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What a joy it was to meet so many of you in Krems during the 2014 World Congress of Music Therapy in July. Be sure to visit the 2014 WCMT picture gallery, Pinterest page, and blog to view pictures of this incredible event. Your enthusiasm for global music therapy was infectious, and we are looking forward to continued partnership with you as we begin a new term of leadership, implementing our first Strategic Plan.During the World Congress, we had the pleasure of honoring five distinguished colleagues for their work in the profession:
Dr. Ruth Bright received the Lifetime Membership Award for her tireless devotion to the field of music therapy
Dr. Jayne Standley received the Research & Special Projects Award for significant contribution to the development of the profession through a specific research study or scholarly project.
Dr. Amelia Oldfield received the Clinical Impact Award for long-term impact on advancing the knowledge and practice of music therapy within a specific clinical area of population through the publication or presentation of the work.
Dr. Sumathy Sundar received the Advocate of Music Therapy Award for major contributions to the promotion of music therapy in an area of the world where the profession is less established.
Dr. Petra Kern received the Service Award for providing significant service to the profession of music therapy through work related to the World Federation, supporting the growth of WFMT.
Congratulations to each of these deserving colleagues for their accomplishments, and a special thanks to each of them for sharing wisdom with us during the WCMT Opening Ceremony.
As Dr. Petra Kern shared, there is much to click, browse, and discover on the new WFMT website. Some highlights of what you will find as you look around include:
- Greetings from our new President, Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes on the President Presents… blog
- Updates to each of our Commission pages provided by the Chairs of the Commissions
- Reflections on recent events from our Regional Liaisons at the Regional Liaisons’ blog
- Thoughts from our new student leaders at the Assembly of Student Delegates’ blog
- Updates to our Publication Centers, including uploading of the 2014 revisions of the WFMT Bylaws, roundtable presentations, new postings in the Job & Volunteering Center, an updated Global Calendar of music therapy events, and new information on the World Congress page
Enjoy finding your way around our newly updated website. Feel free to contact any WFMT Council or Assembly of Student Delegate members at the email addresses posted on the site. We look forward to hearing from and collaborating with you over the coming months.Jen Spivey, MA, MS, MT-BCSecretary/Treasurer, World Federation of Music Therapy
