Time left: 5 years and 5 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What music therapists do all day (for now)
Adapt existing or develop new music therapy assessment instruments or procedures to meet an individual client's needs.
Analyze data to determine the effectiveness of specific treatments or therapy approaches.
Analyze or synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for therapy.
Assess client functioning levels, strengths, and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical, physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, or other abilities.
Communicate client assessment findings and recommendations in oral, written, audio, video, or other forms.
Confer with professionals on client's treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
Also known as
Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Certified Music Therapist, Community Music Therapist, Creative Arts Music Therapist, Creative Music Therapist, Expressive Music Therapist, Home Care Music Therapist, Hospice Music Therapist
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace music therapists?
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 5 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces music therapists?
5 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which music therapists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: adapt existing or develop new music therapy assessment instruments or procedures to meet an individual client's needs. The rest follows.