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AMTA 2024 - Program

Friday, September 6, 2024

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 1: PechaKucha
Stream 2: Oral Presentations
Stream 3: Oral Presentations
Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Embracing diversity through creative practices: Innovative approaches in music therapy
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Music therapy business, advocacy, creativity, and diversification in a changing landscape Improving the acute hospital journey for young neurodivergent patients and their families with creativity and compassion. Essential insights: Supporting and empowering gestalt language processors in music therapy
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM How leaning into my neurodivergence made me a better RMT
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harnessing the power of interoception: A neuro-affirming approach to transforming emotional regulation through an interprofessional, whole school interoception program.
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Dinosaurs, whales & bugs, oh my!: A first person perspective of autism, special interests and music therapy
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Creative growth: An innovative music therapy collaboration to help save a community garden. Improving music therapy outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through parent engagement in the session and home program. Collaboration, communication, and celebration: Creative methods of strengthening expression with attention to sensory stimuli
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM The role of relationships in music therapy and music education settings. What can the two modalities learn from each other and how can music therapists operate effectively in educational environments.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Prioritising neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic relationships: an accessible guide to understanding interoception and co-regulation
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM A creative music therapy journey to inspire traumatised children: Using music therapy techniques to integrate music into their care routines, promoting relaxation, comfort, emotional well-being and improve quality of life.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM The intersection of music and matrescence: Reimagining music therapy through a matricentric lens Multiple modalities: reflections on creatively optimising supports in age specific Sing&Grow group programs Better together: Speech therapy and music therapy collaboration
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Falls prevention quality improvement project
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM From disengagement to connection: Schizophrenia and music therapy
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM The role of AI technology in the recovery of a deceased family’s musical legacy
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Empathy in knowledge translation. Re-contextualising the role of music therapy in palliative care through an arts literature lens. Are there wrong notes in improvisation? Multi-faceted considerations of social accessibility and improvisation Music therapy supporting gestalt language acquisition in early childhood development
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM Designing music-based programs to support healthy ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 1: Student & new graduate Pecha Kucha
Stream 2: Student & new graduate Oral Presentations
Stream 3: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
Stream 4: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Embracing chaos in creativity: Transformation and music therapy
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Researching the effectiveness of a group music therapy program to improve social connectedness among women who have experienced pregnancy loss. Arts-based research (ABR) and music therapy practice with autistic adults and adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review Discussion on implementing western-based music therapy for children with special needs in Asian cultural contexts
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM Music therapy for you: A developmental educators experience
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM The vibroacoustic pillow: Increasing access to vibroacoustic therapy in music therapy
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Marketing the music therapy profession: How can students, placement supervisors and universities build the brand of music therapy? Music therapy and suicide prevention for divorced adult men dealing with depression Library music time: A case study of the ripple effects caused by a community early childhood music program in regional Victoria
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM "I began to sing long before I could talk": Neuroaffirming practice with an autistic early-stage gestalt language processor
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM From goose tornadoes to ballet dancers: Insights and reflections of two experiences of a GIM session
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 1: Oral Presentations & Fireside Chat
Stream 2 : Oral Presentations
Stream 3: Panel
Stream 4: Panel
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM Feelin' groovy: Music therapy techniques for psychedelic integration - A creative journey How creative is neurologic music therapy? Examination of case examples with reflections
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Roadblocks on creative journeys – Expanding the discourse around access to music therapy Thoughts on identity and repositioning within the dominant Western knowledge base in music therapy: Perspectives of East-Asian music therapists
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Resonating with loss: Music therapy Interventions for grief recovery A picture says 1000 Words: Supporting a diverse team of therapists through creative visual frameworks
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM Bodying forth - Creativity and boundaries The 7 eyed supervisor: A flexible, structural and relational way to provide supervision to students and professionals
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Diamond Dogs: The therapeutic impact of a service dog on music therapy sessions
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Music therapists as transdisciplinary practitioners: Implementation and clinical practice
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Co-creation of a music program in a Singapore community day care setting
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.
