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Joint AMTA/CBMT Social Media Advocacy Project

Just popping in to share this recent press release with you:

"In January 2011, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) are spreading the word about music therapy advocacy and government relations through the social media airwaves.

Through the month, music therapy bloggers and podcasters will be sharing their thoughts, ideas, and questions about what it means to be a music therapy advocate, what the State Recognition Operational Plan entails, and how you can be involved. The following sites are supporting this project:

We invite you to follow the action by reading these blogs and listening to these podcasts. You can also receive updates by "liking" AMTA on Facebook, "liking" CBMT on Facebook, and following AMTA on Twitter.

Kimberly Sena Moore, MM, MT-BC, NMT

Regulatory Affairs Associate

Certification Board for Music Therapists"

You can also find Kimberly at her blog, The Music Therapy Maven. I plan on sharing my own thoughts on advocacy and SROP, as well, right here. Now go check out all those great blogs! And maybe throw out a tweet or blog post in support of music therapy of your own.

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