SWAMTA Executive Board
SWAMTA Assembly Delegates
The Assembly of Delegates is the legislative body of AMTA. Each region is assigned delegate position based on regional membership. The Assembly Delegates are charged with representing our members. Please communicate with your Delegate your stance on national music therapy issues.
SWAMTA Committee Members and roles
- Academic Program Approval Committee– apac@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To support the establishment and maintenance of standards for education and clinical training in the field through collaboration with appropriate association bodies (e.g. other national committees). 2. To utilize these standards as evaluative criteria for recommending approval for academic institutions upon initial application and review every ten years thereafter in conjunction with the NASM accreditation/affirmation review. - Association Internship Approval Committee– aiac@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To establish, maintain and improve standards for the training of music therapists participating in AMTA programs on the National Internship Roster. 2. To encourage and assist persons in their clinical preparation for music therapy practice. - Clinical Practice Networking Committee– networking@swamta.org
Committee Goal: To provide coordination for networking opportunities among practitioners of special target populations, between committees and with professionals in related fields. - Continuing Education Committee– continuinged@swamta.org
Committee Goals 1. To ensure that the continuing education courses offered by AMTA adhere to the guidelines established by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. 2. To promote the value of board certification and strive to provide continuing education opportunities that meet the educational needs of the members of AMTA. - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee– diversity@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To encourage increased diversity within the population of music therapy professionals and students in the US. 2. To increase diversity, equity, and inclusion training and resources for AMTA members. 3. To provide a support system, including tools and resources, for music therapy professionals and students from diverse groups. 4. To monitor and recommend revisions to AMTA documents to achieve conformity to accepted language concerning diversity and multiculturalism. - Government Relations Committee– governmentrelations@swamta.org
Committee Goal: To increase access to quality music therapy services through monitoring and responding to state and federal legislation that impacts music therapy practice and/or impacts healthcare and education service delivery to current and future music therapy clients. - Historical Committee- historian@swamta.org
Committee Goal: The Historical Committee will make recommendations for maintaining the collection and preserving all documents for the Regional Archives housed at Texas Women’s University. - International Relations Committee– internationalrelations@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To facilitate awareness of international opportunities and events by AMTA members, and the inclusion of international perspectives of music therapy in AMTA. 2. To assist the President of AMTA with matters concerning the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), such as facilitating communication and the distribution of information as well as suggesting the names of appropriate AMTA members who might fill WFMT council membership positions. 3. To assist international students. 4. To collaborate with the AMTA Vice President (conference chair) to identify a local group or performer who would make a musical presentation representing a diverse ethnic music tradition and provide a workshop experience in the basic techniques of that musical genre. 5. To facilitate awareness of music therapy among disciplines, organization and professionals in other countries. - Interprofessional Collaborative Resources Committee– icrc@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To interpret the music therapy profession to other professionals, disciplines and organizations in the United States. 2. To interpret attitudes and opinions of these groups toward the music therapy profession and its services. 3. To identify, encourage, maintain and make recommendations regarding relationships between AMTA and other professional organizations. - Membership Committee– membership@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To insure the growth and development of AMTA by determining ways to increase membership. 2. To promote the value of all categories of AMTA membership. 3. To evaluate the needs of AMTA members. - Professional Advocacy Committee– advocacy@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To advocate for the professional representation of the field of music therapy. 2. To assist membership in responding to misrepresentation of music therapy in the media and in public. - Reimbursement Committee– reimbursement@swamta.org
Committee Goal: To increase access to music therapy services by increasing the percentage of music therapy services receiving reimbursement. - Research Committee– research@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To encourage and promote research of all types of research methodology in music therapy. 2. To take complete responsibility for the research sessions at national conference. - Standards of Clinical Practice Committee– clinicalpractice@swamta.org
Committee Goal: To develop, assess, and update the AMTA Standards of Clinical Practice. - Technology Committee– technology@swamta.org
Committee Goals: 1. To educate members on current clinical technology resources, practices, and applications; 2. To serve as a technology resource for members; 3. To promote technology-related events and training at national and regional conferences; 4. To support members in their uses of current and emerging technologies. - Workforce Development and Retention Committee– workforce@swamta.org
Goals: To increase awareness of music therapy as a career choice and create channels for support and communication with the AMTA Membership regarding workforce development and retention.