The music therapist plans and implements a comprehensive music therapy assessment, and treatment, and evaluation plan inclusive of interventions under the Scope of Practice of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). These interventions can include (but are not limited to) those that fall under the receptive, re-creative, improvisatory and composition domains. Working with the medical orders of referring physicians and interdisciplinary team care plans, the music therapist chooses materials and interventions appropriate to their patients individual needs and designs sessions to achieve therapeutic goals using a strengths-based approach.

Basic Function and Responsibility:

• Provides diagnostic evaluations and comprehensive individualized treatment for patients with psychiatric illnesses in a child and adolescent inpatient setting.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and carry out specific assessments and treatment interventions in an individual and group setting.
• Provide education and in-service training regarding Music Therapy to patient, families, staff and others.
• Consult with other members of the multidisciplinary team to appropriately address identified patient needs during Music Therapy sessions.
• Assist in the establishment or modification of Music Therapy policies and procedures and guidelines for practice.
• Maintain equipment and supplies.
• Plan and implement additional Music Therapy Sessions, i.e., special events, patient/family workshops.
• May participate in research and write/present papers.
• Applicant must have excellent skills at communication and teamwork.

Related Duties:

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:

• General supervision is received from the Activity Therapy Supervisor.

Supervision Exercised:

• Functional supervision is exercised over Music Therapy Students and Volunteers

• Bachelor Degree in Music Therapy/Certification through the Certification Board for Music Therapist as a Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC)
• Registration, certification or licensure with the appropriate agency as identified on the Primary Source Verification Matrix.
• Experienced working in an acute care Mental Health Setting, Inpatient Psychiatric Program preferred
• Experienced in facilitation of Individual and Group Psychoeducational Sessions)
• Experienced in motivational interviewing techniques.
• Experienced in facilitation of Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Interventions.
• Experienced in Crisis Prevention Interventions.
• Experienced in Applied Behavior Analysis.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

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Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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