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Workshop
Workshop
The Tree-tment Plan: Growing in Behavioral Health
Workshop Overview
- Who:
- Board-certified music therapists, creative arts therapists, behavioral health professionals, and students
- All are welcome, whether you are early in your career or a seasoned clinician
- What: The Tree-tment Plan: Growing in Behavioral Health
- A continuing education music therapy workshop, followed by a roundtable discussion with Ronna Kaplan
- Lunch is included
- Eligible participants may claim 3 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits
- $80 students | $90 professionals
- Where:
- Glick Recital Hall
- The Music Settlement, University Circle
- 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106
- When:
- Saturday, August 8, 2026, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Check in opens at 8:45 AM
- Please RSVP by August 1
- Why:
- Build a sustainable practice in behavioral health settings
- Leave with a self-care plan, practical strategies for adapting interventions, and advanced clinical competencies you can bring into your work immediately
About the Workshop
The Tree-tment Plan: Growing in Behavioral Health explores the essential components of effective and sustainable practice, addressing self-care, professionalism, and clinical skills as interconnected areas of growth. Participants will reflect on their own self-awareness and gain an understanding of the importance of a strong foundation in self-care. The facilitators will discuss how a flourishing music therapy practice is supported by strong ethical and professional practice, and participants will gain insight into developing an authentic professional identity.
The presentation then turns to practical strategies for adapting interventions, navigating diverse clinical roles, and engaging clients with varying levels of responsiveness. Participants will explore advanced competencies including verbal processing, the intentional use of musical skills, and maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries. Expect honest reflection, practical takeaways, and ideas you can bring into your work immediately.
Following the presentation and lunch, join us for a roundtable discussion, "60 Years of Excellence: A Discussion of the Past, Present, and Future of Music Therapy Treatment in the Community," led by Ronna Kaplan, industry expert and former Chair of the Center for Music Therapy at The Music Settlement. The roundtable will trace how treatment interventions and populations have evolved across six decades, and invites participants to consider how their own practice follows or challenges current trends.
Learning Objectives
The Tree-tment Plan
- Participants will design a self-care plan that captures the need for managing challenging experiences in behavioral health settings. (Knowledge 5D-8; Task 66)
- Participants will identify five ways in which they can engage within an interdisciplinary treatment team. (Knowledge 2D-1; Tasks 23 to 25)
- Participants will implement and adapt music therapy interventions and techniques within the four methods of music therapy as applicable to behavioral health settings. (Knowledge 2D-7; Tasks 29 and 30)
60 Years of Excellence
- Participants will identify key trends in treatment interventions and populations as determined by a review of the evolution of practices over the last 60 years. (Knowledge 5B-9; Task 64)
- Participants will reflect on their own experiences as a treatment provider and how their current practice follows or opposes current trends. (Knowledge 5B-9; Task 65)
Schedule
- 8:45 to 9:00 AM
- Arrival and check in
- Assorted breakfast pastries, coffee, and tea provided
- 9:00 to 11:00 AM
- The Tree-tment Plan: Growing in Behavioral Health
- A presentation by Megan McCausland and Anthony Steward
- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Lunch
- 12:00 to 1:00 PM
- 60 Years of Excellence: A Discussion of the Past, Present, and Future of Music Therapy Treatment in the Community Setting. A roundtable discussion led by Ronna Kaplan
Presenters
Megan McCausland, MPA, LPMT, MT-BC
Megan McCausland - Megan McCausland, MPA, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her) has been a board-certified music therapist since 2013. Megan received her BM from the University of Dayton in 2012 and her Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in non-profit management from Ohio University in 2021. Megan currently works for the Cleveland Clinic as the Therapeutic Programming Manager for creative arts and recreational therapists in the Center for Behavioral Health as well as continued clinical work as a music therapist and intern supervisor within this role. Megan has worked in school settings, community-based music therapy, behavioral health, and currently serves as treasurer for AMTA. Megan is passionate about program development, music therapy in mental health, innovation, and supporting the future of music therapy.
Anthony Steward, MA, LPMT, MT-B
Anthony Steward- Anthony Steward, MA, LPMT, MT-BC (he/him) has been a board-certified music therapist since 2017. He holds an MA in Music Therapy with a specialization in Health Sciences from Cleveland State University and a BM in Music Therapy from Baldwin Wallace University. Anthony's clinical background spans a variety of settings across the lifespan. He currently works as a music therapist at Cleveland Clinic and is also Internship Director for Cleveland Clinic Center for Behavioral Health's National Roster Internship. Additionally, Anthony is adjunct instructor and supervisor at Cleveland State University. As both clinician and supervisor, Anthony is grounded in a strengths-based approach they empowers clients and students to reach their greatest potential. Outside of work, Anthony enjoys singing and developing his voice, lifting weights, going to the movies, cooking, and playing video games.
Ronna Kaplan, MA, LPMT, MT-BC
Chair of the Center for Music Therapy from 2004-2018 and a Music Therapist at The Music Settlement (TMS) since 1988-2018, Ronna Kaplan served clients ranging from premature infants to adults through 103 years-of-age with varied disabilities and levels of functioning. Her special interests have been young children and individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, language delays and/or problems in the area of social skills, as well as teen parents or those with mental illness. She was instrumental in developing the Center’s Outcomes-Based Measurement tool and program and supervised many TMS Center for Music Therapy interns. Ronna served as TMS Interim Co-Executive Director and Acting Director of the Performing Arts Department/Music School for several months in 2007.
Ronna earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and Music Education from Michigan State University and a Master of Arts in Special Education from Kent State University. She holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University, as well as certificates in DIRR/Floortime(TM) Basic Course and Orff Level I. She completed her Neurologic Music Therapy training from the Robert F. Unkefer Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy at Colorado State University’s Center for Biologic Medical Research in Music. Ronna conducted research on the effects of music on premature infants in Cleveland Clinic’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as well as music therapy program goals and outcomes for clients with autism spectrum diagnoses at The Music Settlement. Additionally, she taught classes in Music Therapy Practicum and Adapted Percussion classes at Baldwin-Wallace College for 14 years.
She has held significant positions in state, regional, and national music therapy organizations. A Past President of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), Ronna co-chaired the AMTA’s Autism Think Tank/Task Force from 2008-2009 and the AMTA Diversity Task Force from 2010- 2015. She served as co-chair of AMTA’s Early Childhood Music Therapy Network from its inception in 1994 until 2006. Ronna has published articles and book chapters, guest lectured at colleges and universities, and presented nationally and internationally. She was honored with the Association of Ohio Music Therapists Past Presidents’ Club Award in 2011, the AMTA Professional Practice Award in 2003, the Great Lakes Region of AMTA’s Service Award in 1997 and their Honorary Life Member Award in 2014
Registration
- Students: $80
- Professionals: $90
- Lunch is provided and included in the cost
- Register by online or by phone
- Please RSVP by August 1, 2026
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible participants may claim 3 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits from this event. There are no prerequisites. This workshop is open to all, both students and professionals. "The Tree-tment Plan: Growing in Behavioral Health" is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 3 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. The Music Settlement, P-064, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
Location & Parking
Glick Recital Hall
The Music Settlement, University Circle campus
11125 Magnolia Drive
Cleveland, OH 44106
Cancellation and Refund Policy
In the event of cancellation by The Music Settlement due to an inadequate number of participants or other extenuating circumstances, all participants will receive a full refund. If a registered participant is unable to attend, please alert us as soon as possible. Cancellations before August 1 receive a full refund. Cancellations within one week of the event receive a partial refund. No refunds will be given for cancellations within 24 hours of the scheduled event.
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