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Music Therapist - Early Childhood

AdventHealth

Mar 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

Provide music therapy services for children at the AdventHealth West Lakes Early Learning Center and AdventHealth Sports Med and Rehab Winter Park Pediatrics through the Integrative & Creative Arts Therapies (ICAT) program • Work closely with teachers and staff to provide appropriate and effective student support for psychosocial, emotional, behavioral, and academic development in individual and group settings • Collaborate with other disciplines including Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis to facilitate whole-person and family-centered care • Coordinate with the ICAT team to manage schedules and coverage, ensuring all students and patients are seen and facilitating the achievement of produ

Music Therapist C1 - Adult Oncology

AdventHealth

Mar 2021 - Mar 2025 (4 years 1 month)

Provided music therapy services for adult oncology patients and loved ones at AdventHealth Cancer Institute in the outpatient Ambulatory Infusion Center and at AdventHealth Orlando in the inpatient setting (Multi-system Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Surgical Oncology, Neuro Oncology, and Intensive Care units) through the Integrative & Creative Arts Therapies (ICAT) program • Worked closely with nursing, social work, and hospital staff to provide appropriate and effective patient and family support for psychosocial, emotional, physiologic, and spiritual well-being • Collaborated with other disciplines including Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Child Life, Nursing, and Mission & Ministry to facilitate whole-person and family-centered car

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Music Therapist

Tampa Bay Institute for Music Therapy

May 2017 - Apr 2021 (4 years)

Provided individual and group music therapy services in medical, educational, residential, community, and home-based settings, tailoring programs and plans of care to meet the specific needs of clients while supervising two music therapy interns every six months throughout all settings and populations served -BayCare’s St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital (Med/Surg, Hematology/Oncology, ICUs) -BayCare’s Morton Plant North Bay Recovery Center (adult and pediatric inpatient psych) -Developmental music therapy for young children in community and school-based settings -Children and teenagers with various intellectual and developmental disabilities including Down syndrome, ASD, ADHD, ACC, CP, and others -Adults with traumatic brain injuries, includ

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Music Therapist

Capital City Music Therapy

Apr 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 2 months)

Provided music therapy services to individuals and groups in Tallahassee and surrounding areas -Twice-weekly Baby & Me Pre-K Early Learning Music groups for toddlers and their parents -Weekly music therapy services for children and teens in a group home for at-risk youth -Weekly in-home music therapy services for an older adult with dementia

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Graduate Teaching Assistant

Florida State University Tallahassee Memorial Hospital TMH

Jan 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 5 months)

Provided music therapy services to patients at TMH and Tallahassee Memorial Rehabilitation Center -Supervised two senior music therapy practicum students throughout multiple units -Weekly Little Ones Music group for children ages 6 months to 2 years and their parents

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Music Therapy Intern

University of Kentucky HealthCare

Jun 2015 - Dec 2015 (7 months)

Provided music therapy services to patients at several UKHC medical facilities under the supervision of two board-certified music therapists, including a pediatric hospital, a pediatric outpatient center, an outpatient cancer treatment/research center, a general hospital, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital -Served pediatric and adult patients in several settings at UK Hospital and Kentucky Children’s Hospital, including Neonatal ICU, Cardiac ICU, Medical/Surgical, Hematology/Oncology, Pulmonary, and an Outpatient Speech/Language Disorders clinic -Served pediatric and adult patients in many populations, including typically developing, intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities, ASD, oncology, cardiac, and long-term care -Led w

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Resident Assistant

Florida State University Housing

Jan 2013 - May 2015 (2 years 5 months)

• Encouraged interaction, community building, and direct oversight of a residential community housing 40 predominantly first-year male students • Provided safety and security of a student housing complex by serving on an on-call duty rotation • Responsible for confronting and documenting violations of the Student Code of Conduct and Guide to Residence Living • Conducted conflict mediation to ensure compromise and amicable solutions to interpersonal conflict • Planned, advertised, and executed intentionally designed social and educational programs focused on student outcomes • Oversight of the Hall Ambassadors program, where volunteers provide guided tours to prospective college students and their families

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