- In short, yes, this is a challenging internship. We expect a high level of competency in a large variety of settings which can be challenging to an intern’s therapeutic skill set and music repertoire.
- You will be required to maintain a schedule that often varies week to week while learning how to prioritize your planning time and focusing on self-care. You will quickly need to learn how to use your time wisely and also learn how to adapt session plans and music to fit various populations.
- You may have up to 3 different music therapy mentors giving you different feedback and will have to be able to process this information and then utilize it in your upcoming sessions. This can be overwhelming at times!
- You will likely have a caseload of clients ranging from age 6 to 96. This will involve a large and varied repertoire of different musical styles.
- This internship will push you well beyond a functional ability in guitar, piano, voice, and percussion to a professional level which requires lots of focus and practice.
- You will be expected to have strong leadership skills and authority in varied settings with different populations, facility staff, and sometimes challenging families of clients.
- The intern will be expected to be highly adaptable and creative.
- Although this is a challenging internship you will have a high level of support from your supervisor, mentors, other music therapists, and facility staff. Our interns are never left alone to facilitate therapy, only in rare occasions as previously determined by intern and supervisor. We are happy to share ideas and resources to assist in this experience and are flexible and accommodating.
