MUSI 496 - Music Therapy Internship

(1-12 hours) Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all courses necessary for the major or equivalency in Music Therapy. Students apply for internship placement during the final year of academic and clinical coursework. During the internship, students gain advanced knowledge of a specific client population and facility; refine personal, professional, and therapeutic responsibility, treating an assigned caseload of clients; further develop therapeutic skills and attitudes necessary for success in the professional practice of music therapy; and enhance knowledge of learning principles of therapy and issues surrounding therapeutic relationships with clients. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Grading is on a pass/fail basis.