Becoming a Music Therapist, MT-BC
Music Therapists are certified to work with people of all ages with various disabilities. A Career in Music Therapy offers challenge, opportunity, and remarkable rewards but it is not an easy, breezy path to Board Certification. It takes years of education and training, clinical hours, an intensive internship, board exams, and a career of learning to become an MT.
Some believe that it takes a “special person” to be a therapist and I believe that to be true. There are several personal qualifications that a music therapist must possess in order to be healthcare professional. Personal qualifications of a Music Therapist include a genuine interest in people and a desire to help others reach their fullest potential. The essence of music therapy practice involves establishing caring and professional relationships with people of all ages and abilities. As well as proficient musical skills and a love of music, an MT must also exhibit empathy, patience, creativity, imagination, flexibility, an openness to new ideas, an understanding of oneself, and a drive to complete educational requirements and uphold the standards of the profession.
