Trauma is a significant and prevalent consideration for music therapists in all clinical settings.  This 5 credit CMTE will provide a brief introduction to trauma and trauma-informed care, as well as to ethical thinking and decision making.  From this framework, asynchronous participants will reflect on various fictional ethical dilemmas ethical dilemmas which have significant connection to clients’ trauma experiences and responses, including areas relating to systemic oppression, professional and personal competence and danger and harm. Using guided journaling prompts, participants will also reflect on dilemmas that have arisen for them in their clinical work related to trauma-informed care.

Objectives with CBMT Domains

• Participants will identify reasons that the incorporation of trauma-informed care can lead to safer and ethical therapy. (CBMT I. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10)
• Participants will apply an ethical decision-making model to consider trauma-related ethical dilemmas. (CBMT V B 2, 5, 10, 11, 12)

Prerequisites: None, TIMT-1 Suggested

Jennifer Sokira, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC is Founding Director of Connecticut Music Therapy Services, LLC and Director of Educational Programming at Enlighten CE. She is on faculty at Alverno College, Southern Connecticut State University and Quinnipiac University. Her primary clinical and professional interests include trauma-informed music therapy, disaster response, and ethics.

Course Schedule (online, asynchromous)

• Pre-work: 50 minutes assigned reading and written reflection.
• 100 minutes: Video content- Ethical decision making, ethical issues in trauma- informed care.
• 50 minutes: Structured engagement with trauma-informed care related dilemmas.
• 50 minutes: Guided journaling responding to prompts integrating learning with personal clinical practice and experiences.

Total Credits: 5    Cost:  $125

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Statement of Relationship

This course is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) for the specified number of Continuing Music Therapy Education credits (CMTE). EnlightenCE (#P-130) maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.