Discover the Healing Power of Personalised Music
Become a MUSIC & MEMORY Certified Care Organisation today! The hours you invest in creating a Music & Memory personalized music programme are paid back as residents and clients feel happier, more social, less anxious—just more able to enjoy life—and staff regain valuable time for person-centered care.
As a MUSIC & MEMORY Certified Care Organisation, you and your professional team of caregivers will learn best practices for how to setup and manage a system for providing a personalised playlist for those in your care. Who benefits? Again and again, health and care professionals tell us that our programme is often life-changing for everyone involved: What does the training include? A series of three 90-minute, live webinars, taught by Music & Memory founding Executive Director Dan Cohen, MSW, will enable your team to create a facility-ready iTunes library, efficiently manage many participants’ playlists, handle equipment and security concerns, integrate personalised digital music into your daily care plans, and evaluate the program’s effectiveness. Your MUSIC & MEMORY Certification training package also includes: Preparing for Certification Calls If your organisation is considering MUSIC & MEMORY Certification, we hope your staff will join one of our regularly scheduled Preparing for Certification calls. Attendees will discover what the programme is, why it’s important, benefits, associated costs, best practices and how to get the most from future certification training. Click Here to view our call schedule and access the registration link. We also encourage you to view the two short video clips below: 1. ‘Henry’ Viral Video (14M views): click to view Preparing for Certification Guide is temporarily unavailable. Music & Memory Certification webinars are held monthly over a three-day period. 2016 Schedule October 18, 19 and 20: 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST November 15, 16 and 17: 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST December 13, 14 and 15: 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST *Payment deadline is one week before the first day of the Webinar. How much does the training cost? £700 per organisation (for-profit or non-profit). For groups with multiple sites, the price is £700 for the first site and £425 for each additional. Pricing is adjusted based on number of residents/clients at your site: What are the requirements for certification? To become a MUSIC & MEMORY Certified Care Organisation, your site must pay for training and complete all three days of the live Webinar. We train groups of staff and volunteers, but do not certify individuals. Do you offer CPDs? Although we are not able to grant CPD’s to participants, we do provide Certificates of Participation to those who complete the training. In most cases, you may submit the certificate to your professional organisation and receive CPD’s for attending the Webinar. How do we renew our certification after the first year? A £175 renewal fee is due annually on your certification anniversary. The renewal fee assures continued access to all online donated music, documents and our best practices support forum, which is only available to MUSIC & MEMORY Certified Organisations. What’s the best way to prepare for MUSIC & MEMORY Certification? Download our free guide, How to Launch a Successful MUSIC & MEMORY Programme, to get the most out of your Webinar training.
2. CNA Introduction to Music & Memory: click to view
“Despite the enormous sums of money spent on mood- and behavior-altering medications that are often not particularly effective, nothing compares to these iPods when it comes to improving quality of life.”
—Tony Lewis, President and CEO, Cobble Hill Health Center, Brooklyn, New York