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Clinical Training in Music Therapy

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Certification Board for Music Therapy

American Music Therapy Association

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The rich music therapy community of southern California provides Chapman University students with unique opportunities for professional interactions and a variety of practical experiences in clinical environments. The addition of our on-campus Music Therapy Clinic in 2004 will enhance those opportunities for students and the music therapy community at large.

As is required for the Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy degree, the equivalency student must complete a total of 1200 hours of clinical experience; a minimum of 180 hours while in residence at Chapman University, a minimum of 900 hours in an external clinical training facility following the completion of all other coursework, and the remaining 120 hours either in residence or at the external clinical training facility.

In the Equivalency program, each student engages in Chapman University affiliated clinical training experiences while progressing through observing, to co-leading and leading sessions. Students have different practical experiences each semester, so that by the end of their academic coursework, they have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of individuals and groups of varying ages, diagnoses, and needs. They have also learned from a variety of highly skilled and experienced professional clinicians.