Specifications include, but are not limited to: o All providers will practice within the scope of Music Therapy Practice which is defined as the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals for people of all ages and ability levels within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. o All music therapy services will be provided by a music therapist. A music therapist is an individual who has completed the education and clinical training requirements established by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and who holds current board certification from The Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) (i.e., ACMT, CMT, MT-BC or RMT). o The provider will assume a supportive role in treating consumers based on their clinical needs identified in the Individual and Recovery Service Plan and collaborate within an interdisciplinary recovery wraparound team to contribute to the consumers’ overall treatment plan. o Through musical involvement in a therapeutic context, the provider will strengthen the consumer’s abilities as it relates to their mental health and/or substance use diagnosis to facilitate recovery that transfers to other areas of the consumer’s lives. o Providers will utilize the music therapy approaches to effectively aid in the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of a consumer’s mental health. Services can include psycho education; behavioral tailoring; relapse prevention; development of a recovery action plan; recovery and/or resilience training; treatment strategies; social support building; and coping skills. Services can be taught using motivational, educational, and cognitive-behavioral strategies through the use of musical intervention. o Providers will implement musical intervention strategies based on the consumer’s individualized service and recovery plan and evaluate the consumer’s response to music therapy and the music therapy treatment plan, documenting change and progress, and suggesting modifications, as appropriate to the interdisciplinary wraparound treatment and recovery team.
