Thank you for your interest in the Music Therapy Internship
Program.
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing
a quality learning experience that will enable the intern to
acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to be an effective,
professional music therapist in a pediatric health care
environment.
Care of the patient and family will be the
top priority. Interns will gain clinical experience in
numerous areas including hematology/oncology/bone marrow
transplant, rehabilitation, dialysis and the intensive care nursery.
Knowledge will be gained in a variety of ways to include, but
not be limited to, observation, direct patient care, in-services,
assignments, and interface with interdisciplinary health care
teams. There will be opportunities to co-treat with other
disciplines, such as occupational, physical, and speech therapy,
and child life.
Prospective interns must be knowledgeable about child
development, family dynamics, and basic pediatric medical
diagnoses. In addition, they must be proficient musicians in voice,
piano, and autoharp/guitar, and have general functional knowledge
of music theory. A basic repertoire of age-appropriate songs
for children of all ages is also required.
Internships begin in January and June. Application
deadlines are June 1 for the January start date and November 1
for the June start date. Application materials must be sent in
one package.
We look forward to receiving your completed application
materials.
Sincerely,
Kim Robertson, MBA, MT-BC
Music Therapy Supervisor
Internship Director
