NICU-Specific Education

The NTCB has compiled this list of educational resources to aid neonatal therapists in identifying opportunities to enrich their clinical knowledge and support their educational needs in preparation for the neonatal therapy certification application. This list of educational opportunities is provided to potential applicants as a courtesy and should not be construed as endorsement by the NTCB or as preferred providers. Other courses of a similar nature, that are not mentioned, may also be used to fulfill the requirements for neonatal therapy certification. Education used to satisfy the requirement for certification must be evidence-based.

If there are additional educational resources related to neonatal therapy not identified on this list, please email the NTCB at info@ntncb.com with suggestions. Please also contact us if you find any outdated information or nonfunctional links so they can be corrected.

Please click the links provided to further investigate each educational opportunity.

Abbott Health Institute https://anhi.org

Academy of Neonatal Nursing academyonline.org

Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
https://pediatricapta.org/index.cfm

American Occupational Therapy Association aota.org/education-careers/continuing-education.aspx

American Physical Therapy Association apta.org

American Physical Therapy Association Neonatology Special Interest Group https://pediatricapta.org/special-interest-groups/sigs.cfm?sig=NN

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association asha.org/ce/

Annual Graven’s Conference on the Environment of Care for High Risk Newborns https://paclac.org/https-paclac-org-gravens-conference/

Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists https://apcp.csp.org.uk

Brazelton Center, UK brazelton.co.uk/course-booking-nbo/

Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk brown.edu/research/projects/children-at-risk

Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC caringessentials.net/

CIAO Seminars ciaoseminars.com

Contemporary Forums contemporaryforums.com

Council of International Neonatal Nurses https://www.coinnurses.org/

Creative Therapy Consultants creativetherapyconsultants.com/

DandleLion Medical (webinars) dandlelionmedical.com

Brown’s Medical (webinars) www.drbrownsbaby.com/medical/webinars

Early Babies earlybabies.com

Education Resources Inc (live courses) educationresourcesinc.com/courses-by-profession/

Engage Grow Thrive https://engagegrowthrive.com/

Feeding Fundamentals feedingfundamentals.com

Feeding Matters https://feedingmatters.org

FINE Level one, UCL London https://www.bliss.org.uk/health-professionals/information-and-resources/resources-for-your-neonatal-unit

Fragile Infant Feeding Institute facebook.com/FragileInfantFeedingInstitute

General Movements Trust http://general-movements-trust.info

Gold Neonatal Online Conference goldneonatal.com

Huggies Healthcare https://www.huggieshealthcare.com/en-us/education-and-research/education

Ignite Neonatal Mentoring Program https://igniteneonatalmentoringprogram.com/

Infant-Driven Feeding infantdrivenfeeding.com/idf-ed/

Infant Health Policy Submit https://www.infanthealth.org/summit

Innara Health (webinars) innarahealth.com

Lactation Education Resources lactationtraining.com

The Ladder Approach and The NICU Training Module http://www.otptinthenicu.com/index.htm

March of Dimes marchofdimes.org

Medbridge Education https://www.medbridgeeducation.com

NOMAS International nomasinternational.org

National Association of Neonatal Nurses http://nann.org

National Association of Neonatal Therapists https://neonataltherapists.com/

National Certification Corporation https://www.nccwebsite.org

Neonatal Therapy Review and Exam Prep Course https://neonataltherapycertification.com

Med Ed On the Go https://www.mededonthego.com/

NICU Therapy Lab https://nicutherapylab.com/

NIDCAP Federation International nidcap.org

NICU Parent Network https://nicuparentnetwork.org/

Pampers Professional https://www.pampersprofessional.com/s/ce-courses

Pediatric Academic Societies https://www.pas-meeting.org

Phillips Medical: usa.philips.com/healthcare

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions PT NICU Fellowship Program https://rm.edu/neonatology/

Sensory Beginnings https://sensorybeginnings.com/

Shaker 4 Swallowing and Feeding: https://shaker4swallowingandfeeding.com

Synapse Care https://synapsecare.com/

Summit Professional Education https://summit-education.com/

Vermont Oxford Network https://public.vtoxford.org

Zero to Three Annual Conference zerotothree.org

* Note some of the educational offerings may contain content that does not relate to the NICU. Only those hours in education directly related to the NICU can be used to satisfy the educational requirement for Neonatal Therapy Certification™.

