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Early chidlhood music therapist work with young children ages 0-5 and involve family members in every aspect of the therapeutic process.

Using assessment data, early childhood music therapists develop a music therapy intervention plan specific to each child’s abilities, preferences and needs and targeting identified goals (e.g., communication, academic, motor/sensory, social, emotional).

Services are provided in individual or group settings using various music therapy techniques (e.g., singing, instrument play, movement/dance, musical improvisation, listening to music, or digital music activities) and evidence-based strategies (e.g., prompting, reinforcement, visual schedules). Other services provided by music therapists include consultation (e.g., on environmental modifications, curriculum adaptations) or coaching (e.g., on peer-mediated interventions). Family Practice (i.e., family-centered, capacity-building, collaboration), Inclusion Practice (i.e., access, participation, supports), and the use of Interactive Media (i.e., digital devices, apps), are emphazied in early childhood music therapy (Kern, 2020)

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Yes! Music-mediated interventions, including music therapy are one of the newly identified evidenced-based practices  for children with ASD (ages 0-14). Music therapy intervention can improve social communication, play, school readiness, adaptive/self-help, challanging/interfiering behaviors, and motor skill (NACAEP, 2020).

https://ncaep.fpg.unc.edu/sites/ncaep.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/EBP%20Report%202020.pdf

Online Directory of the Certification Board for Music Therapists: https://my.cbmt.org/cbmtssa/f?p=CRTSSA:17800:16584957732158:::17800p:: 

Online Directory of the American Music Therapy Association: https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=amta2&WebCode=IndSearch

NICU-MT Registry: https://www.music.fsu.edu/NICU-MT/nicu-mt-registry

You must complete a university-based degree program in music therapy and 1200 hours of supervised clinical training and/or supervised work experience. Additionally, you need to pass a national certification exam administrated by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). The newly released digital badge issued by CBMT guarantees that you are able to practice music therapy with the highest level of proven, current music therapy knowledge using clinical and evidence-based music interventions. This knowledge is enhanced by a program of required continuing education and renewal every five years (CBMT, 2020).

https://www.cbmt.org

Professional music therapists worldwide are well-educated, mature professionals with adequate work experience, who are confident in providing high quality services primarily in mental health, school, and geriatric settings. Due to ongoing challenges related to recognition and government regulation of the field as an evidence-based and well-funded healthcare profession, most individuals work part-time music therapy jobs and feel underpaid. Yet, many music therapists have a positive outlook on the field’s future (Kern & Tague, 2017).

 https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thx011

World Federations of Music Therapy (WFMT): https://wfmt.info

European Confederation of Music Therapy (EMTC): https://www.emtc-eu.com

American Music Therapy Association (AMTA): https://www.musictherapy.org

Canadian Music Therapy Association (CAMT): https://www.musictherapy.ca

German Musiktherapie Gesellschaft (DMtG): https://www.musiktherapie.de

Asociación Argentina de Musicoterapia (ASAM): https://asamdifusion.wixsite.com/musicoterapia

Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA): https://www.austmta.org.au

British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT): https://www.bamt.org