Happy International Neonatal Therapy Week (INTW)!

Join us, as we celebrate all neonatal therapists with the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT) an organization full of passionate neonatal therapists who aim to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for premature and sick infants.

Started nine years ago by NANT, this week honors occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who specialize in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Thank you to this group of highly professional, passionate, and driven group of caregivers who dedicate their time to the smallest of patients resulting in a lifetime of positive change.

We would like to highlight some of the fabulous work that NANT does to help support Neonatal Therapists everywhere:

NANT Learning, Mentorship and Leadership Programs

Ignite Training & Mentorship Program

Ignite features 10 months of foundational learning, mentorship, connection with peers, and convenience to study at your own pace! IGNITE is based on current literature and evidence regarding assessment and intervention in the NICU.

This program is for experienced neonatal therapists, those new to the NICU and for students (OT/PT/SLP) aspiring to work in the NICU
Commitment is approximately 2hrs/Month with monthly guidance calls
On-demand program, offering flexibility and access when you need it
Resources, tools, activities and more to help with learning.
Access to content for 3 years
Access to a private FB page to follow clinical discussions with all the current IGNITE participants and past IGNITE’ers too

Launch Leadership Program

The Launch Leadership Program is a 6-month leadership program designed for healthcare professionals who are ready to fully step into being a powerful leader in their lives and/or careers.

Entry into an exclusive 6 month online leadership program led by Sue Ludwig and Chrysty Sturdivant
Access to unique leadership tools, systems and resources
On-ramp group call to solidify priority topics
6 online leadership trainings – from mindset to high level workflow strategies
6 guidance calls with mentors and entire group
Access to guest experts as needed
Class directory for simultaneous and ongoing community with group
Private Facebook forum

*You do NOT have to have a leadership title or position to enroll. The content will provide practical strategies that enable you to lead from any position.

*You do not have to work in the neonatal space to enroll.

World PT Day 2021

Each September 8, we celebrate World PT Day and recognize the meaningful and life-changing work of physiotherapists. This year’s World PT Day focus is the rehabilitation, treatment, and management of people affected by Long COVID – which is preliminarily defined as the presence of signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19 which continue for 12 weeks or more.

Many COVID-19 patients experience long-term symptoms that require expert rehabilitation with physiotherapists who provide interventions that optimize functioning in everyday activities, support individuals to recover or adjust, achieve their full potential, and enable participation in education, work, recreation, and meaningful life roles. Click HERE to watch physiotherapists from around the world talk about the impact of COVID-19 on physiotherapy, and for more information and resources on World PT Day and Long COVID Treatment, visit World Physiotherapy.

Join us in celebrating World PT Day on September 8 and thanking physiotherapists for the crucial contributions their profession makes to keeping people well, mobile, and independent.

NEW Online Series! Primitive Reflexes: Strategies to Promote Integration-Strengthening Foundational Skills

Learn at Your Convenience with Janine Wiskind MS, OTR/L, CBIS

Janine Wiskind MS, OTR/L, CBIS ERI is excited to offer a new, on-demand, online learning opportunity for Pediatric Therapists: Primitive Reflexes: Strategies to Promote Integration – Strengthening Foundational Skills – Online Series. Janine engages her audience with her dynamic teaching style and makes intense information easy to understand and apply. In this online series, Janine covers lots of practical interventions and a new perspective on how to look at a child’s development.

This online series was recorded in March, 2021 and provides the same content as the live webinar, but has been developed into shorter sessions (approximately three, 3.5 hour sessions) for optimal learning at your convenience. With access to the course and downloadable handouts for an entire year, you’re able to go back and refresh yourself as often as you’d like!

Earn 11 contact hours (1.1 CEUs) for $299/person.

Primitive Reflexes: Strategies to Promote Integration – Strengthening Foundational Skills – Online Series.

Are you seeing children who are not progressing the way you expected? Janine will teach you how to:

1. Assess and treat retained primitive reflex patterns to promote better function, think critically and integrate the individual reflex patterns into a more natural and fluid approach.

2. Group reflexes together in functional patterns, allowing you to rethink and update your approach to evaluating and treating retained primitive reflexes.

3. Integrate assessment of posture and movement patterns as well as research findings into evaluation and treatment.

Learn more about the course and register here today!

Education Resources, Inc., and Dr. Brown’s™ Medical Announce Advancing Excellence in Infant Care Scholarships

Annual Awards Provide Neonatal Therapists Exceptional Continuing Education Opportunities

Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) a leading provider of continuing education for NICU therapists, and Dr. Brown’s™ Medical, innovators of products that continue to transform the care practices of infant oral feeding challenges in NICUs, are accepting applications for the Advancing Excellence in Infant Care Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to two neonatal therapists who demonstrate the core values of collaboration, integrity, and a passion for improving the lives of the infants and families they serve. The winners will receive free tuition to an ERI continuing education live webinar. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists working in NICU settings are invited to apply for the scholarships. Applications can be submitted by clicking HERE. The deadline for application is September 10, 2021, and the winners will be announced on September 19, 2021.

“ERI. is committed to offering therapists exceptional continuing education courses taught by world-renowned faculty members,” said Carol Loria, President of Education Resources, Inc. “We’re pleased to join with Dr. Brown’s™ Medical, an organization also dedicated to neonatal feeding and education, to offer two individuals the opportunity to advance their career and learn the latest, clinically relevant techniques to care for children and families in the NICU.”

This is the second year that Dr. Brown’s™ Medical and ERI have offered the Advancing Excellence in Infant Care Scholarships.

You Bring the Group, We’ll Provide the Savings

At ERI, we believe in “better together” and know that learning side-by-side with colleagues and friends is an invaluable experience that improves camaraderie and teamwork. For these reasons, ERI now offers group pricing on select in-person learning, live webinars, and online courses.

Many of our live webinars and in-person courses offer a discount when three or more individuals register together (available when registering online), allowing you to improve your practice while saving.

ERI’s Therapies in the School Online Conferences offer a fantastic value for school-based therapists with the cost of the first registrant being $399, and each additional registrant costing just $44 a person. (contact ERI at info@educationresourcesinc.com to register)

ERI’s group rates are just one of the ways that we invite you to save as you learn the latest techniques and methods from exceptional, world-renowned faculty.

For more information, and to discuss group rates, contact ERI at info@educationresourcesinc.com or call 800-487-6530.