Spring Conference
Saturday, April 6th, 2024
Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University Center for the Arts
1709 Chapel Drive Valparaiso, IN 46383

ALL TIMES ARE LISTED IN CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

8:30am-9:00am CST- Arrival/Breakfast- Breakfast Provided
Please pre-register on our website or by mail prior to the event. There will be no on-site registration.

9:00am-11:45am CST- Theta Music Engagement for Individuals in treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Presented by Caitlin Krater, MS, MT-BC
3 CMTEs

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a complex, chronic condition that affects both the brain and behavior.
Prolonged opioid use can lead to significant alterations in the brain’s reward and pleasure pathways,
resulting in neuroadaptation that perpetuates addiction and hinders an individual’s ability to experience
pleasure from natural rewards. In this session, attendees will learn how research combined with practice
knowledge was used to develop a clinical intervention to target dysregulation individuals with OUD.
The presenter will illustrate the process by describing the development of theory-based music protocol
designed to reduce drug craving in individuals in medical treatment for opioid use disorder. Clinicians
do not need to work with this population to gain values from this presentation. Presenter will lead an
experiential using the protocol and discussion will follow.
 Participants will identify at least one way to integrate research into their practice (V A1,2,6)
 Participants will learn at least one way to better evaluate their clinical work (IV A1,2)
 Participants will learn at least one technique or resource to aid in treatment planning (D
2abc,4,5,7)

Theta Music Engagement for Individuals in treatment for Opioid Use Disorder is approved by the
Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 3 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. The
Association for Indiana Music Therapy, #P-068, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence
to CBMT policies and criteria.

11:45am-1:15pm CST- Optional Networking Lunch with AIMT
Join AIMT at Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery for networking and lunch! Appetizers provided by AIMT.

1:15pm-3:15pm CST- Music Therapy with Older Adults: A Person-Centered Approach
Presented by: Becky Freiman, MA, MT-BC &
Mia Iliopoulos Krings, MM, MT-BC
2 CMTEs

The intricacies of music therapy practice with older adults are vast. From different approaches,
assessment, documentation, session planning, and navigating the older adult continuum of care, a music
therapist needs to know how to fit into the team and be a leader. The presenters will share the nuances of
working with older adults, different approaches, how music therapists fit into the team in different types
of settings, and how to be a leader in the culture change movement. Assessment and documentation
strategies, as well as different ways that music therapy services can be structured will be explored. The
presenters will also share meaningful and effective interventions and how to adapt them as needed.
 Attendees will describe assessment, documentation, communications, and referral sources
relevant to working with older adults (II.A.1-2; II.B; II.D.3. 7; III.B.1-3,7; V.B.4,, 9, 14)
 Attendees will delineate the terminology, roles, and nuances of the older adult continuum of care
(IV.A.7, V.A.4, V.B.4)
 Attendees will apply new session ideas and practical tools for their tool box (II.D; III.A.1, 2;
III.A.4f,i)
 Attendees will list at least three examples of ways that music therapists can be leaders within the
culture change movement (V.B.2,18)

Music Therapy with Older Adults: A Person-Centered Approach is approved by the Certification Board for
Music Therapists (CBMT) for 2 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. The Association for Indiana
Music Therapy, #P-068, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and
criteria.

3:15pm-4:15pm CST- Breakout Rooms
Participants with have the choice to break out into 3 groups:

 Discussion on Theta Music Engagement for Individuals in treatment for Opioid Use
Disorder
o Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what they learned in presentation
one.

 Discussion on Music Therapy with Older Adults: A Person-Centered Approach
o Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what they learned in presentation
two

 Meet your AIMT Executive Committee/Listening Session!
o Participants will have the opportunity to meet and engage in a listening session
with executive members present at conference.

Image Description: A map of Valparaiso University with the center for the arts (VUCA) circled.

Directions:
From I-65
 Exit at US-30 East in Merrillville
 Proceed approximately 12 miles East to Valparaiso
 You will see the US-30 entrance to the University on the left (on the north side of US-30), leading
towards the Chapel.
 You may also continue past this entrance and then turn left at the Sturdy Road stoplight at the edge of
campus. (If you drive past Walmart, you have gone too far). The entrance to the University is 100 yards
on the left.

From I-80/90 or I-94
 Exit at IN-49 South in Chesterton
 Proceed approximately 8 miles south to Valparaiso; then exit onto US 30 West
 After passing through the second stoplight, you will see the entrance to campus on your right