Stream 1
Stream 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 1: PechaKucha
Stream 2: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Embracing diversity through creative practices: Innovative approaches in music therapy
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Music therapy business, advocacy, creativity, and diversification in a changing landscape
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM How leaning into my neurodivergence made me a better RMT
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harnessing the power of interoception: A neuro-affirming approach to transforming emotional regulation through an interprofessional, whole school interoception program.
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Dinosaurs, whales & bugs, oh my!: A first person perspective of autism, special interests and music therapy
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Creative growth: An innovative music therapy collaboration to help save a community garden.
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM The role of relationships in music therapy and music education settings. What can the two modalities learn from each other and how can music therapists operate effectively in educational environments.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Prioritising neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic relationships: an accessible guide to understanding interoception and co-regulation
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM A creative music therapy journey to inspire traumatised children: Using music therapy techniques to integrate music into their care routines, promoting relaxation, comfort, emotional well-being and improve quality of life.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM The intersection of music and matrescence: Reimagining music therapy through a matricentric lens
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Falls prevention quality improvement project
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM From disengagement to connection: Schizophrenia and music therapy
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM The role of AI technology in the recovery of a deceased family’s musical legacy
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Empathy in knowledge translation. Re-contextualising the role of music therapy in palliative care through an arts literature lens.
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM Designing music-based programs to support healthy ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 1: Student & new graduate Pecha Kucha
Stream 2: Student & new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Embracing chaos in creativity: Transformation and music therapy
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Researching the effectiveness of a group music therapy program to improve social connectedness among women who have experienced pregnancy loss.
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM Music therapy for you: A developmental educators experience
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM The vibroacoustic pillow: Increasing access to vibroacoustic therapy in music therapy
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Marketing the music therapy profession: How can students, placement supervisors and universities build the brand of music therapy?
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM "I began to sing long before I could talk": Neuroaffirming practice with an autistic early-stage gestalt language processor
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM From goose tornadoes to ballet dancers: Insights and reflections of two experiences of a GIM session
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 1: Oral Presentations & Fireside Chat
Stream 2 : Oral Presentations
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM Feelin' groovy: Music therapy techniques for psychedelic integration - A creative journey How creative is neurologic music therapy? Examination of case examples with reflections
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Resonating with loss: Music therapy Interventions for grief recovery A picture says 1000 Words: Supporting a diverse team of therapists through creative visual frameworks
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM Bodying forth - Creativity and boundaries The 7 eyed supervisor: A flexible, structural and relational way to provide supervision to students and professionals
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Co-creation of a music program in a Singapore community day care setting
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Stream 3
Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 3: Oral Presentations
Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Improving the acute hospital journey for young neurodivergent patients and their families with creativity and compassion. Essential insights: Supporting and empowering gestalt language processors in music therapy
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Improving music therapy outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through parent engagement in the session and home program. Collaboration, communication, and celebration: Creative methods of strengthening expression with attention to sensory stimuli
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Multiple modalities: reflections on creatively optimising supports in age specific Sing&Grow group programs Better together: Speech therapy and music therapy collaboration
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Are there wrong notes in improvisation? Multi-faceted considerations of social accessibility and improvisation Music therapy supporting gestalt language acquisition in early childhood development
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 3: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
Stream 4: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Arts-based research (ABR) and music therapy practice with autistic adults and adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review Discussion on implementing western-based music therapy for children with special needs in Asian cultural contexts
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Music therapy and suicide prevention for divorced adult men dealing with depression Library music time: A case study of the ripple effects caused by a community early childhood music program in regional Victoria
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 3: Panel
Stream 4: Panel
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Roadblocks on creative journeys – Expanding the discourse around access to music therapy Thoughts on identity and repositioning within the dominant Western knowledge base in music therapy: Perspectives of East-Asian music therapists
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Diamond Dogs: The therapeutic impact of a service dog on music therapy sessions
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Music therapists as transdisciplinary practitioners: Implementation and clinical practice
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Stream 1
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 1: PechaKucha
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Embracing diversity through creative practices: Innovative approaches in music therapy
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM How leaning into my neurodivergence made me a better RMT
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harnessing the power of interoception: A neuro-affirming approach to transforming emotional regulation through an interprofessional, whole school interoception program.
