Therapists in the NICU are engaged in an advanced area of practice, which requires specific expertise. Neonatal Therapy Certification™ identifies occupational and physical therapists and speech-language pathologists who have demonstrated minimum standards for the amount of experience, education, and knowledge needed to effectively serve high-risk infants and families in the NICU.
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The credential ‘Certified Neonatal Therapist™’ signifies that an individual has undergone analysis, evaluation, and testing in accordance with the certification standards set by the NTCB. This validation of their clinical experience and knowledge declares professional competence for the specialized area of practice in the NICU. The Certified Neonatal Therapist™ credential is a mark of excellence and a sign that someone has demonstrated appropriate education and experience and passed an evidence-based exam at a testing center to demonstrate their expertise needed to practice in the NICU.
Certified Neonatal Therapists™ deliver holistic, direct patient care and consultative services to premature and medically-complex infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Using an integrated, neuroprotective, family-centered model, CNTs™ provide highly specialized and individualized therapeutic interventions in the NICU.
These interventions support optimal long-term development, prevent adverse sequelae, and nurture the infant-family dyad. Therapists in the NICU are engaged in an advanced area of practice, which requires specific expertise.
The Neonatal Therapy Certification Board™ (NTCB) is a multidisciplinary board comprised of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists who have expertise in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) throughout the United States and around the world.
The NTCB™ provides certification to neonatal therapists who have demonstrated the time, knowledge, and commitment to serve high-risk infants in the NICU.
It is the mission of the Neonatal Therapy Certification Board™ (NTCB) to recognize and advance inter-professional neonatal therapy practice through evidence-based certification standards including validation of clinical experience and knowledge essential for effective and independent delivery of neonatal therapy. This international certification, providing the Certified Neonatal Therapist™ credential, is the only recognized and official neonatal therapy certification program.
The Neonatal Therapy Certification Board™ is the credentialing body which validates the experience and knowledge of Certified Neonatal Therapists™ (OT, PT, SLP) who provide safe, effective, and evidence-based services to at-risk infants and their families.
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