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Music Therapy Internship Sites in Ohio

Want to see your internship site listed or updated?

If you would like to submit your internship listing to AOMT's website, please send the following information to our Student Coordinator at aomtstudentcoordinator@gmail.com with the information listed below!

Internship Site Information


     Site Name:

      Location:

      Internship Director:

      Email:


     Application Deadline:

     Setting:

     Population:

     Age Range:
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     Start Date:

     Stipend:




And any additional information, fact sheets, links, and more that would highlight your site!


National Roster Internship Sites

Northeast Ohio ​
Cleveland Clinic Center for Behavioral Health
     Location: Cleveland, Ohio
     Internship Director: Sarah McLean, MT-BC
     Email: mcleans@ccf.org
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Geriatric Psychiatrics Unit, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit 

     Population: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Mental Health
     Age Ranges: Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: January, July - 1 inter per start date
     Stipend: N/A

     More Information: 
Application
Hospice of the Western Reserve
     Location: Cleveland, Ohio
     Internship Director: Christina Axelrod, MT-BC
     Email: caxelrod@hospicewr.org
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Hospice/Bereavement Services, Nursing Home/Assisted Living

     Population: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Cancer, Elderly Persons, Parkinson's, Stroke, Terminally Ill
     Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: Flexible
     Stipend: None, Mile Reimbursement
Application
Fact Sheet
New Avenues to Independence
     Location: Cleveland, Ohio
     Internship Director: Deborah Colvenbach, MT-BC
     Email: dcolvenbach@newaveues.net
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Adult Day Care, Children's Day Care/Preschool, Community Based Service, Day Care/Treatment Center, Group Home, ICF/MR

     Population: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmentally Disabled, Multiple Disabled
     Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: February, May, August, November - 1 intern per start date, 2 interns at any time
     Stipend: $2400
More Information
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
     Location: Cleveland, Ohio
     Internship Director: Jennifer Walker, MA, MT-BC
     Email: Jennifer.Walker3@uhhospitals.org
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Children's Hospital Unit

     Population: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults
     Age Ranges: Cancer, Medical/Surgical, Neurologically Impaired, Physically Disabled

     Start Date: January, July - 3 interns per year with overlapping start dates
     Stipend: None
More Information
The Music Settlement (Inactive)
      Location: Cleveland, Ohio
More Information
University Hospitals of Cleveland Connor Integrative Health Network
      Location: Cleveland, Ohio
      Internship Director: Seneca Block, MA, MT-BC
      Email: Seneca.Block@UHhospitals.org
      Application Deadline: March 15 (January start), October 15 (June start)

     Setting: General Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

     Population: Chronic Pain, Medical/Surgical, Mental Health
     Age Ranges: Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: January, June
     Stipend: $5000
Application

Northwest Ohio
Residential Hospice
     Location: Maumee, Ohio
     Internship Director: David Christopher Meitzler, MT-BC
     Email: dmeitzler@residentialhospice.com
     Application Deadline: N/A

     Setting: Community Based Services, General Hospital, Hospice/Bereavement Services, Nursing Home/Assisted Living

     Population: AIDS, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Elderly Persons, Terminally Ill
     Age Ranges: Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

      Start Date: N/A
      Stipend: None
 
More Information

Central Ohio 
Bridgeway Academy and Therapy Center
      Location: Columbus, Ohio
      Internship Director: Tanya Corso, MM, MT-BC
      Email: TCorso@bridgewayohio.org
      Application Deadline: 

      Setting: Children's Day Care/Preschool, Early Intervention Program, School (K-12)

      Population: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood, Emotionally Disturbed, Learning Disabled, Multiple Disabled, Neurologically Impaired, Rett Syndrome, School Age Population, Speech Impaired
      Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults

      Start Date: August, November
      Stipend: $1000
Application
Fact Sheet
Central Ohio Music Therapy, LLC
     Location: Columbus, Ohio
     Internship Director: Stephanie Morris, MM, MT-BC
     Email: stephanie@ohiomt.com
     Application Deadline: December 1st each year

