September 18-24 2022 is International Neonatal Therapy week! Started many years ago by National Association of Neonatal Therapists (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… Read more »
Posts Categorized: NICU
World Mourns Heidi Als
ERI is saddened to hear of the passing of Heidelise (Heidi) Als, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Emerita, Harvard Medical School, Director, Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies, Boston Children’s Hospital, Founder, NIDCAP Federation International, Inc. As a past ERI faculty member she inspired us to provide quality education for the neonatal therapist, and develop… Read more »
Neonatal Therapist Competencies – The Wait is Finally Over, So Let’s Dive In!
Authored by Anjanette Lee CCC/SLP, CNT Neonatal Therapists (NTs) have long struggled to find or create competencies that reflect the specialty knowledge and skills needed to provide independent and safe practice with the fragile NICU population. This past spring, the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT) released “Practice Competencies for the Neonatal Therapist”. This interprofessional set… Read more »
NEW! Learn to Evaluate Feeding Performance and More with Live Webinar “Feeding Tiny Humans”
Shanna M. Semmler, OTD, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC is an Occupational Therapist who has spent her entire career helping premature infants and full-term infants with medical complexities and/or birth trauma achieve their maximal potential. Her newest course, Feeding Tiny Humans: Strategies for “Typical” to Troubled Premature and Medically Complex Babies, is now available as a live… Read more »
Cindy Miles’ Online CEU Course Now Available – “Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children”
ERI is excited to announce an online course offering for our dedicated community of therapists! Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children Online Series Learn with Cindy Miles, PT, PhD, PCS, NDT, a leading expert on torticollis and plagiocephaly, as she discusses the increased incidence, etiology, and pathophysiology of torticollis. We invite you to… Read more »