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Dinosaurs, whales & bugs, oh my!: A first person perspective of autism, special interests and music therapy
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM The role of relationships in music therapy and music education settings. What can the two modalities learn from each other and how can music therapists operate effectively in educational environments.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Prioritising neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic relationships: an accessible guide to understanding interoception and co-regulation
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM A creative music therapy journey to inspire traumatised children: Using music therapy techniques to integrate music into their care routines, promoting relaxation, comfort, emotional well-being and improve quality of life.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Falls prevention quality improvement project
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM From disengagement to connection: Schizophrenia and music therapy
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM The role of AI technology in the recovery of a deceased family’s musical legacy
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM Designing music-based programs to support healthy ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 1: Student & new graduate Pecha Kucha
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Embracing chaos in creativity: Transformation and music therapy
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM Music therapy for you: A developmental educators experience
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM The vibroacoustic pillow: Increasing access to vibroacoustic therapy in music therapy
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM "I began to sing long before I could talk": Neuroaffirming practice with an autistic early-stage gestalt language processor
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM From goose tornadoes to ballet dancers: Insights and reflections of two experiences of a GIM session
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 1: Oral Presentations & Fireside Chat
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM Feelin' groovy: Music therapy techniques for psychedelic integration - A creative journey
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Resonating with loss: Music therapy Interventions for grief recovery
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM Bodying forth - Creativity and boundaries
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Stream 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 2: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Music therapy business, advocacy, creativity, and diversification in a changing landscape
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Creative growth: An innovative music therapy collaboration to help save a community garden.
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM The intersection of music and matrescence: Reimagining music therapy through a matricentric lens
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Empathy in knowledge translation. Re-contextualising the role of music therapy in palliative care through an arts literature lens.
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 2: Student & new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Researching the effectiveness of a group music therapy program to improve social connectedness among women who have experienced pregnancy loss.
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Marketing the music therapy profession: How can students, placement supervisors and universities build the brand of music therapy?
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 2 : Oral Presentations
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM How creative is neurologic music therapy? Examination of case examples with reflections
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM A picture says 1000 Words: Supporting a diverse team of therapists through creative visual frameworks
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM The 7 eyed supervisor: A flexible, structural and relational way to provide supervision to students and professionals
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Co-creation of a music program in a Singapore community day care setting
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Stream 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 3: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Improving the acute hospital journey for young neurodivergent patients and their families with creativity and compassion.
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Improving music therapy outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through parent engagement in the session and home program.
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Multiple modalities: reflections on creatively optimising supports in age specific Sing&Grow group programs
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Are there wrong notes in improvisation? Multi-faceted considerations of social accessibility and improvisation
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 3: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Arts-based research (ABR) and music therapy practice with autistic adults and adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Music therapy and suicide prevention for divorced adult men dealing with depression
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 3: Panel
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Roadblocks on creative journeys – Expanding the discourse around access to music therapy
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Diamond Dogs: The therapeutic impact of a service dog on music therapy sessions
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 1 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM National keynote: Multi-tracking music therapy: Past, present and future
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 1 - Morning Tea
Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Essential insights: Supporting and empowering gestalt language processors in music therapy
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Collaboration, communication, and celebration: Creative methods of strengthening expression with attention to sensory stimuli
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Better together: Speech therapy and music therapy collaboration
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Music therapy supporting gestalt language acquisition in early childhood development
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 1 - Lunch
E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Stream 4: Student and new graduate Oral Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:37 PM
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Discussion on implementing western-based music therapy for children with special needs in Asian cultural contexts
1:39 PM - 1:46 PM
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Library music time: A case study of the ripple effects caused by a community early childhood music program in regional Victoria
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Day 1 - Afternoon Tea
Stream 4: Panel
