(Self-Study, 1 CE) Connecting to Our Clients Through Song Listening

Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT

This self-study course is worth 1.0 continuing education contact hour for LCATs in New York state.


COURSE DESCRIPTION

Songs resonate deeply through our lives – and our clients’ lives – and are intimately connected to emotions, thoughts, and memories. This presentation will explore various types of songs, the practice of mindful listening, and how songs can be a powerful tool for deepening therapeutic insight and connection with clients.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will be able to identify at least three different types of songs.

2. Participants will be able to articulate at least two specific guidelines for mindful song listening.

3. Participants will be able to identify three ways that songs can be used for processing clients and deepening therapeutic insight.



Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a music therapist and psychotherapist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan (NYC). She specializes in helping women who are struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, or developmental/intergenerational trauma learn to be gentler with themselves, slow down meaningfully, and connect with their strong, confident voices. In addition to her clinical work, Maya offers supervision/consultation for other therapists, provides professional development and wellness workshops, and offers online and in-person Reclaim Your Rhythm workshops for helpers and healers. Maya received her master’s from New York University, and has completed postgraduate training in vocal psychotherapy and creative arts therapies in trauma treatment. She has a decade of diverse clinical experience in medical, educational, community, and private practice settings. For more information about Maya and her work, visit her website at www.mayabenattar.com You can also find her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Instagram: www.instagram.com/mayabenattar Facebook: www.facebook.com/mayabenattarlcat Twitter: www.twitter.com/mayabenattar


A reminder about self-study and continuing education:

For LCATs in New York State, a self-study course can only equal 1/3 of the required contact hours for your license renewal. So, if your license renews in three years, you will require 36 continuing education contact hours, thus a maximum of 12 of those hours can be self-study. The rest of your contact hours must be live events. This includes online webinars, which CreativeArtsTherapiesOnline.com will be offering on a monthly basis, starting in February of 2017. All enrolled students will be updated on new live and self-study course launches. So keep an eye out for our newsletter!

If you have any problems or technical difficulties, please contact Briana MacWilliam at [email protected]

Briana MacWilliam, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0014.



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Your Instructor


Briana MacWilliam MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT
Briana MacWilliam MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT

Briana MacWilliam has over 14 years of clinical experience as a creative arts therapist, and is the Founder and Director of CreativeArtsTherapiesOnline.com. She has held two directorial positions in community-based and day-treatment settings, and was a research outcomes coordinator for four years, at the Amen Clinics, Inc.—a brain research and diagnostic facility. She edited and co-authored two books on the subjects of attachment and complicated grief, and working with LGBTQ populations. She is also the Director for Continuing Education for Pratt Institute’s Creative Arts Therapies Department.


Frequently Asked Questions


How do I attend a live event online?
Each month we will send out reminders and notifications by email, for the upcoming live presentations. If you would like to attend you will need to purchase the individual course that will give you access to the evaluation and learning assessment, which will trigger your certificate. After your purchase, you will be given a special link that allows you to register for the live event itself. A live event online counts the same as an in-person event (according to the New York State Office of Professions), because the presenters are available to answer questions in real time. If you belong to our membership program, on a monthly basis, you will receive a direct link that allows you to join the live presentations for free. So keep an eye on your email!
How will I receive the certificate?
Certificates are automatically generated after you have taken an online assessment and course evaluation, and sent to the email you used to enroll in the program.
Do you keep track of my hours?
Yes. Once you enroll in the school (whether it is through our membership program or for purchasing an individual course) a personal dashboard is created for you through "myTeachable." With your username and login, you can always come back to your dashboard, which keeps track of all your courses and contact hours.
How does the membership program work?
After you sign up for a subscription, you will receive unlimited access to a library of self-studies, as well as free registration to our monthly, live event continuing education presentations. Each month, the recordings of the live presentations are added to the library as self-studies. So, the library is always growing with new content, and you never miss a presentation.
What if I have more questions?
Contact us at [email protected], and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Briana MacWilliam, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0014.


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