CAROL ANN
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INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THERAPY
Education
- Ph.D., Drexel University
- MMT. Temple University
- B. Mus., Nazareth University
Curriculum Vitae
Carol Ann is an instructor in the Music Therapy program at West Chester University where she conducts the Internship Supervision course. She is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at Drexel University's Music, Creativity and Wellness Lab under the supervision of Dr. Joke Bradt. Carol Ann is a board-certified music therapist and owner of Music Therapy Services of Central NJ where she has the privilege of serving individuals and groups with a variety of concerns and disabilities, including developmental and intellectual disabilities, those on the autism spectrum, and those with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related health concerns. She has also worked for the East Orange and Lyons Veteran's Administration Medical Centers and Trenton Psychiatric Hospital where she provided music therapy to address the concerns of those with acute and chronic mental illness. Carol Ann has served the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the MidAtlantic Region of the AMTA in a variety of roles including Government Relations and Membership. She is the Chair of the NJ State Licensing Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies.
Refereed Publications
Blank, C. & Guerriero A. (2011). Reunifying families in crisis through music therapy and Music Together®. Imagine, 2 (1), 58-60.
Blank, C. A. (2017). Music Therapists' Decision-Making in Music Together Within Therapy: Towards a Theoretical Framework (Publication Number 10602628) [Ph.D., Drexel University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. United States -- Pennsylvania. http://ezproxy2.library.drexel.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/music-therapists-decision-making-together-within/docview/1944383300/se-2
Blank, C.A. (2018). Establishing a music therapy group in a child advocacy center in the United States. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 18 (4). doi.org/10.15845/voices.v18i4.2589
Guerriero, A., & Blank, C. (2018). Music therapy in a parent-child reunification program: Benefits and challenges of implementation. Voices: A world forum for music therapy, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v18i4.2601
Gerber, N.; Bryl, K.; Potvin, N.; & Blank, C.A. (2018). Arts-based research approaches to Studying mechanisms of change in the creative arts therapies. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (2076). doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02076
Pre-print Publications
Blank, C.A.; Biedka, S.; Montalmant, A.; Saft, K.; Lape, M.; Mao, K.; Bradt, J.; Liou, K.T. (2023). Scope, Findability, and Quality of Information about Music-Based Interventions in Oncology: A Review of Public-Facing Websites at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. JMIR Preprints. http://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.53440
Non-Refereed Publications
Blank, C.A. (2013). Music Together®: An Introduction. imagine, 4(1), 98-99.
Blank, C.A. (2014). Clinical Decision Making in Music Therapy. Imagine. Podcast.
Blank, C.A. (2015). Embedding Music Activities in the Early Childhood Inclusion Classroom. imagine.6(1), 76-77.
Blank, C.A. (2015). Inclusive music making: A guide to finding welcoming community music experiences. The Wise Mom Magazine, 15-17.
Select Refereed Presentations
2023
Knight, A., Blank, C. A., Dolas, H., Ravaglioli, R. (December 6-8, 2023). Supporting Young Children's Social and Emotional Development through Music Therapy. Quantum 10 International Educational Conference. Irvine, CA.
Blank, C.A., Biedka, S., Montalmant, A., Saft, K., Lape, M., Mao, K., Bradt, J., Liou, K. T. (September 14-16, 2023). Availability and scope of music- based interventions in oncology: a review of public-facing websites at NCI-designated cancer centers. Society for Integrative Oncology International Conference, Banff, Alberta, CANADA.
Blank, C. A., Bradt, J., Liou, K., Montalmant, A., Mao, K., Biedka, S., Saft, K., Lape, M. (March 9-11, 2023). Where is the Music: Availability of Music-Based Interventions at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. MidAtlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Niagara Falls, NY.