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Thoughts on identity and repositioning within the dominant Western knowledge base in music therapy: Perspectives of East-Asian music therapists
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Music therapists as transdisciplinary practitioners: Implementation and clinical practice
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Conference Party
Our Conference Party will be held at General Bourke, just an 11 minute walk from our conference venue. Tickets includes a drink on arrival and canapes. Please note that unfortunately General Bourke is only accessible via stairs.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 1: PechaKucha
Day 2 Stream 2: Oral Presentations
Day 2 Stream 3: Oral Presentations
Day 2 Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Music therapy and the mosaic approach - engaging in music therapy research with very young children
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Redkite Music Box: The path to creating a therapeutic music resource for paediatric cancer patients and their families. Exploring how music therapy is woven into a multi-modal, trauma informed service. Diversifying approaches to music therapy in schools
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Snow white and princess jasmine unite to create a transdisciplinary early childhood intervention group: Integrating music and speech therapy for fun and developmental outcomes
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harmonising diversity: Creative AAC applications in music therapy and speech pathology
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Inclusion is key: Creating a genuine voice for students with unique learning needs
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Joined-up practice: Noticing and building on a network of creative spaces for diverse community members within a regional music therapy context. Music is not always safe: Navigating the role of music therapy in trauma recovery with children and adolescents Creative approaches for complex needs: Drawing on diverse skills in transdisciplinary teams for autistic students
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Enhancing therapeutic engagement and outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through sensory regulation activities in music therapy sessions.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM The developing role of RMTs as key workers in the community-based allied health space
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Closer to home: Exploring the feasibility of including art therapy and music therapy in community child and youth mental health services.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Key learnings from implementing a singing for breathing program as part of the SINFONIA clinical trial Improvising in the pentatonic scale with Chinese instruments and its uses in alleviating the symptoms of young adults with traumatic experience Studio silly: Exploring the therapeutic possibilities of humour
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Bilingual (Chinese-English) peer supervision group for RMTs in Australia
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM Compassion fatigue isn't a thing: Changing our understanding of the roles of compassion and empathy in music therapist wellbeing
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The journey of MATCH: Reimagining music and technology in dementia care A critical literature review of music in early childhood centres in Australia Transition to school: Creative collaborations of a multidisciplinary team 2019 -2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 1: Panel
Stream 2: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Music therapists in public mental health services – advocating for diversity and creativity within traditional systems Care ethics in music therapy higher education in Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 1: Oral Presentations + Fireside Chat
Stream 2: Workshop
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM We’re neurodiversity affirming practitioners. But are we really?
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Creative collaboration: Learn about the power of music and art therapy in a group context
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Diversifying the workforce to creatively meet service demands in contemporary music therapy private practice in Australia - the implications and ethical considerations.
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Finding common ground: A traditional Chinese musician's discovery of improvisation in a western music therapy training program
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony
Stream 1
Stream 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 1: PechaKucha
Day 2 Stream 2: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Music therapy and the mosaic approach - engaging in music therapy research with very young children
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Redkite Music Box: The path to creating a therapeutic music resource for paediatric cancer patients and their families.
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Snow white and princess jasmine unite to create a transdisciplinary early childhood intervention group: Integrating music and speech therapy for fun and developmental outcomes
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harmonising diversity: Creative AAC applications in music therapy and speech pathology
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Inclusion is key: Creating a genuine voice for students with unique learning needs
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Joined-up practice: Noticing and building on a network of creative spaces for diverse community members within a regional music therapy context.
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Enhancing therapeutic engagement and outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through sensory regulation activities in music therapy sessions.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM The developing role of RMTs as key workers in the community-based allied health space
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Closer to home: Exploring the feasibility of including art therapy and music therapy in community child and youth mental health services.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Key learnings from implementing a singing for breathing program as part of the SINFONIA clinical trial
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Bilingual (Chinese-English) peer supervision group for RMTs in Australia
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM Compassion fatigue isn't a thing: Changing our understanding of the roles of compassion and empathy in music therapist wellbeing
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The journey of MATCH: Reimagining music and technology in dementia care
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 1: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Music therapists in public mental health services – advocating for diversity and creativity within traditional systems
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 1: Oral Presentations + Fireside Chat
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM We’re neurodiversity affirming practitioners. But are we really?
