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.