
Linda Sanders
Adjunct Professor, Music Therapy and Music EducationMary Pappert School of Music
Music Therapy
School of Music, Room 319
Phone: 412.396.6080
sanders@duq.edu
Education:
Post-baccalaureate Certification in Music Therapy, Duquesne UniversityM.R.E., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
B.M., Westminster College
Linda has 38 years of experience as a music therapist clinician with persons of all ages who have communication challenges and who have autism spectrum disorder. Her degrees and licensures include M.R.E., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; B.M., Westminster College; Post-baccalaureate Certification in Music Therapy, Duquesne University; Board Certified Music Therapist; Licensed Practical Counselor, State of Pennsylvania. She is a co-director and co-founder of Creative Therapies Enterprises, a company providing clinical and consulting services in the expressive arts therapies since 1978. She has extensive experience in presenting at regional, national and international music therapy conferences, conducting in-service training for teachers and healthcare professionals, and providing inclusion consultation to music educators.
2013
"Perspectives of Paraeducators on Collaboration in Music Therapy Sessions"
Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 19(1),47-65.
2012
"Paraeducators' Perceptions Of Music Therapy Sessions"
Music Therapy Perspectives, 30(2), 145-150.
1986
Music for Special Children- Parent Training Video
1983
Training Videotape for Teachers of Autistic Children
1981
Music Is To Share
Paraeducator's Perceptions of Music Therapy Sessions
AMTA-Mid-Atlantic Region Conference 2013, Scranton, PA
Clinical Practice Forum
AMTA Annual Conference, 2012, Chicago, IL
What Paraprofessionals Want Music Therapists to Know
AMTA-Mid-Atlantic Region Conference, 2012, Baltimore, MD
A Music Therapy Research Process: The Collaboration of a Clinician and Academician
AMTA Annual Conference, 2011, Atlanta, GA
The Importance of Music Therapy in the Pre-transition Curriculum for Students with Challenges
Carlow University Graduate Education Program, 2011
The Use of Music Therapy Strategies in the Remediation of Communication Challenges
Speech Pathology Staff - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 2011
Song Signing: A Multisensory Boost for Language Development
AMTA Annual Conference, 2010, Cleveland, OH
AMTA- Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Conference, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA
2012-present
Junior Practicum MUTH 323W
Senior Practicum MUTH 423W
Inclusive Teaching Strategies for the Music Classroom MUED 322
1983-present
Music Therapy Orientation MUTH 107
1983-2009
Music and Movement for the Exceptional Person
1993; 2002
Sophomore, Junior and Senior Practica
2003 - Licensed Practical Counselor (LPC), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1985 - Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC), Certification Board for Music Therapy
1976 - Registered Music Therapist, National Association for Music Therapy