Introduction

Welcome to my blog! My name is Janelle and on May 16th I will begin my Music Therapy internship at the Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, Florida.

To start off, I want to briefly explain my reasons and goals for this blog.

This blog will act as my senior project for my undergraduate degree at the Florida State University. My goal is for this resource to be informative for all ages; from students looking for the right internship to professionals looking for new innovative ideas. As music therapists, we learn tremendously from each other. That's why MT blogs and events such as conference can be very beneficial.

The Path from Student to Professional

At the 2011 SER-AMTA Conference I was inspired by Natalie Mullis' session covering this topic. This transition can be very difficult, especially since every step is new and unique to each MT. In a future blog, I will discuss this topic in detail and possible goals for an intern.  

I have read some other MTI blogs and they were extremely helpful. My aim is to give back by recording as many of my experiences to help future interns as those blogs have helped me.

Feel free to comment with feedback and I look forward to future blogs!