Music and creative arts programming helps active duty service members and military veterans to cope with trauma, recover from traumatic brain injuries, and assimilate back into civilian life. In this episode, we talk with veterans and community program organizers about how the creative arts impacts the lives of military and their families.

This podcast was recorded during the Pop-Up Creative Arts Cafe, an event sponsored by a coalition of San Diego Arts organizations who support military service members and veterans.

The Creative Forces partnership is a network sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Resounding Joy, Combat Arts, Vet Art, So Say We All; in partnership with Vets’ Community Connections and the San Diego Veterans Coalition announce, “Creative Arts – Pop-Up Cafes”, as part of Creative Forces®, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the state and local arts agencies. Creative Forces began in military and veteran medical facilities, including MCB Camp Pendleton, via the integration of creative arts therapies into treatment plans for military service members with traumatic brain injury and psychological health conditions.

https://www.arts.gov/national-initiatives/creative-forces

https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/feb/09/pop-up-creative-arts-cafe/?et=102643

https://resoundingjoyinc.org/semper-sound/

As helping professionals, it is important for us to know how to work with diverse client populations. Join us as we talk to former intern Meera Sinha about the importance of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency.

Internship is a process of transformation. From novice to professional. Learner to expert. Student to BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST.

Music therapy internship is a challenging yet rewarding experience. So, how do you make the 6 intense months of clinical training, skill building, and exponential growth?

Here, I give tips on how to SURVIVE and THRIVE in your internship. From my experience as a former intern and now supervisor, I'll share from my experiences.

For more internship resources, visit https://musictherapyandwellnesshub.com

It's hard to keep calm when life is relentlessly chaotic. Follow me through this 10-minute stress buster, learn how stress can be detrimental to our health, and practice easy relaxation strategies.

Want to improve your personal self-care and enhance your clinical intervention skills? Check out our new online course Music and Mindfulness: A Self-Care Bag of Tricks for Therapists and Clients. Learn ways to integrate music and mindfulness in your daily routine and session plans.

musictherapyandwellnesshub.com/course/mu…dfulness/

How do you make money doing what you love? Barbara Reuer, founder and CEO of MusicWorx Inc. and Resounding Joy, discusses how she pursued her passion by creating a successful music therapy business. With over 30 years of experience, Barbara shares her secrets for success.

What do you do once you've discovered your passion? Join me, Annela Flores as I share about how I got into the field of music therapy. In this episode, we talk about how music is a powerful tool to touch the mind, body, and spirit.