15 CMTE's
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Learn the 1 hour therapeutic songwriting intervention clinically proven to reduce trauma and depression.
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Trauma Informed Therapeutic Speed songwriting
Learn the breakthrough songwriting intervention that has helped hundreds process their trauma and develop new healthy coping skills. Designed for both group and individual sessions, this course integrates trauma-informed songwriting frameworks, ethical considerations, and practical tools for clinical use.
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FINALLY! A Last Minute Solution to Complete Your CMTE's on Your Time
15 CMTEs | Self-Paced | Includes 2 Ethics Credits
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INTRODUCING...
One Day Songwriter for Music Therapists
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Â Design and document individualized songwriting interventions that align with client goals and measurable outcomes across cognitive, emotional, and social domains. (BCD II.D.6)
-  Apply songwriting techniques (including lyric creation, melodic structuring, and collaborative composition) to address clients’ affect, self-expression, and coping skills within a therapeutic context. (BCD III.A.2)
- Document songwriting-based interventions and outcomes using terminology appropriate to the population and setting, demonstrating evidence-based progress toward treatment goals. (BCD III.B.2 & III.B.7)
- Integrate ethical and culturally responsive songwriting practices that support professional competence, client autonomy, and therapeutic effectiveness. (BCD V.B.2 & V.B.5)
#1 Choose A Moment
Every song starts with a story. You’ll learn how to pick one real moment—big or small—and use your five senses to recall what it felt like to be there.
#2Â Write the Lyrics
We’ll show you the secret pattern top writers use to structure verses and choruses fast. No poetry degree needed—just your words, your rhythm, your truth.
#3Â Add Accomaniment
Use our AI-powered backing tracks or learn one simple guitar/piano pattern to bring your song to life. Choose your vibe—acoustic, pop, or cinematic.
#4 Add The Melody
You’ll literally speak, hum, or sing your way to a melody. Then, our AI Songwriting Coach helps refine it into something you’ll want stuck in your head.
#5Â Elevate with AI
Polish your song with AI that helps you rhyme, build bridges, or even generate a custom instrumental—just like the pros do.
#6 Share or Stream It
Export, upload, or keep it personal—it’s up to you. Whether you want to share it with friends or put it on Spotify, you’ll have a finished song you can call yours.
Seriously Binge Watch Your Way to 15 CMTEs
Self-paced asynchronous online course totaling 750 minutes. Includes seven pre-recorded modules, guided exercises, and implementation activities. Participants must complete all modules and assignments to earn credit. No partial credit awarded.
Courtney Schawl and Melanie Sanchez MT-BCÂ
We’re Courtney and Mel, two music therapists who met at Arizona State University in Barrett, The Honors College. We completed our honors thesis together in 2018 on the effects of songwriting while working with youth in a homeless shelter, where we first saw how powerful rapid songwriting could be.
After graduating, Courtney brought this method into psychiatric hospitals and turned it into a speed songwriting intervention that helped patients process real-life experiences quickly and meaningfully in 1 hour long groups. Mel went on to work in senior living and early intervention, supporting both older adults and infants through music-based communication and emotional regulation.
One Day Songwriter was created by Courtney, and together we’re bringing this intervention back to the music therapy community—offering a structured, speed-based songwriting approach we never saw in our own training, but wish we had.
7 Video ModulesÂ
M1 — Framework & Clinical Mapping …………………… 50 min (1 CMTE)
 M2 — Safety in Psych: Risk Mgmt & Contraindications … 100 min (2 CMTEs)
 M3 — Group Facilitation (Psych): Structure & Demos …… 150 min (3 CMTEs)
 M4 — 1:1 Facilitation: Assess → Plan → Implement ……… 150 min (3 CMTEs)
 M5 — Population Adaptations (neuro, geriatrics, peds, SUD, medical) … 100 min (2 CMTEs)
 M6 — Documentation & Outcomes …………………………… 100 min (2 CMTEs)
 M7 — Ethics (consent, confidentiality, ownership) ………… 100 min (2 CMTEs; designate as Ethics)
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