Gavin R. Dorsey
Mobile Music Therapy Services of Orange County
Berea,USA
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Therapy Intern
10 Months- Internship Supervision by Mrs. Roberta S. Adler, MT-BC, NMT
- Completed an Internship Research Project on Music Therapy and Dementia
- Internship Sites:
- Anaheim Crest Nursing Center:
- Clinical Population: Older Adults in a Medical setting
- Clinical assignment with individual clients and a group of older adults in a medical facility
- West Anaheim Therapeutic Residential Community (TRC):
- Clinical Population: Adults in a Psychiatric setting
- Clinical assignment with a group of adults in a psychiatric setting
- Private Client
- Clinical Population: Pediatric Client with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- In home assignment with a pediatric client with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Kirkwood Orange
- Clinical Population: Older Adults with Dementia
- Clinical assignment with multiple groups of older adults in a senior living facility
- Rowntree Gardens- Elmwood Care Center
- Clinical Population: Older Adults with Dementia
- Clinical assignment with a group of older adults in a senior living facility
- Continental Post-Acute Homes
- Clinical Population: Group Community Homes for Adults with Profound Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Clinical assignment with multiple groups of adults with profound intellectual and developmental disabilities in a residential setting
- Utilized MuSense Program, an original music-based approach for this clinical population co-developed by Mrs. Roberta Adler, MT-BC, NMT
- Merrill Gardens
- Clinical Population: Older Adults with Dementia
- Clinical assignment with a group of older adults in a residential setting
- Brookdale Senior Living Memory Care
- Clinical Population: Older Adults with Dementia
- Clinical assignment with a group of older adults in a memory care unit in a senior living facility
Student Music Therapist
2 Months- Supervised by Ms. Carly Reese, MT-BC, Ohio University Music Therapy
- 7 weeks of practicum with an individual preschool-aged client with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Developed clinical facilitation in providing treatment of non-musical goals such as self-regulation and developmental milestones in socialization and communication
- Designed a variety of clinical interventions to promote generalization of self-regulatory and increased social skills
- Development in adopting a new approach to session delivery by adjusting the role of the therapist in providing guidance to and giving the client opportunities to define self-growth in goals and objective
Student Music Therapist
3 Months- Supervised by Prof. Andrew Holbrook, MT-BC, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Music Therapy
- 12 weeks of practicum with an individual hospice patient with terminal breast cancer and a form of dementia
- Developed clinical facilitation in providing treatment of non-musical goals such as maintaining cognition and long-term memory and promoting emotional well-being
- Designed self-report assessment of the client’s mood state during the course of treatment to promote their emotional quality of life
- Developed a variety of clinical interventions in reminiscence to facilitate a musical life review over the course of treatment
Student Music Therapist
3 Months- Supervised by Dr. Laura Brown, MT-BC, Associate Professor of Music Therapy
- 12 weeks of practicum with students (i.e. K-5) in special education
- Developed clinical facilitation of treating non-musical goals such as socialization, verbal communication skills, expressive communication with a communication device, and cognitive sequencing
- Designed a variety of clinical interventions including: Therapeutic Instrument Play, Therapeutic Movement to Music, Behavioral, Socialization, and Sequencing
- Composed original music interventions for treatment to facilitate peer-to-peer interactions, cognitive sequencing
Student Music Therapist
3 Months- Supervised by Prof. Brenton Beeson, MT-BC, Assistant Professor Instruction in Music Therapy
- 12 weeks of practicum with older adults with a form of dementia
- Developed clinical facilitation in providing treatment of non-musical goals such as reminiscence, gross and fine motor movement, and socialization
- Designed reminiscence experiences in using music to have clients utilize their long-term memory
- Designed a breathing exercise intervention in having the clients develop active awareness of their breathing patterns
- Additional Interventions include: Therapeutic Movement to Music, Therapeutic Instrument Play and Improvisation, and Relaxation
Student Music Therapist
3 Months- Supervised by Dr. Laura Brown, MT-BC, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
- 12 weeks of practicum with young adults (ages 18-21) with developmental disabilities
- Developed clinical facilitation in providing treatment of non-musical goals such as increased socialization, academic, and functional life skills
- Designed a variety of clinical interventions including: Therapeutic Movement to Music, Therapeutic Instrument Play, Socialization, and Functional Life Skills
Student Music Therapist
3 Months- Supervised by Stephanie Morris, MT-BC
- 12 weeks of practicum with adults with developmental disabilities
- Developed skills in working within an assigned team of fellow SMTs
- Developed facilitation skills in assisting clients with needs during the session
- Created and utilized documentation forms which included: observational, narrative, treatment, and evaluation data
Education
Bachelors of Music - Music Therapy
- Cumulative G.P.A.: Magna Cum Laude
- Board Eligible
- GPA: 3.81
Affiliations
- American Music Therapy Association Students
- Parliamentarian- August 2019-May 2020
- Actively participated in fundraising and community service activities during the academic year
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- National Leadership Honor Society
- President- August 2019-May 2020
- Co-Chair for Fundraising/Social- October 2018-May 2019
- Have co-headed and organized social and fundraising events throughout the academic year
- Actively participated and help organize in community service activities throughout the academic year
- Tau Beta Sigma
- National Honorary Band Co-Ed Sorority
- Music Chair- August 2018-May 2019
- Organized and led community service as well as promoting the musical development of the chapter
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
- Classically-Trained Clarinetist
- Ensembles & Performances Include:
- Ohio University Wind Symphony August 2016-May 2020
- Ohio University Symphony Orchestra September-October 2018
- Ohio University Marching Band August 2016-May 2020
- Junior Year Recital April 2019
- Pi Kappa Lambda- Beta Phi Chapter April 2019
Timeline
Music Therapy Intern
Mobile Music Therapy Services of Orange County
2021.06 - 2022.04Read More
Student Music Therapist
Ohio University Music Therapy Clinic
2020.01 - 2020.03Read More
Student Music Therapist
OhioHealth Hospice
2019.09 - 2019.12Read More
Student Music Therapist
East Elementary
2019.01 - 2019.04Read More
Student Music Therapist
Hickory Creek- Geriatric Psych (Locked Unit)
2018.09 - 2018.12Read More
Student Music Therapist
Beacon School-Young Adults Program
2018.01 - 2018.04Read More
Student Music Therapist
BCS Hartman Group Home
2017.09 - 2017.12Read More
Ohio University
Bachelors of Music from Music Therapy
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