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Before the exam:
“The Neonatal Therapy Certification process has made me a more well rounded developmental care specialist. It has forced me to step out of my feeding/dysphagia bubble and I have been able to apply my new knowledge every time I interact with a baby and their caregivers.”

After the exam:
“The test was a challenging yet fair representation of what an advanced NICU therapist should know. I strongly encourage every NICU therapist to pursue certification. You owe it to your patients to be the best therapist you can be!”

Chelsea Moss

MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, CNT

“I have spent many days fighting for respect and proving myself to other professionals in the NICU. Earning the title of Certified Neonatal Therapist has helped minimize that fight.”

Casey Manning

M.S. CCC-SLP, CNT, NTMTC

“As a new therapist, I was passionate about achieving certification to demonstrate competence and promote our profession as an advanced area of practice. Following extensive mentorship in the NICU, and after meeting the minimum requirements for certification, I became a certified neonatal therapist! I am thrilled to be a part of a growing profession who now has a successful pathway for developing competency that will continue to establish our profession as an essential component of NICU care.”

Lisa Olsen

OTDR/L, CNT

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to become a Certified Neonatal Therapist (CNT) in 2018, through the Neonatal Therapy Certification Board (NTCB).I believe this qualification is very relevant to practice in the United Kingdom (UK) as it helps raise the profile of neonatal therapy and also promotes a core knowledge base and practice. I truly believe that all neonatal therapists should have the same theory and knowledge base when working with this high-risk population, their intervention and level of involvement for each patient may well be slightly different. The certification process requires collaborative working. I am extremely fortunate in my setting to have a speech and language therapist who was prepared to relentlessly ask me questions on neonatal feeding, until she felt I was competent enough to the take the exam. I hope that more neonatal therapists in the UK consider taking this examination, the more people who talk about neonatal therapy, the louder our voices will be. I hope that one day every family and their baby who enter the neonatal unit continue to have access to good medical and nursing care, but also have access to all neonatal therapy; occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy. I hope that every therapy discipline has the credentials to highlight their specialty and knowledge and that no family is asked to choose between receiving occupational therapy or physiotherapy or speech and language therapy again. I believe that becoming certified in neonatal therapy is definitely a step in the right direction.”

Emily Hills

OT, MSc, CNT, NTMC

Vanessa Nimon

PT, CNT

Heidi Stubb

OT, CNT

“I feel like I come to the NICU with a wider breadth of knowledge and appreciation for all the aspects of developmental care.”

Julie Ecclestone

MA, CCC-SLP, CNT

“I pursued the Certified Neonatal Therapist Certification because working with infants in the NICU is a passion of mine. It has grown exponentially through the years and I felt the time was right to prove to myself, my team, and my management staff that I had the skills and competency to lead in the NICU.”

Cameron Harris

OTR/L, NTMTC, CNT

“I was so worried that I would fail the exam (and be embarrassed) that I did not tell my boss I was taking it. Then I took it and found out right away that I aced the exam.It helped me be more confident in myself as a clinician. Reading the literature that was provided was great in helping me prepare and helped me understand what parts of my practice are evidence based.”

Ruth Wilkerson

OTR, CLC, NTMC, CNT

“The process of preparing for the neonatal therapy certification exam was as beneficial as taking the examination because of the knowledge gained. The resource list is invaluable and I refer to it almost daily.”

Lauren Adams

PT, PCS, CNT

“As a speech pathologist in the NICU, I was initially hesitant to become a CNT because I thought it would be more geared towards OT/PT studies. What I learned in my journey towards the certification is that everyone who comes in contact with an infant in the NICU benefits from the complex knowledge of neuro development. A different mindset, apart from simply “safe feeding” engulfed my daily practice. My OT coworker (and also CNT) and I began to tag-team ways to incorporate gentle, kind touch into each interaction with the infants. Often our efforts “rubbed off” on other coworkers and parents. My feeding skills have been enhanced by my all-in focus when encountering each baby. It’s not just safe feeding with no aspiration, it’s enjoyable experiences at each feeding time, whether bottle feeding or tube feeding. It’s preventing severe oral aversions in complex cases instead of undoing negative feeding experiences for years to come. I am a better therapist because of my studies to become a CNT.”

Cynthia Armstrong

M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT

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