Monthly Archives: August 2022

World Mourns Heidi Als

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 »

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 »

NEW Regulations for Licensure Renewals for Massachusetts PTs and OTs

On April 29, 2022, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions (BOAH) promulgated regulations requiring continuing competency activities as a prerequisite to licensure renewal. The Board will begin enforcing these requirements beginning with renewals due in September 2022. ERI is here to help! Here are some of the details as laid out by… Read more »

What to Look for When Choosing a CEU Provider

Choosing a continuing education (CEU) course provider is an important decision. Continuing your education as a therapist will help you further develop your skills, keep up with new research and implement updated techniques. Choosing a CEU course provider with the proper accreditations and course offerings will ensure you meet your state or field’s requirements, and… Read more »