Karyn (Casey) DePriest, MT-BC, NMT
Owner/senior Therapist
Certified Neurologic Music Therapist
Licensed Music Together® Center Director
Registered Music Together Teacher
Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Casey is a 1994 graduate of the University of Evansville. Casey began her career working in physical rehabilitation , then child/adolescent psychiatric treatment. In 2002, Casey began work in private practice and became an Indiana Medicaid Waiver provider. Since that time she has developed her practice into a music therapy agency which has been able to reach a greater number of clients across the tri-state area through the addition of other qualified therapists. In October 2011, Casey completed her Neurologic Music Therapy training, earned her NMT, and was inducted into the Robert F. Unkefer Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.
Casey is the Chair of the Indiana Music Therapy Task Force which works to raise awareness and provide increased access to quality music therapy services in Indiana. She has testified at the Indiana Statehouse and continues to work closely with legislators to further the goals of the task force. Casey is also a member of ERAC (Evansville Regional Autism Coalition) and serves of the serves on the Board of Directors for the Evansville Children's Choir. Casey completed the Music Together Teacher Training during the summer of 2009 and became a licensed Music Together Center Director in October 2009. Casey is authorized to provide Music Together Within Therapy services. Casey is thrilled to be teaching Music Together and believes in the way this program engages families in a wonderfully musical way!
Karyn C. DePriest is listed at AllTherapist.com
Eric Lund, MT-BC, NMT
Board-certified Music Therapist
Certified Neurologic Music Therapist
Registered Music Together Teacher
Eric is a graduate of the University of Evansville. He completed his internship in his home state of Minnesota but returned to the Evansville area with his new bride, Kristen. Eric is a talented guitarist who also performs and teaches locally. Eric joined IMT, LLC in August, 2008. In October 2011, Eric completed his Neurologic Music Therapy training, received his NMT, and was inducted into the Robert F. Unkefer Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy. Eric serves clients of all ages with developmental disabilities and other neurologic difficulties. Eric completed the Music Together Teacher Training in August 2009 and began teaching in January 2010. Eric is now authorized to provide Music Together Within Therapy services. Eric's Music Together families love his "silly quotient"!
Leigh Ontiveros, MT-BC
Board-certified Music Therapist
Leigh is a 2010 graduate of Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA. She completed her internship training at the Maryland School for the Blind where she worked with children of all ages with multiple sensory disorders. She has completed an exciting research project on Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Leigh joined IMT, LLC in June of 2011. She has been a great addition to our team. Leigh serves clients of all ages with developmental disabilities. She attended the Music Together Teacher Training in March, 2012,and is now authorized to provide Music Together Within Therapy services.
Courtney Ingold, MT-BC
Board-certified Music Therapist
Originally from North Manchester, IN, Courtney graduated in 2010 from the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. She completed her music therapy internship at Park Nicollet Health Services in Minnepolis, MN where she worked in a variety of populations including hospice, oncology, Parkinson's disease, and eating disorders. Courtney came to Evansville in 2011 to work in inpatient mental/behavioral health care and is currently working toward a Master of Arts in Music Therapy degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She joined IMT, LLC in October 2012 and will complete Music Together teacher training in December 2012. Courtney serves clients of all ages with various developmental disabilities.
Susan Simmons
Claims Administrator/Assistant
Susan is a graduate of St. Louis University where she earned a degree in Health Information Management and a minor in Business Administration. Susan joined IMT, LLC in 2007 and is a wonderful asset to our agency. She provides support for payroll, claims submission, form development, internal auditing, and medical records
WHAT DO MUSIC THERAPISTS ACTUALLY DO?
Working as a music therapist essentially involves preparing, conducting, evaluating and documenting sessions with clients. Working with a client usually begins before the first session. The first step is to collect the necessary background information by reviewing any written records or referrals that may be available. Then in the first session, the music therapist usually conducts an assessment to determine the client's strengths and therapeutic needs. In a music therapy assessment, information on how the client makes, responds to, and relates to music is collected and analyzed, and then related to other aspects of the client's life. Based on the assessment findings, the music therapist formulates goals, sometimes with input from the client, the client's family, other professionals, or an interdisciplinary team of clinicians. Care is taken that the goals are realistic enough to be accomplished within the time frame set for therapy. Once goals have been set, the music therapist makes a treatment plan outlining possible strategies and music experiences that might be helpful in meeting the client's NON-MUSICAL needs. In institutional settings, a meeting is usually held to coordinate treatment efforts and to formulate a program plan. As a result, the client is placed in individual, family, or group sessions, and the treatment phase of music therapy begins. Then after working with the client for a sufficient time, the music therapist conducts periodic evaluations to determine whether the methods of treatment are effective and whether the client is making progress in reaching the prescribed goals, When necessary, adjustments are made in the goals or methods. Finally, when the time comes for ending therapy, the music therapist prepares the client for leaving and helps to bring some kind of closure to the process.
In addition to these clinical procedures, music therapists may have other responsibilities, depending upon the work setting, the client populations, and the therapist's job requirements. In hospital settings, music therapists may develop programs to meet various patient needs, while helping them to cope with their stay and necessary procedures and using music as a prompt or motivation for progress in this and other therapy areas. In schools, music therapists may consult with classroom teachers or develop individual or group music therapy treatment plans to enhance and support successful learning for special students. In the community, music therapists may consult with physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, PTs, OTs, and/or SLPs for the purpose of co-treating or maintaining continuity of services. Music therapists working in institutions develop programs to meet the needs of individuals and the milieu and may also have other duties such as ordering necessary equipment and supplies and maintaining them. Music therapists may also have positions which require administration, supervision, consultation, or teaching.
