Maria Hricko Fay, LSW, LCAT, MT-BC  has been a Board-Certified Music Therapist since 1995, a Licensed Social Worker in PA since 2000, A Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery since 2004, and a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in NY since 2006. Maria has10 years’ experience working in mental health and 11 years’ experience as the Coordinator and Supervisor of the Music Therapy Clinic and Adjunct Faculty at Marywood University. She has over 17 years’ experience supervising music therapy pre-internship and internship students through Marywood University.  Maria served on the Mid-Atlantic Region Executive Board for 6 years as Government Relations Chair, working closely with the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) on the State Recognition Operational Plan working to get music therapy and the MT-BC credential recognized in the individual states. She has lead and participated in Music Therapy Hill Days, hearings, advocacy trainings, and meetings with state legislators and state agency officials.  In 2015, Maria was hired part-time as a Government Relations Specialist for the American Music Therapy Association implementing the AMTA and CBMT State Recognition Plan.

 

Learning Points:

What is music therapy?

Who can use music therapy?

Is there science supporting the efficacy of music therapy?