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Karen Popkin

Karen Popkin

Music Therapist & Program Coordinator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Board Certified Music Therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Certificate HPMT

  • Education

    • Ohio University

      1984 - 1988
      BMus Music Education

    • New York University

      1992 - 1996
      MA Music Therapy

      Thesis: How Music Builds Therapeutic RelationshipsInternship: Bellevue Homeless Men's Shelter

  • Experience

    • Wartburg Nursing Home/Adult Day Center

      Aug 1998 - Oct 1999
      Music Therapist & Program Coordinator

      Designed and coordinated recreation activities programs and schedules. Coordinated recreation staff. Provided group music therapy interventions for adult residents in skilled nursing facility as well as adult day program. Worked closely alongside Recreation Director and Day Program Director.

    • New York Univeristy Medical Center

      Jun 2000 - Dec 2006
      Music Therapy

      Provided bedside and group music therapy for pediatric patients in both Rusk Rehabilitation and Tisch Hospital. Coordinated programming with Child Life Specialists and Recreation Therapists. Participated in interdisciplinary rounds. Provided inservices for staff and the general public.

    • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

      Nov 2006 - now
      Music Therapist, Manager

      As part of the Integrative Medicine Service, music therapy is available to hospitalized patients of all ages for management of symptoms such as anxiety, pain, depressed mood and low motivation. After a patient is referred for music therapy, I come to the bedside to assess, treat and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Patients are seen 1-2 times per week.

    • Society for Integrative Oncology

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
      Member

    • American Music Therapy Association

      Jan 2014 - now
      Member

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Music Therapist - Board Certified

      Certification Board for Music Therapists
      Jul 1997
      View certificate certificate

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Musician, Euphonium

      Issued by The Manhattan Wind Ensemble on Sept 2022
      The Manhattan Wind EnsembleAssociated with Karen Popkin

    • Euphonium

      Issued by Metropolitan Music Community on May 2011
      Metropolitan Music CommunityAssociated with Karen Popkin