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Diversifying the workforce to creatively meet service demands in contemporary music therapy private practice in Australia - the implications and ethical considerations.
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Finding common ground: A traditional Chinese musician's discovery of improvisation in a western music therapy training program
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Stream 3
Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 3: Oral Presentations
Day 2 Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Exploring how music therapy is woven into a multi-modal, trauma informed service. Diversifying approaches to music therapy in schools
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Music is not always safe: Navigating the role of music therapy in trauma recovery with children and adolescents Creative approaches for complex needs: Drawing on diverse skills in transdisciplinary teams for autistic students
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Improvising in the pentatonic scale with Chinese instruments and its uses in alleviating the symptoms of young adults with traumatic experience Studio silly: Exploring the therapeutic possibilities of humour
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM A critical literature review of music in early childhood centres in Australia Transition to school: Creative collaborations of a multidisciplinary team 2019 -2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 2: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Care ethics in music therapy higher education in Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 2: Workshop
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Creative collaboration: Learn about the power of music and art therapy in a group context
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Stream 1
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 1: PechaKucha
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Music therapy and the mosaic approach - engaging in music therapy research with very young children
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Snow white and princess jasmine unite to create a transdisciplinary early childhood intervention group: Integrating music and speech therapy for fun and developmental outcomes
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Harmonising diversity: Creative AAC applications in music therapy and speech pathology
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Inclusion is key: Creating a genuine voice for students with unique learning needs
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Enhancing therapeutic engagement and outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder through sensory regulation activities in music therapy sessions.
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM The developing role of RMTs as key workers in the community-based allied health space
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Closer to home: Exploring the feasibility of including art therapy and music therapy in community child and youth mental health services.
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Bilingual (Chinese-English) peer supervision group for RMTs in Australia
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM Compassion fatigue isn't a thing: Changing our understanding of the roles of compassion and empathy in music therapist wellbeing
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 1: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Music therapists in public mental health services – advocating for diversity and creativity within traditional systems
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 1: Oral Presentations + Fireside Chat
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM We’re neurodiversity affirming practitioners. But are we really?
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Diversifying the workforce to creatively meet service demands in contemporary music therapy private practice in Australia - the implications and ethical considerations.
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Finding common ground: A traditional Chinese musician's discovery of improvisation in a western music therapy training program
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Stream 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 2: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Redkite Music Box: The path to creating a therapeutic music resource for paediatric cancer patients and their families.
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Joined-up practice: Noticing and building on a network of creative spaces for diverse community members within a regional music therapy context.
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Key learnings from implementing a singing for breathing program as part of the SINFONIA clinical trial
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM The journey of MATCH: Reimagining music and technology in dementia care
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 1: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Music therapists in public mental health services – advocating for diversity and creativity within traditional systems
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 1: Oral Presentations + Fireside Chat
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM We’re neurodiversity affirming practitioners. But are we really?
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Diversifying the workforce to creatively meet service demands in contemporary music therapy private practice in Australia - the implications and ethical considerations.
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Finding common ground: A traditional Chinese musician's discovery of improvisation in a western music therapy training program
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Stream 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 3: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Exploring how music therapy is woven into a multi-modal, trauma informed service.
