that is now used on all AMTA documents.
Feb 06 2008
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Wednesday, 06 de February de 2008

This year at conference, the Standards of Clinical Practice Committee (SCPC) met with the Chair of the Professional Advocacy Committee (PAC) and the Chair of the Special Target Populations Committee (STPC). First, we answered the questions about the Standards of Clinical Practice in regards to the Self-Assessment Tool that the PAC has been developing based on the Standards. Members of the SCPC offered to test drive the Self-Assessment Tool when the PAC is ready for testing the tool. Next, we met with the Special Target Populations Committee Chair to learn how we could assist with the Networking Luncheon. Finally, we made minor grammatical changes to the Standards of Clinical Practice that did not change any substance.
 
The Standards of Clinical Practice is a living document. The Committee reviews it each year, making sure it reflects the current practice of music therapy by the members of AMTA. It is a document for each of us, to guide us as we explore our scope of practice. I know it is not quite as fun to read as the last Harry Potter novel, but sometime before November, if you have a few minutes, read through the Standards and see if it reflects your practice. If you see something that is outdated or something that is omitted, please contact me and I will bring your ideas/concerns to the SCPC at national conference. There we will discuss your ideas/concerns and modify the document as needed.
 
Respectfully Submitted by Annette Whitehead-Pleaux
 
aboutannette.gifHaving worked in music therapy for fifteen years, Annette Whitehead-Pleaux currently works with pediatric burn patients at Shriners Burns Hospital-Boston. There she provides clinical services as well as performs clinical research. In 2003, she was awarded the 2003 Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Grant Award for her research on the effects of music therapy on pain and anxiety of pediatric patients undergoing medical procedures. Prior to working with pediatric burn patients, she worked with children, adults, and geriatric individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Additionally, she has worked with children in special education classrooms and women and children at a domestic violence program. She has served the New England Region since 1997 as Assembly Delegate, Alternate Assembly Delegate, NER Representative to the Standards of Clinical Practice Committee, and NER Representative to the Research Committee. She has a passion for knitting and being a new mom.