After successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Attendees will learn how music affects the body, both physically and emotionally, and how it can be used in treatment to “repair” and “restore” lost functioning due to disease progression.
2. Attendees will gain increased knowledge of the field and current practice of music therapy and understand how it might be used to support their own practice.
3. Attendees will learn how music therapy, while not reimbursed by Medicare, is an essential part of hospice care-and gain knowledge about how to create and sustain a music therapy program.

With Presenters
Lacy Kidwell, MA, LPMT, MT-BC
Gilchrist Music Therapy Program Manager & Clinical Training Director 

Lacy has been a board-certified music therapist for 20 years and started the program at Gilchrist in 2012.  She graduated from Montclair State University where she completed her internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  Lacy has worked as a music therapist in Pediatrics at St. Barnabas, NJ, with women and children who were victims of domestic violence at the Women’s Crisis Center, NJ, and with the visually impaired at The Maryland School for the Blind.  Lacy was recognized, nationally, for her work as a related service while at MSB and was recognized by GBMC with a Compassionate Caregiver Award.  Lacy has published on the use of music therapy to address spiritual needs at the end of life and is a regular speaker at American University.  In 2012, Lacy traveled to India to work as a music therapist with children who were hearing impaired, orphans with developmental disabilities, children with cerebral palsy, and patients and families receiving oncology support. Lacy has been a clinical training director since 2007, supervising interns and practicum students.

Jillian Reed, MA, LPMT, MT-BC
Gilchrist Music Therapist and Internship Supervisor

Jillian Reed has been a music therapist for 15 years and found her home at Gilchrist in 2017.  Jillian graduated with a B.A in Music and a Master’s in Music Therapy from Immaculata University.  She completed her internship at a hospice in Poughkeepsie, NY where she found a strong calling to work in end-of-life care.  Her career trajectory touched upon geriatric support, mental health, trauma, and hospice. During her time with Gilchrist, Jillian has supervised 5 music therapy interns.  Jillian is a strong advocate for the progression and growth of music therapy as an essential service.  As a licensed music therapist in Maryland, Jillian’s goals include: adding to research to support the use of music therapy in end-of-life, presenting at workshops and conferences to share information, networking with groups of diverse professionals, supporting music therapy education by supervising students, and building awareness of (and access to) music therapy for Marylanders.
 

Kelly Phair, MA, LPMT, MT-BC
Gilchrist Music Therapist and Internship Supervisor 

Kelly Phair has been a board-certified music therapist since 2013. Kelly completed her undergraduate degrees in music therapy and vocal performance at Seton Hill University. Kelly's internship was completed at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Baltimore vising patients in Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil counties. Early in her career, Kelly provided music therapy services in a variety of settings, including geriatric psych, in Western MD/PA. From 2014 to 2020, Kelly worked at Seasons Hospice covering many service areas (Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, and Prince George's counties), but mainly Baltimore City.  In 2022, Kelly completed her master's degree in music therapy from Slippery Rock University, which had a strong focus on social justice and cultural humility. Kelly joined the Gilchrist Music Therapy team in 2022. Kelly has supervised several music therapy interns and students over the years. Kelly has special interests in internship supervision and lyric creation/analysis.