Learning Objectives
References to items on the Board Certification Domains are based on the Practice Analysis Study of 2019. Those registered for Introduction to Military Music Therapy, Third Edition will develop or improve their abilities to use music therapeutically in a variety of rehabilitation settings, including in–patient facilities and outpatient facilities.
Introduction to Military Music Therapy addresses these specific competencies in the current Board Certification Domains:
Learning Objective 1
2020 Domains:
V. A. 2-3
| List several client populations that may exist within the military setting.
V. Professional Development and Responsibilities
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Learning Objective 2
2020 Domains:
II. A. 2-3 | II. D. 1-15
| Explain three specific considerations to apply to working with someone diagnosed with PTSD.
II. Referral, Assessment, Interpretation of Assessment and Treatment Planning
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Learning Objective 3
2020 Domains:
III. A. 5
| Explain how writing music can be therapeutically expressive for clients who are/have served in the military.
III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation
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Learning Objective 4
2020 Domains:
III. A. 2 | III. A. 5
| Explain how vocal improvisation is a useful tool for self-advocacy.
III. Treatment Implementation and Documentation
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Rebecca Vaudreuil, EdM, MT–BC
Neurologic Music Therapist, NICU Specialist
Rebecca Vaudreuil is a Massachusetts native who earned her bachelor of music degree in music therapy at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and her master of education degree at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A board-certified music therapist, Rebecca has achieved her fellowship in neurologic music therapy and is a neonatal music therapy specialist.
For MusicWorx Inc., Rebecca developed a telemusic therapy program that provides continuing music therapy to veterans who relocate to remote, unserviced areas and the curriculum for two Toolbox self-study courses:
- Group Music Therapy Interventions Working in Neurologic Rehabilitation
- An Introduction to Military Music Therapy Programming: Working with Active Service Members and Veterans
For Resounding Joy, she developed the Semper Sound music therapy program, is the director of East Coast Semper Sound programming in the Greater Boston area, and serves as their national military consultant and liaison.
Rebecca frequently travels across the United States, lecturing at universities, academies, and regional and national conferences. Her passion for international music therapy has led her to Africa, India, and Japan, and each year, Rebecca visits Jamaica with the Jamaica Field Service Project to supervise music therapy students facilitating music therapy services in hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, and schools of hope. Currently, Rebecca works at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, providing music therapy services to returning veterans and their families as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Partnership.
