Music Therapy Clinical Supervision (MU363, MU455a, MU455c, MU458a, MU459b, MU504) F26/W27/S27

Wilfrid Laurier University•Waterloo, ON

3d•CA$73 - CA$99

About The Position

Successful applicants for the “Music Therapy Clinical Supervision” position will be eligible to provide supervision in both/either practicum (i.e., MU363, MU455a, MU455c, MU504) and internship (i.e., MU458a, MU459b) courses. After applicants are hired, Laurier’s Experiential Placements Coordinator will confirm your availability and workload capacity in relation to your own schedule and the overall placement/internship timetable. Supervisors are provided with a course syllabus by the Laurier Experiential Placements Coordinator; the inclusion of a sample syllabus as part of the application process is not necessary. MU363 (Fall-Winter), MU455a (Fall), MU455c (Fall), MU504 (Winter) - Music Therapy Practica In these experiential placement courses, each student works together with another student music therapist to facilitate group or individual music therapy sessions under the supervision of a qualified music therapy supervisor, either in community settings or at the Laurier clinic. Students also attend weekly small group or dyadic supervision meetings, which focus upon developing clinical musicianship, planning sessions, conducting assessments, writing goals, understanding the dynamics of therapeutic process, and problem-solving clinical issues that arise. During these courses, students build ethical therapeutic relationships and expand ethical thinking, navigate issues of professionalism, and foster their capacities for reflexivity. MU458a, MU459b – Music Therapy Internship (Winter) These courses are a full-time, pre-professional clinical placement in a community setting, providing students with the opportunity to complete their internship through the Canadian Association of Music Therapists. It is expected that students will work approximately 500 clinical hours per term, including 150 hours of direct client contact. Students integrate their clinical musicianship into the planning and facilitation of group and individual music therapy sessions while learning to sustain collaborative and collegial relationships with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals. Students develop clinical documentation skills according to their site's specific practices, participate in professional development activities, put ethical standards into daily practice, and develop their capacity for reflexivity and the safe and effective use of self. Students receive 15 hours of individual clinical supervision from a qualified music therapy supervisor per term.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree (for MU504 only)
Certified Music Therapist (MTA) in good standing
CAMT qualified music therapy supervisor

Nice To Haves

Music-centred music therapy training and experience
A minimum of five years of clinical experience since graduation

Responsibilities

Provide supervision in practicum courses (MU363, MU455a, MU455c, MU504).
Provide supervision in internship courses (MU458a, MU459b).
Facilitate group or individual music therapy sessions under supervision.
Attend weekly small group or dyadic supervision meetings.
Focus on developing clinical musicianship, planning sessions, conducting assessments, writing goals, understanding therapeutic process dynamics, and problem-solving clinical issues.
Build ethical therapeutic relationships and expand ethical thinking.
Navigate issues of professionalism.
Foster capacities for reflexivity.
Integrate clinical musicianship into planning and facilitation of music therapy sessions.
Sustain collaborative and collegial relationships with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.
Develop clinical documentation skills.
Participate in professional development activities.
Put ethical standards into daily practice.
Develop capacity for reflexivity and the safe and effective use of self.
Provide 15 hours of individual clinical supervision per term for internship students.