Dirk Cushenbery

Experience

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  Richmond State School

  Jul 1996 - Aug 1998

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided music therapy services for developmentally delayed adults.Assisted in supervising intern music therapists.

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  Sam Houston State University

  Aug 1998 - May 1999

  Adjunct Professor

  Taught Introduction to Music Therapy, Observation and Measurement, Instrumental Skills, co-taught Psychology of Music, and observed practicum students for one year while the Director of music therapy served as Department Chair and headed the Chair Search Committee.

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  Charis Behavioral Health

  May 1999 - Oct 2000

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided music therapy services for adult psychiatric patients in a partial hospital setting.

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  Charis Hospital

  Oct 2000 - Oct 2001

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided daily music therapy services for acute, adult, geri-psych and chemical dependency units in an inpatient psychiatric facility.Tracked, calculated and presented performance improvement outcome indicators.Provided area in-services.

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  Ollie Steele Burden Manor

  Oct 2001 - Mar 2003

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided daily music therapy sessions for two nursing home units and an Alzheimer's unit.Drove W/C bus for group outings.Assisted with activity programming.

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  Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

  Jun 2002 - Mar 2003

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided weekend music therapy sessions for acute, geriatric, adolescent, and adult psychiatric groups.Participated in departmental continuing education program/peer support group.

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  Summit Hospital - Transitions Unit

  Apr 2003 - Oct 2005

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided music therapy sessions, treatment planning, and assessments for an acute geri-psych unit.

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  St James Psychiatric Hospital

  Aug 2003 - Oct 2005

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided expressive arts therapy, treatment planning, assessments, to patients on an acute psychiatric unit.

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  Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs

  Dec 2005 - Jun 2015

  Board Certified Music Therapist

  Provided 1:1 music therapy for Arab children with ASD, CP, dual diagnoses, and early interventionDeveloped IEP plans.Created various songs and interventions in the Arabic language.Arranged and conducted music for two switch ensemble groups.Created a number of electronic switch devices used to co-treat with PT using NMT protocol.Created a review of literature database related to current practices through the national library.

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  Wichita Public Schools - USD259

  Aug 2016 - now

  Adaptive Music Teacher - Board Certified Music Therapist