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 »
Posts Categorized: NICU
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 »
Continue Your Learning with Holly Schifsky with the Newly Released Online CEU Course “Bridging the Gap”
If you haven’t already had the opportunity to complete a CEU course by renowned speaker Holly Schifksy, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS, now is the perfect time to see what all the hype is about. Schifsky, a seasoned therapists who has worked in pediatrics for over 24 years, brings her wealth of knowledge to participants in a… Read more »