Where to stay

Citigate Central
Convenience and a bit of luxury are the drawcards for the Citigate Central. The conference is just a lift ride away and the hotel rate is excellent. King or twin room, room only ................................$165 night King Room plus one buffet breakfast ............. $185 per night King or Twin Room plus two buffet breakfasts ............................... $205 per night Or why not upgrade to a suite: Executive Suite plus one buffet breakfast................................. $285 per night
Check in time is 2pm and check out time is 11am.

Sponsors
The Australian Music Therapy Association would like to thank the following for their generous sponsorship of the 38th National Conference.

Platinum sponsor

National Conference
38th AMTA National Conference
Silver sponsors

For an even more affordable option, The Marque hotel, just a few minutes walk from the Citigate Central, is offering the following rate: $155 per night, to include 3 hours of free internet access (broadband or wireless). Breakfast is an additional $24 per person. Parking is $35 per day. Additional rollaway bed is $50 per night. The choice is yours.

How to book?
Download the booking form from the conference website at www.austmta.org.au/conf or contact ShowGroup at amta@showgroup.com.au or 03 9468 2100 or fax on 03 9417 0270 Prices are subject to change and to availability. Best to book early to secure the accommodation you really want.

How to register
1. Register online! Its fast, quick and immediate. Pay online or request an invoice. Go to www.austmta.org.au/conf 2. Register with a pen! Just fill out the form and mail or fax it to:

Connectedness & Resilience

PDS Thursday 13 & Friday 14 September APRA, 16 Mountain Street, Ultimo CONFERENCE Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 September Citigate Central, 169-179 Thomas Street, Haymarket

Registration Ceremony and Celebration

Saturday 15 September, 7pm. Citigate Central Hotel.
New RMTs will be presented with their certificates and welcomed to the profession by the AMTA President, followed by drinks, canaps and live music. All full conference and Saturday tickets include this event. Additional tickets can be purchased for $25. Family and friends of new RMTs are very welcome. Please book additional tickets online or with the paper booking form.

AMTA
MBE 148/45 Glenferrie Road Malvern, Vic 3144 Fax: 03 9507 2316

Remember to book and pay before 5pm on 3 August 2012 for the early bird discount. T he PDS is capped at 90 people, so please book early to avoid being disappointed.

Conference Keynote Speakers

This year, there are two international keynote speakers. One on each morning of the conference. Saturday Keynote Speaker Associate Professor Wendy Magee
Associate Professor, Music Therapy, Boyer School of Music and Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia Dr. Magee completed undergraduate study in music therapy at the University of Melbourne and graduate study at the Royal College of Music in London. Before joining Boyer she served as music therapy clinician, researcher and manager at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability in London. Wendy held honorary research fellowships at Kings College London and the University of Sheffield, City University (London), and the University of Southampton. Her research interests are focused on developing an evidence base for music therapy practice for people with neurological conditions and advancing clinical application of new and emerging electronic music technologies in music therapy. Associate Professor Magees presentation is proudly supported by Platinum sponsor the University of Melbourne.

Professional Development Seminar

Three special workshops
Each of the invited conference speakers has agreed to offer a PDS workshop.

Opening speaker
Professor Graham Martin, OAM
Professor Martin is a world-renowned authority on the prevention of youth suicide. He is Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Queensland, Clinical Director of Adolescent Psychiatry at the Brisbane Royal Childrens Hospital, and Director for the Centre for Suicide Prevention Studies in Young People at the University of Queensland. Professor Martins opening address will explore the constructs of resilience and connectedness - what it is, how we get it, how we improve it. He will also share with us his own story of how connectedness and resilience contributed to his recovery from personal illness. Professor Martins presentation is proudly supported by the Queensland Branch of AMTA.

Associate Professor Wendy Magee

This PDS workshop will be based heavily on the speech and language methods from neurologic music therapy with an emphasis on evidence-based practice. Through an experiential workshop and presentations, delegates will be introduced to practical methods and will gain some hands on experience in applying the methods through role play. The focus of the workshop will be methods suitable for children and adults with neurological problems. The workshop is appropriate both for those who have recently trained in NMT and those who are new to NMT.

Dr Annie Heiderscheit
This PDS workshop will explore how collaboration helps to develop and foster the growth and advancement of our profession. We will identify what elements are necessary for collaboration to be successful. We will discover the qualities and characteristics that are vital to being resilient in our clinical practice and our profession, and how these serve as a protective barrier to burnout. We will experience and explore the role and importance of connectedness in our clinical practice, our own well being, and our development as a profession.

Conference
Chair of the Scientific Committee is Dr Stephanie Thompson. Conference Convenor is Simone Mastrillo Armstrong, RMT Full program is on the AMTA website. Everyone welcome. Early Bird Standard
(before 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012) (after 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012)

Professor Graham Martin

This workshop will be in two parts: first Professor Martin will present the theoretical foundation for his work on therapies for self injury, and in the second part his research assistant who is also a voice and movement therapist will run an interactive workshop putting those theories into practice. 90 minute session. Professor Martins presentation is proudly sponsored by Red Kite. Member Non member Student member Student non member Additional tickets:

Full Conference
inc. Registration Ceremony

Sunday Keynote Speaker Dr Annie Heiderscheit

Ph.D., MT-BC, FAMI, LMFT Director of Arts and Healing and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing. Clinical practitioner at the Eating Disorder Center at the Melrose Institute at Method Hospital and AmplatzUniversity of Minnesota Childrens Hospital. Dr Heiderscheit has 20 years of clinical experience, maintains a private practice specialising in music psychotherapy and music therapy in medicine and healing practices, and has conducted extensive research including a current collaboration with Dr Linda Chlan about the use of music intervention to reduce sedation in mechanically ventilated patients. Dr Heiderscheits presentation is proudly supported by the NSW Branch of AMTA.

One day -

Full Conference
inc. Registration Ceremony

One day $339 $407 $260 $305

$469 $543 $351 $452

$585 $680 $431 $509

PLUS
Brad Fuller
One of the most popular presenters at the 2011 PDS, Brad Fuller returns with two workshops: one for beginners who are new to iPad, plus a Level 2 workshop for advanced users of iPad, with a focus on specific therapeutic contexts.

Registration Ceremony $25

Professional Development Seminar

PDS Convenor is Fiona Lamb, RMT. Full program is on the AMTA website. Open to RMTs only. Early Bird Standard
(before 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012) (after 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012)

Get on board with the ukelele!

Every PDS delegate will receive a Monterey soprano uke so they can participate in hands on learning about how to use the instrument in therapeutic practice.

Member

Full PDS $290

One day -

Full PDS $328

One day $204

Please go to www.austmta.org.au for more information and keep an eye out for Pulse. Please note that to qualify for the early bird discount you must have booked and paid by 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012

PDS days are for RMTs only