CBMT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Steps for Referral
1. Utilize or develop appropriate referral protocol for population
2. Evaluate appropriateness of referral for music therapy services
3. Prioritize referrals according to immediate client needs when appropriate
4. Educate staff, treatment team, or other professionals regarding appropriate referral
criteria for music therapy based on population or need
Steps for Assessment
1. Observe client in music and/or nonmusic settings
Obtain client information from available resources
3. Identify client functioning level, strengths, and areas of need
5. Document intake and assessment info
6. Understand the possible effects of medical and psychotropic drugs
7. Select musical assessment tools and procedures
8. Select non-musical assessment tools and procedures
9. Adapt existing assessment tools and procedures
10. Develop assessment tools and procedures
11. Create an assessment environment or space conducive to the assessment protocol
and/or client's needs
12. Engage client in musical and non-musical experiences to obtain assessment data
13. Identify client response to different types of musical experiences (improv, recreating,
composing, listening). types of non-musical experiences, styles of music, elements of
music
Domains of Functioning Level, Strengths, and Areas of Need for Assessment
a. Cognitive
b. Communicative
c. Emotional
d. Musical
e. Physiological
f. Psychosocial
g. Sensorimotor
h. Spiritual
MT should Idetify in Assessment:
a. Active symptoms
b. Behaviors
c. Clinical History
d. Culrutral and Spiritual Background
e. Family dynamics and support systems
f. Learning Styles
g. Manifestations of affective state
h. Music background and skills
i. Preferences
, j. Social and interpersonal relationships
k. Stressors related to present status
l. Resources
Interpreting Assessment Information and Communicating Results
1. Evaluate reliability and presence of bias in information from available resources
2. Identify factors which may impact accuracy of information gathered during
assessment (eg. Precipitating events, medications, health considerations)
3. Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on analysis and synthesis of
assessment findings
4. Acknoqledge therapist's bias and limitations in interpreting assessment information
(eg. Cultural Differences)
5. Communicate assessment findings and recommendations in oral, written, or other
forms (eg. video/audio)
Treatment Planning
1. Involve client in the treatment planning process, when appropriate
2. Consult the following in the treatment planning process:
3. Coordinate treatment with other professionals
4. Evaluate the role of music therapy within the overall therapeutic program
5. Consider length of treatment when establishing client goals and objectives
6. Establish goals that are:
7. Use a data collection system for measuring clinical outcomes to reflect criteria in
objective
8. Create environment or space conducive to client engagement
9. Consider client's age, culture, language, music background, and preferences when
designing music therapy experiences
10. Design music therapy experiences that address client goals and objectives based
on available research; clinical expertise; and the needs, values, and preferences of the
client.
11. Use appropriate musical instruments and equipment consistent with treatment
needs.
12. Use non-music materials consistent with music therapy goals and clients' learning
styles
13. Plan sessions of appropriate duration and frequency
14. Determine group and/or individual placement based on assessment findings
15. Structure and organize music therapy experiences within each session to create
therapeutic contour (eg. transitions, pacing, sequencing, energy level, intensity)
16. Design programs to reinforce goals and objectives for implementation outside of the
music therapy setting.
17. Document treatment plan
The Following Should Be Consulted in the Treatment Planning Process
a. Clinical and research literature and other recourses
b. Client's family, caregivers, or personal network when appropriate
c. Other professionals, when appropriate
Goals and Objectives Should Be
Specific
Measurable
SOLUTION
Steps for Referral
1. Utilize or develop appropriate referral protocol for population
2. Evaluate appropriateness of referral for music therapy services
3. Prioritize referrals according to immediate client needs when appropriate
4. Educate staff, treatment team, or other professionals regarding appropriate referral
criteria for music therapy based on population or need
Steps for Assessment
1. Observe client in music and/or nonmusic settings
Obtain client information from available resources
3. Identify client functioning level, strengths, and areas of need
5. Document intake and assessment info
6. Understand the possible effects of medical and psychotropic drugs
7. Select musical assessment tools and procedures
8. Select non-musical assessment tools and procedures
9. Adapt existing assessment tools and procedures
10. Develop assessment tools and procedures
11. Create an assessment environment or space conducive to the assessment protocol
and/or client's needs
12. Engage client in musical and non-musical experiences to obtain assessment data
13. Identify client response to different types of musical experiences (improv, recreating,
composing, listening). types of non-musical experiences, styles of music, elements of
music
Domains of Functioning Level, Strengths, and Areas of Need for Assessment
a. Cognitive
b. Communicative
c. Emotional
d. Musical
e. Physiological
f. Psychosocial
g. Sensorimotor
h. Spiritual
MT should Idetify in Assessment:
a. Active symptoms
b. Behaviors
c. Clinical History
d. Culrutral and Spiritual Background
e. Family dynamics and support systems
f. Learning Styles
g. Manifestations of affective state
h. Music background and skills
i. Preferences
, j. Social and interpersonal relationships
k. Stressors related to present status
l. Resources
Interpreting Assessment Information and Communicating Results
1. Evaluate reliability and presence of bias in information from available resources
2. Identify factors which may impact accuracy of information gathered during
assessment (eg. Precipitating events, medications, health considerations)
3. Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on analysis and synthesis of
assessment findings
4. Acknoqledge therapist's bias and limitations in interpreting assessment information
(eg. Cultural Differences)
5. Communicate assessment findings and recommendations in oral, written, or other
forms (eg. video/audio)
Treatment Planning
1. Involve client in the treatment planning process, when appropriate
2. Consult the following in the treatment planning process:
3. Coordinate treatment with other professionals
4. Evaluate the role of music therapy within the overall therapeutic program
5. Consider length of treatment when establishing client goals and objectives
6. Establish goals that are:
7. Use a data collection system for measuring clinical outcomes to reflect criteria in
objective
8. Create environment or space conducive to client engagement
9. Consider client's age, culture, language, music background, and preferences when
designing music therapy experiences
10. Design music therapy experiences that address client goals and objectives based
on available research; clinical expertise; and the needs, values, and preferences of the
client.
11. Use appropriate musical instruments and equipment consistent with treatment
needs.
12. Use non-music materials consistent with music therapy goals and clients' learning
styles
13. Plan sessions of appropriate duration and frequency
14. Determine group and/or individual placement based on assessment findings
15. Structure and organize music therapy experiences within each session to create
therapeutic contour (eg. transitions, pacing, sequencing, energy level, intensity)
16. Design programs to reinforce goals and objectives for implementation outside of the
music therapy setting.
17. Document treatment plan
The Following Should Be Consulted in the Treatment Planning Process
a. Clinical and research literature and other recourses
b. Client's family, caregivers, or personal network when appropriate
c. Other professionals, when appropriate
Goals and Objectives Should Be
Specific
Measurable