     Setting: Community Choirs, Clinic, Day Habilitation, Early Intervention Program, Early Childhood, Elder Care, Medical, Nursing Home, Rehabilitation, Schools

      Population: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood, Elderly Persons, Forensic, Learning Disabled, Multiply Disabled, School Age Childred, Mental Health
     Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: September - May, 20-30 hours per week
     Stipend: N/A
Application
Fact Sheet
Nationwide Children's Hospital
     Location: Columbus, Ohio
     Internship Director: Lelia Emery, MMT, MT-BC
     Email: musictherapyinternship@nationwidechildrens.org
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Children's Hospital or Unit, Hospice/Bereavement Services, Outpatient Clinic, Physical Rehabilitation

     Population: Behavioral Disorder, Cancer, Early Childhood, Learning Disabled, Medical/Surgical, Mental Health, Neurologically Impaired, Physically Disabled, School Age Population, Speech Impaired, Terminally Ill
      Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Mature Adults

     Start Date: Flexible May - September, 1-2 interns per year with overlapping start dates
     Stipend: None
Fact Sheet
Twin Valley Behavioral Health Care
     Location: Columbus, Ohio
     Internship Director: Laura Hauser, MT-BC
     Email: Laura.Hauser@mha.ohio.gov
     Application Deadline: N/A

     Setting: Community Mental Health Center, Forensic Facility, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, State Institution (not ICF/MR)

      Population: Behavioral Disorder, Duel Diagnosed, Forensic, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
      Age Ranges: Young Adults, Adults

     Start Date: January, July
     Stipend: None
More Information

 Southwest Ohio
Bethany Village
      Location: Dayton, Ohio
      Internship Director: Devanne Hargis, MT-BC
      Email: dhargis@graceworks.org
      Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Geriatric Facility, Nursing Home/Assisted Living

     Population: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Elderly Persons, Parkinson's, Stroke, Terminally Ill
     Age Ranges: Mature Adults, Seniors

     Start Date: January, April - 1 intern per start date
     Stipend: $1000
Application
Fact Sheet
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
     Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
     Internship Director: Anthony Borzi, MA, MT-BC (Medical); Jenn Seley, MA, MT-BC CCLS (Mental Health)
     Email: MTInternship@cchmc.org; mentalhealthMTinternship@cchmc.org
     Application Deadline: 

     Setting: Children's Hospital or Unit

     Population: Behavioral Disorder, Cancer, Chronic Pain, Head Injured, Medical/Surgical, Mental Health, Neurologically Impaired, Terminally Ill
     Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults

     Start Date: Flexible June - September
     Stipend: None
Medical Application
Medical Fact Sheet
Mental Health Application
Mental Health Fact Sheet
Dayton Children's Hospital
     Location: Dayton, Ohio
     Internship Director: Lindsey Steinbrunner, MT-BC
     Email: dchmusictherapy@childrensdayton,org
     Application Deadline: December 1st each year

     Setting: Children's Hospital or Unit

     Population: Cancer, Chronic Pain, Comatose, Developmentally Disabled, Early Childhood, Head Injured, Learning Disabled, Medical/Surgical, Multiply Disabled, Neurologically Impaired, Physically Disabled, School Age Population, Terminally Ill
     Age Ranges: Infants/Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults

     Start Date: July
     Stipend: None​
Application
Fact Sheet
*For most updated information, please refer to American Music Therapy Association website.*

Please Note!

Please note that all internships listed here are on the AMTA National Roster. This list does not include any University Affiliated (UA) internships. UA opportunities may exist at your university, speak to your program director about the internships currently affiliated with your university.

Internship Directors: 
Please email aomtstudentcoordinator@gmail.com with any updates to the description of your internship site, including application changes, start date, stipend, and more.

The mission of AOMT is to provide educational and networking opportunities to enrich music therapists and the field of music therapy; advocate for the profession and music therapists within the state; educate consumers and the community at large, and promote the exchange of ideas to assist music therapists and other related professionals in better meeting the needs of their clients.
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