Clinical Intuition Training:

An Exploration into the Ethical use of Embodied Instincts in Therapeutic Music Spaces.

How do you trust your ability to respond to spontaneous clinical occurrences? Through a combination of culturally situated stories and prompts, alongside clinical contextualization and daily tasks for practicing, Natasha Thomas, PhD, MT-BC will guide participants through the process of becoming more consciously and ethically connected to the embodied responses that are constantly feeding our clinical choices.

What’s included in the Course? 

• 4 asynchronous units, with a total of 20 – 70 minutes per unit, including: 

• 1 short (10-30 minutes) video per unit, followed by 

• 3-5 related tasks (daily journaling, worksheets and/or reflection prompts, 5-20 minutes per day, 20-60 minutes total per unit) 

This course is pre-approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) for 4 continuing music therapy education (CMTE) credits, and is eligible as an ethics credit! Upon completion of the course and course evaluation, a certificate will be delivered via email. We are not able to grant partial credit.  

Course Instructor

Natasha Thomas Author

Natasha Thomas, PhD, MT-BC (They/She) is a Black, Queer, Disabled child of Caribbean immigrants, and “descendant of shipwreck and volcano,” living and working across multiple Indigenous lands. A Community Worker & Music Therapist with Dynamic Music Services, she additionally conducts arts-based & community-engaged research in the American Midwest and is is passionate about the ethical use of elements like intuition in clinical practice. 

Any Prerequisites required? No!

Course Objectives

• Participants will strengthen their ability to intuitively recognize the potential harm and benefits of their clinical choices for clients and adapt treatment as necessary in real time (CBMT Domain 1B, 3A-3)
• Participants will identify biases and limitations to their intuition that may be present when interpreting assessment information, treatment planning, and/or providing treatment/completing documentation (CBMT Domain 2C-2, 2D-9, 3A-5, 4A-2).
• Participants will develop self-assessment tools and accountability measures for “checking my intuition” to address areas of professional growth and prioritize courses of action (CBMT Domain 5A-2).

Course Preview from Natasha

Check out the video below for an informal look into the course and its content!

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