*Please note that recertification is on a different schedule. CNTs with expiration between January and June will have their recertification application due March 31st of that year. CNTs with expiration between July and December will have their recertification application due September 30th of that year. If you are due to complete recertification, follow the instructions provided in your notification email or click the recertification application tab at the top of this page.
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Neonatal Therapy Certification administered by the NTCB, is endorsed by the National Association of Neonatal Therapists. The NTCB is an organization that is completely independent of NANT.
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The credential ‘Certified Neonatal Therapist’ signifies that an individual has undergone analysis, evaluation, and testing in accordance with the NTCB’s certification standards. This validation of 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 NICU. Using an integrated, neuroprotective, family-centered model, CNT provides 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 composed of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists with expertise in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across 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.
The mission of the NTCB is to recognize and advance interprofessional and international neonatal therapy practice by developing evidence-based certification standards, including validating the clinical experience and knowledge essential to the effective delivery of neonatal therapy.
The vision of the NTCB is to establish a body of certified neonatal physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists (PTs, OTs, and SLPs) who provide safe, effective, and evidence-based services to at-risk infants and their families.
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