The Music Therapy Association of South Carolina (MTASC) is an affiliate organization of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). MTASC is comprised of board-certified music therapists and music therapy students in South Carolina. We support professional development, community awareness and continuing education in the field of music therapy. Use the links to the above to navigate this site in order to contact us, seek information about the profession of music therapy, benefits of membership or to find a music therapist in your area. Thank you for visiting the MTASC website.
What is Music Therapy?
According to the American Music Therapy Association (2018), music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
Music therapy helps address individuals’ social, communicative, emotional, physical, cognitive, sensory, or spiritual needs. Music therapists are certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), and hold the credential Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC).
SC Music Therapists Serve the Following Populations
- Alzheimer’s/ Dementia
- Autism Spectrum
- Eldery Persons
- Developmentally Disabled
- Behavior Disorders
- Early Childhood
- Mental Health
- Cancer
- Dual Diagnosis
- Substance Abuse
- Terminally Ill
- Learning Disabled
- Medical/Surgical
- School-Aged Population
- Speech Impaired
- Stroke
- Abused/Sexually Abused
- Chronic Pain
- Emotionally Disturbed
- Multiply Disabled
- Neurologically Impaired
- Physically Disabled
- Head Injury
- Hearing Impaired
- Music Therapy College Students
- Non-Disabled
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Visually Impaired
- Comatose
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Eating Disorders
- Parkinson’s