Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1316 - MUSIC THERAPY LICENSING AND PRACTICE ACT › Appendix A - Course Descriptions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following music therapy education course content areas are
				defined, and subject areas outlined herein. However, this is not an
				all-inclusive list. Each area identified may be a single course or part of one
				course or multiple courses.
a) Music Foundations
1) Music theory and history: standard works in the
				literature; elemental, structural, and stylistic characteristics of music from
				various periods and cultures; sight-singing melodies of both diatonic and
				chromatic makeup; taking aural dictation of melodies, rhythms, and chord
				progressions; transposing simple compositions.
2) Composition and arranging skills: composing songs
				with simple accompaniment; adapt, arrange, transpose, and simplify music
				compositions for small vocal and non-symphonic instrumental ensembles.
3) Major performance medium skills: performing
				appropriate undergraduate repertoire; demonstrating musicianship, technical
				proficiency, and interpretive understanding on a principal instrument or voice;
				performing in small and large ensembles.
4) Functional music skills: basic foundation on
				voice, piano, guitar, and percussion; developing original melodies, simple
				accompaniments, and short pieces extemporaneously in a variety of moods and
				styles, vocally and instrumentally; improvisation on pitched and unpitched
				instruments and vocally in a variety of settings including individual, dyad,
				small, or large group; care and maintenance of instruments.
5) Conducting skills: conducting basic patterns with
				technical accuracy; conducting small and large vocal and instrumental
				ensembles.
6) Movement skills: directing structured and
				improvisatory movement experiences; moving in a structured and/or improvisatory
				manner for expressive purposes.
b) Clinical Foundations
1) Therapeutic applications: the potential,
				limitations, and problems of populations served; the causes, symptoms of, and
				basic terminology used in medical, mental health, and educational
				classifications; typical and atypical human systems and development; the
				primary neurological processes of the brain.
2) Therapeutic principles: the dynamics and
				processes of a therapist-client relationship; the dynamics and processes of
				therapy groups; accepted methods of major therapeutic approaches.
3) The therapeutic relationship: the impact of one's
				own feelings, attitudes, and actions on the client and the therapy process;
				interpersonal relationships with clients and team members that are appropriate
				and conducive to therapy; using oneself effectively in the therapist role in
				both individual and group therapy, e.g., appropriate self-disclosure,
				authenticity, empathy, etc. toward affecting desire therapeutic outcomes; the
				dynamics and processes of groups to achieve therapeutic goals; awareness of the
				influence of race, ethnicity, language, religion, marital status, gender,
				gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age ability, socioeconomic
				status, or political affiliation on the therapeutic process.
c) Music Therapy
1) Foundations and principles: existing music
				therapy methods, techniques, materials, and equipment with their appropriate
				applications; principles and methods of music therapy assessment, treatment,
				evaluation, and termination for the populations served; the psychological
				aspects of musical behavior and experience including, but not limited to,
				perception, cognition, affective response, learning, development, preference,
				and creativity; the psychological aspects of the musical experience including,
				but not limited to, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and
				psychomotor responses; philosophical, psychological, physiological, and
				sociological basis of music as therapy; current technologies in music therapy
				assessment, treatment, evaluation, and termination.
2) Client assessment: effective culturally based
				methods for assessing the client's strengths, needs, musical preferences, level
				of musical functioning, and development; the client's responses to assessment;
				the client's functional and dysfunctional behaviors; the client's therapeutic
				needs through analysis and interpretation of assessment data; communication of
				assessment findings and recommendations in written and verbal forms.
3) Treatment planning: selecting or creating music
				therapy experiences that meet the client's objectives; goals and objectives for
				individual and group therapy based upon assessment findings; identification of
				the client's primary treatment needs in music therapy; preliminary estimates of
				frequency or duration of treatment; selection and adaptation of music, musical
				instruments, and equipment consistent with the strengths and needs of the
				client; music therapy strategies for individuals and groups based upon the
				goals and objectives adopted; creation of a physical environment that is
				conducive to treatment; planning music therapy sessions; determination of the
				client's appropriate music therapy group and/or individual placement;
				coordination of treatment plan with other professionals.
4) Therapy implementation: recognizing,
				interpreting, and responding appropriately to significant events in music
				therapy sessions as they occur; providing music therapy experiences that
				address assessed goals and objectives for populations served; verbal and
				nonverbal directions and cues necessary for successful client participation;
				models for communication expectations of behavior to clients; therapeutic
				verbal skills in music therapy sessions; proving feedback on, reflect,
				rephrase, and translate the client's communications; assisting the client in
				communicating more effectively; sequencing and pacing music experiences within
				a session according to the client's needs and situational factors; conducting
				or facilitating group and individual music therapy; implementing the music
				therapy treatment plan; promoting a sense of group cohesiveness and/or a
				feeling of group membership; developing and maintaining a repertoire of music
				for age, culture, and stylistic differences; recognition and appropriate
				response to effects of the client's medications; implementing new technologies
				as needed to support client progress towards treatment goals and
				objectives.
5) Therapy evaluation: methods for evaluating and
				measuring client progress and the effectiveness of therapeutic strategies;
				realistic time frames for evaluating the effects of therapy; recognition of
				significant changes and patterns in the client's response to therapy;
				recognition and appropriate response to situations in which there are clear and
				present dangers to the client and/or others; modification of treatment
				approaches based on the client's response to therapy; reviewing and revising
				treatment plans as needed.
6) Documentation: documentation that accurately
				reflects client outcomes and meets the requirements of legal, regulatory, and
				reimbursement bodies; documentation of clinical data; writing professional
				reports describing the client throughout all phases of the music therapy
				process in an accurate, concise, and objective manner; effective oral and
				written communication with the client and client's team members; documentation
				of revisions to the treatment plan; data-gathering techniques during all phases
				of the clinical process including assessment, treatment, evaluation, and
				termination.
7) Termination/Discharge planning: assessing
				potential benefits or detriments of termination of music therapy; music therapy
				termination plan; integration of the music therapy termination plan with plans
				for the client's discharge from the facility; preparation of the client for
				approaching termination from music therapy; closure of music therapy services
				by time of termination or discharge.
8) Professional role and ethics: recognized and
				accepted music therapy ethics and standards; professional behavior with clients
				and other professionals; compliance with laws and regulations; confidentiality;
				music therapy service reimbursement and financing sources; ethical use of
				technology in any professional capacity.
9) Interprofessional collaboration: professional
				roles and duties; developing working relationships with other disciplines in
				client treatment programs; communication to other departments and staff the
				rationale for music therapy services and the role of the music therapist; the
				role of music therapy in the client's total treatment program; collaboration
				with team members in designing and implementing interdisciplinary treatment
				programs.
10) Supervision and administration: multiple forms
				of supervision; management and maintenance of music therapy equipment and
				supplies; routine administrative duties.
11) Research methods: use of professional research
				literature; purpose and methodology of historical, quantitative, and
				qualitative research; performing data-based literature searches; integration of
				the best available research, music therapists' expertise, and the needs,
				values, and preferences of the individuals served.