Students have a voice on the Standing Committees of the American Music Therapy Association!
The AMTAS Executive Board would like to offer you the opportunity to apply for a leadership role on the national level. Each of the professional Standing Committees invites a student representative to be part in the committees tasks and decision-making. We are looking for individuals who would like to serve as a student representative on one of various committees. The purposes of each committee is to address goals related to one these broad categories: association, clinical training & education, or professional practice. The committees are as follows:
Council on Association Services: *Clinical Practice Networking Committee *International Relations Committee *Interprofessional Collaborative Resources Committee *Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee *Membership Committee *Professional Advocacy Committee *Workforce Development and Retention
Council on Education and Clinical Training: *Academic Program Approval Committee Association Internship Approval Committee *Continuing Education Committee Council on Professional Practices: Government Relations Committee *Reimbursement Committee Research Committee *Standards of Clinical Practice Committee *Technology Committee
* = currently available committees
Standing Committee Representatives are appointed by the AMTAS President based on applications and general interest. The representatives MUST attend the meeting of his/her assigned committee at the AMTA National Conference, as well as stay in contact with the committee chair throughout the following year. The representatives give a report to the general membership of AMTAS at the AMTA National Conference. Also, the representative must be an AMTA member.