As work environments are changing, the framed credential on your office wall may not be getting the visibility it used to. To assist board-certified music therapists in spotlighting their qualifications and certification status, CBMT has partnered with Credly to offer a digital credential that is easily verified by employers and professional networks. Because we understand the importance of finding new ways to promote your expertise and skills, this option is being offered to all certificants at no cost.

Credly is an end-to-end solution for issuing and managing digital badges on its Acclaim platform. Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning outcome that can be verified in real time and uniquely linked to you. Featured in email signatures, in digital resumes and on social media sites, they contain verified metadata that describe your qualifications and the process you completed to attain them.

Beyond the Badge: Additional Benefits

Credly’s Acclaim platform also offers labor market insights pulled from live job requisitions. Board-certified music therapists with digital credentials can search and apply for jobs right through the platform. See which employers are hiring for positions that fit your unique qualifications, along with salary ranges of your peers, and more. Research shows that professionals who share digital credentials to networking sites are discovered by employers at a rate of six times higher than those who do not.

Claiming Your Badge – Our Gift to You

If you are currently a board-certified music therapist – or, upon achieving your board certification – you will receive an email from the Acclaim platform inviting you to set up a profile and claim the digital badge. You can access and utilize your credentials as you wish. The badge’s link to verified data makes it more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone else claiming your credential or associated identity.

Because board certification exemplifies a significant achievement in clinical competence and expertise, it’s important for you to be able to easily share your credentials with clients, employers and peers. It’s equally important for us to recognize your accomplishments and foster your continued success.

We are proud to offer this benefit and service to our certificants. For answers to frequently asked questions about digital badges, visit the CBMT Digital Badge website or support.youracclaim.com.

To ensure that music therapy is provided by individuals who meet established qualifications for education, clinical training and credentialing, each state must officially recognize the music therapy profession and the MT-BC credential required for competent practice. Official state recognition is the first step toward successful inclusion within health and education regulations, which allows for improved employment opportunities and increased access to reimbursement and state funding streams, such as private insurance, Medicaid waivers and special education.

Since 2005, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and CBMT have been collaborating on a State Recognition Operational Plan, a proactive effort to address the changing climate of the profession and the role of state regulation in the field. We provide guidance to state task force groups as they seek various forms of professional recognition in their states. Each state task force works in close cooperation with its own government agencies, the CBMT Regulatory Affairs staff and the AMTA Government Relations staff.

WHY STATE RECOGNITION MATTERS

This national initiative is designed to support state task forces to advocate for music therapy services and obtain formal recognition for the profession and the MT-BC credential by:

• Facilitating local, regional and state advocacy efforts
• Submitting accurate language for legislation and state regulations
• Working with local music therapists to educate the state regulatory bodies, state government departments, state legislators and the public about music therapy
• Protecting the rights of board-certified music therapists to practice

Interested in helping?

CONNECT WITH YOUR STATE TASK FORCE