2022
Blank, C.A. Songs! Expand your Repertoire and Creativity in Early Childhood Music Education/Therapy. Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs: ABLE Assembly, April 2022. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. & Guerriero, A. Inclusive Music Practices for Young Children. Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs: ABLE Assembly, April 2022. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Individual tele-music therapy with young children: The importance of the therapist-caregiver relationship. Canadian Association for Music Therapy,
2021
Blank, C.A. & Guerriero, A. Inclusive Music Practices for K-2 with a Focus on Online Learning. Quantum 10: Equity in Education, December 8, 2021. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music across the Lifespan: The Benefits of Intergenerational Music-Making. American Music Therapy Association, October 17, 2021. Refereed; (poster) International Society of Music Education, Helsinki, Findland. August, 2020. Refereed. (Canceled)
Blank, C.A. Songs! Expand Your Repertoire and Clinical Creativity in Early Childhood Music Therapy. American Music Therapy Association, October 16, 2021. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. & Guerriero, A. Inclusive Music Practices for Early Childhood and Preschool Music Classes. Disability Studies, Arts and Education, October 7-9, 2021. Refereed; Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs. March 20, 2021. Invited; Early Childhood Music and Movement Association. March 10, 2021. Invited.
Blank, C.A. Digital and In-Person Music Experiences for Social Development Early Childhood Classrooms. Berklee Institute for Arts and Education ABLE Assembly, April 10-11, 2021. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music in Teletherapy with Preschoolers: Ideas for Maintaining Attention and Meeting Goals. Berklee Institute for Arts and Education ABLE Assembly, April 10-11, 2021. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music and Trauma. Behavioral Health Matters, New Jersey, February 2021. Invited.
2020
Blank, C.A. Music Therapy for School-Based Health Centers. School- Based Health Center Professional Development Training Series, Kalamazoo, MI. October 2020. Invited.
Blank, C. A. Music Therapy for the Primary Care Provider. Primary Care Provider Professional Development Training Series, Kalamazoo, MI. August 2020, Invited,
Blank, C.A. Music-Making Experiences in the Early Childhood Inclusion Classroom: Music Therapists Supporting Classroom Teachers. International Society of Music Education, Helsinki, Findland. August 2020. (Canceled)
Blank, C.A. Songs! Expand Your Repertoire and Clinical Creativity in Early Childhood Music Therapy. MidAtlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association, Cambridge, MD. March 20, 2020. Refereed.
2019
Knight, A. J. & Blank, C.A. Early Childhood Music Therapy: A Music Together® Approach – American Music Therapy Association, Minneapolis, MN. November 20, 2019. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music Therapy Interventions to Support Social Development in Early Childhood Inclusion Classrooms. American Music Therapy Association, Minneapolis, MN. November 24, 2019. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Make Music Part of Your Inclusion Classroom. Region 4 Education Service Center. Dallas, TX, July 17, 2019. Invited.
Blank, C.A. Our Littlest Sounders and Mover: Supporting the Infant- Parent Relationship. MidAtlantic Region Association for Music Therapy. Reston, VA, March 8, 2019. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music across the Lifespan: The Benefits of Intergenerational Music-Making, Online Conference for Music Therapy, February 2, 2019. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music-making Experiences in the Early Childhood Inclusion Classroom. EdWeb. January 25, 2019. Invited.
2018
Knight, A. J. & Blank, C.A. Early Childhood Music Therapy: A Music Together® Approach – American Music Therapy Association, Dallas, TX, November 15, 2018. Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music Therapists' Clinical Decision-making Processes in Music Together Within Therapy: Towards a Theoretical Framework (spoken paper)- International Association for Music Education Special Music Education and Music Therapy Commission Pre- Conference Seminar, July 13, 2018, Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Supporting Social Development in Students in Preschool Through Music-Making: Teaching the Teachers (poster) - International Association for Music Education Special Music Education and Music Therapy Commission Pre-Conference Seminar, July 12, 2018, Refereed.
Blank, C.A. Music Therapy for Healing Trauma Victims – NJ Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator's Association/New Jersey Children's Alliance, June 7, 2018, Refereed.
Invited Lectures
University of Southern California, Music Therapy: An Introduction, April 2018
West Chester University, Early Childhood Music Therapy, October and November 2020 and November 2023; Music Therapy Techniques: GIM, 2020; Clinician Reflections, 2022; I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, November 2023
SUNY New Paltz, Sears' Processes in Music Therapy, 2022
Drexel University, Early Childhood Music Therapy, October 2019, and October 2020
The College of New Jersey, Inclusive Music Practices in the Early Child Education, 2019-2023