Research Assistant needed in research study

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An Invitation to Participating in a Research Study

As A Research Assistant

The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth

Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS), invites you to an opportunity to join

us as a research assistant for the 2009-2010 Fan Fox s Foundation (FFSF)

Grant research project.

Position Title:

Research Assistant

Position Description and Responsibilities:

• Training with the Research Project Manager in research evaluation tools as

determined by the study protocol

• Conducting pre- and post-evaluations on research subjects

• Keeping the Research Project Manager informed in a timely manner of the

subject's data and any situations that may affect his/her participation (i.e.

drop-out, cancellation, sickness, or accidents)

• Gain approval from the Research Project Manager regarding all of your

educational and other activities involving the presentation of the study to a

third party

• Comply with all rules and regulations regarding the protection of subject's

confidentiality under the HIPAA law. Failure of compliance will lead to

termination of your participation in this project and may subject you to further

legal action.

About the IMNF and the FFSF Research Project:

The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function was founded in 1995 on the idea

that music has unique powers to heal, rehabilitate, and inspire -- and that we

can use music therapy to restore and improve our physical, emotional, and

neurological health. The Institute is dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry

on music and the brain and to developing clinical treatments to benefit people

of all ages.

The 2009-2010 FFSF grant project aims to contribute to enhanced community-based

and home health care services for over 1,500 elderly patients at various sites

of Comprehensive Care Management (CCM), members of BAFHS, throughout

metropolitan and upstate New York areas. In order to meet the patients' complex

medical and psychosocial needs, the Project is designed to provide various music

therapy programs, including group music therapy at day health centers,

home-based individual music therapy in conjunction with home caregiver training,

and staff training at day health centers. An integral component of the project

is pre- and post-program evaluations on all participants so as to ensure quality

services and patient's benefits.

Location:

Various CCM day health care sites and participants' residences throughout

Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Westchester

Hours:

Approximately 8 – 12 hours per week. Hours may increase upon research demand as

well as the assistant's skills and experience.

Qualifications:

An ideal candidate should be a student of college or above education pursuing a

degree in music therapy, music education, psychology, or another health care

related field. An ideal candidate would be interested in 1) learning about music

therapy; 2) working with a culturally diverse group of elderly persons; 3)

contributing to improve quality of life in elderly persons with complex medical

needs; and 4) learning about the relationship between music, brain, and

mind-body connection

A qualifying candidate should be proficient in English as well as in at least

one of the following languages: Korean, Russian, Spanish, Fujianese, Cantonese,

or Mandarin. A qualifying candidate must present competency in engaging with

elderly persons in verbal conversation.

This is a great opportunity to have hands-on experience of participating in a

clinical research trial as well as to learn about music therapy,

music-mind-brain relationship, and practice and research in elderly health care.

Further, as a research assistant, you will be able to observe highly specialized

group music therapy sessions offered by the IMNF's music therapists and learn

about their expertise in the field.

Contact:

If you are interested, please send your resume or CV along with a cover letter

to: IMNF@... and GLai@... under a title of: " FFSF Research

Assistant. " You may also fax them to in attention to Ms. Ginger

Lai.