Music Therapy Advocacy

A photo of Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy with task force members Nancy Swanson and Victoria Storm. — Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy (center) pictured with task force members Nancy Swanson (left) and Victoria Storm (right).

Licensure Bill SB2243 was signed into law on May 27, 2022 by Governor Pritzker. We would like to thank everyone who supported these efforts!

Hill Day 2022

Champion of Music Therapy Award

Our Champions of Music Therapy Award Recipients:

Katrina Agnew- Executive Director of Season’s Hospice and Palliative Care, IL
Sylvia Smith-Executive Director for Giant Steps
Susan Ruohonen- Senior Director of Family Services at Lurie Children’s Hospital
Dr. Nina Kraus

An image with information on contacting your legislators.

For all advocacy questions, please contact Nancy Swanson, MA, MT-BC.

As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to impact our members and community, we at the Illinois Association for Music Therapy strive to provide support to you, the members of the IAMT. At this time, we offer several forms of financial aid to IAMT members including a disaster relief reserve, a financial support fund, a membership award, and a continuing education award. More information can be found on our Financial Aid page. We will also post regular updates on our response to, as well as, information on COVID-19 through our IAMT News page and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. To all those affected, our thoughts and hearts are with you. For more information, please contact us here.