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Music is not always safe: Navigating the role of music therapy in trauma recovery with children and adolescents
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Improvising in the pentatonic scale with Chinese instruments and its uses in alleviating the symptoms of young adults with traumatic experience
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM A critical literature review of music in early childhood centres in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 2: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Care ethics in music therapy higher education in Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 2: Workshop
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Creative collaboration: Learn about the power of music and art therapy in a group context
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Stream 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Desk Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Welcome & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM International Keynote: Building bridges of transformation: A journey of diversity, inclusion and cultural diplomacy in music therapy - Dr Indra Selvarajah
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Day 2 - Keynote Reflective Panel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day 2 - Morning Tea
Day 2 Stream 4: Oral Presentations
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Diversifying approaches to music therapy in schools
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM
10:50 AM - 10:57 AM
11:00 AM - 11:07 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Creative approaches for complex needs: Drawing on diverse skills in transdisciplinary teams for autistic students
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Studio silly: Exploring the therapeutic possibilities of humour
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Transition to school: Creative collaborations of a multidisciplinary team 2019 -2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Day 2 - E-Poster Presentation
E-Poster presentations will be on display during the lunch break on Friday and Saturday.
Day 2 - Lunch
Stream 2: Panel
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Care ethics in music therapy higher education in Australia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Local Spotlight Speaker: 'Born with the gift of a song inside'- a creative journey : personal reflections on song creation, identity and neurodiversity affirming music therapy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Celebrating Music Therapy at Western Sydney University: Past, present and future - Dr Al Fuller
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Day 2 - Afternoon Tea (with cake!)
Stream 2: Workshop
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Creative collaboration: Learn about the power of music and art therapy in a group context
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Closing Ceremony

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Stream 1
Stream 2
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome from the PDS Co-Chairs
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Running a heart-led business: An honest workshop exploring the challenges of maintaining your values while providing quality services and staying afloat Active Voice Yoga: A creative application of an Indian vocal musical perspective for integrative wellbeing
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 3 - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM The guitar technique rating: Supporting RMTs and MT students build musical flexibility and responsiveness on the guitar How clinical super-vision can facilitate safety, creativity and professional wellbeing within a modern diverse music therapy practice
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Day 3 - Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM The Rockers
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM How well do you know YOUR voice? Music technology 101: Key tools, trends and considerations for the use of technology in music therapy
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Day 3 - Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Creative journeys through expressive arts: Integrating music, drawing, and poetry in music therapy practice "Now we know better, we need to do better”: How to write strength-based goals and objectives through an extended humanistic lens
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Wrap-up and reflection
Stream 1
Stream 2
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome from the PDS Co-Chairs
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Running a heart-led business: An honest workshop exploring the challenges of maintaining your values while providing quality services and staying afloat Active Voice Yoga: A creative application of an Indian vocal musical perspective for integrative wellbeing
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 3 - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM The guitar technique rating: Supporting RMTs and MT students build musical flexibility and responsiveness on the guitar How clinical super-vision can facilitate safety, creativity and professional wellbeing within a modern diverse music therapy practice
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Day 3 - Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM The Rockers
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM How well do you know YOUR voice? Music technology 101: Key tools, trends and considerations for the use of technology in music therapy
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Day 3 - Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Creative journeys through expressive arts: Integrating music, drawing, and poetry in music therapy practice "Now we know better, we need to do better”: How to write strength-based goals and objectives through an extended humanistic lens
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Wrap-up and reflection

Stream 1
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome from the PDS Co-Chairs
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Running a heart-led business: An honest workshop exploring the challenges of maintaining your values while providing quality services and staying afloat
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 3 - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM The guitar technique rating: Supporting RMTs and MT students build musical flexibility and responsiveness on the guitar
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Day 3 - Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM How well do you know YOUR voice?
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Day 3 - Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Creative journeys through expressive arts: Integrating music, drawing, and poetry in music therapy practice
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Wrap-up and reflection

Stream 2
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome from the PDS Co-Chairs
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Active Voice Yoga: A creative application of an Indian vocal musical perspective for integrative wellbeing
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Day 3 - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM How clinical super-vision can facilitate safety, creativity and professional wellbeing within a modern diverse music therapy practice
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Day 3 - Lunch
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM The Rockers
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Music technology 101: Key tools, trends and considerations for the use of technology in music therapy
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Day 3 - Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM "Now we know better, we need to do better”: How to write strength-based goals and objectives through an extended humanistic lens
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Wrap-up and reflection

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