[Samantha M Lawrence]

I think that my most valuable take away was the reminder that I am qualified as a source of knowledge to the families I work with! I can be a resource for more than just music therapy. This was such a great reframing! This was such a great refresher of developmental stages and a deep dive on some specifics that I don’t feel like we covered in my Human Growth and Development coursework.

[Samantha M Lawrence]

Hi Hally! I’m in awe of your ambition. Grad school & working & starting a new program! All so exciting!!!

[Samantha M Lawrence]

Hi Celia! I can’t wait to hear your contributions relating to virtual MT! I’ve done so much virtually and it can be so isolating. It will be great to have another voice in how to best serve our virtual kiddos.

[Samantha M Lawrence]

Hi everyone! My name is Sam Lawrence. I’m from upstate NY and I’ve been a music therapist for 4 years. I completed my Bachelors and Masters at SUNY New Paltz. While I was there I interned at Hudson Valley Hospice and I wrote my thesis about the use of lullabies in hospice music therapy. As I entered my professional career, I intended on working in hospice. It felt like immediately after completing my boards, I happened upon a private practice position through a friend of friend kind of situation. I wasn’t going to pass up getting a job in the field and so I started working with mostly kids in schools as well as few adult group homes. I’ve been in this same position in many capacities since. I was part-time as I finished my thesis and then started a full-time schedule Fall of 2019, which quickly became very part-time and virtual as the pandemic unfolded. I have continued that job as part-time and 100% virtual, and I’ve now moved to Vermont where I also do some in-person work in nursing homes as an independent contractor.

I’m so excited to begin this journey into early childhood music therapy. I’ve always said that I “accidentally” started working with children. It’s been such a joy to discover how much I enjoy doing music with little ones! I’ve just started some virtual work in pre-schools and I can’t wait to start trying out some new tools in these groups.

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