Music Therapist Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 35
Describe a session plan that did not go well. Why was it not successful and what did you learn from it?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
There may be times when music therapy sessions do not go well. The patient may be nonverbal or low functioning, and you might not be able to tell if therapy is working for them. Or, there might be a patient who does not participate or becomes agitated with a particular song. The interviewer wants to see that you realize when a session does not go well and how you problem solve and learn from the experience. Describe a time a session did not go well and what you learned from it.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I had a session with a teenage patient who had suffered horrible abuse when they were younger. I worked with them individually, and when I pulled out my guitar from its case, the patient became extremely agitated and withdrawn. I had a feeling that my guitar triggered some memories and emotions, and I put the guitar away. Later I found out from a social worker that the patient had been beaten by their stepfather with a guitar and that using my guitar would not be useful in therapy. I learned that it was important to find out those details before starting a new session with a patient."
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