Download the application form for the 2012 course in Nashville!

Download the application form for the Fall, 2012 course in Pittsburgh!

SCHEDULE              

INFORMATION

The certificate course in the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach to Adults with Hemiplegia (NDT) is an intensive training course including both theoretical and practical work.  The material presented in the course is based on the theoretical and practical constructs developed by Dr. Karl and Mrs. Berta Bobath and conforms to standards established by the North American NDT Association, Inc.  A certified NDTA, Inc. Coordinator Instructor is in charge of the course.  Additional appropriate professionals will also teach and assist in the course.  The course curriculum will cover:

                -Fundamentals of the NDT philosophy and current NDT Theory

                -Normal and abnormal movement analysis

                -Application of Neuro-Developmental treatment to the adult patient with hemiplegia

More than half of the course is practical and clinical in nature.  The course practicums call for intensive movement sessions involving lab activities working with other course participants, and assessment and treatment of adult patients with hemiplegia. 

Care is taken throughout the course to present the material in an integrated fashion with the expectation that students will gain an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the NDT approach, as well as identification of the role of their particular discipline in use of this approach with adult patients with hemiplegia.

Participation in the course involves movement analysis and facilitation labs, supervised patient treatment, daily reading assignments, and written assignments. 

A maximum of twenty-four (24) students will be accepted into each course to allow for individual attention during the extensive lab and patient practicum experiences.

Participants who satisfactorily complete the course will receive an NDTA, Inc. certificate and are eligible for NDT Certification through the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association.

INFORMATION

• The primary instructor for these courses is Monica Diamond, PT, MS, C/NDT
  • Certified NDTA basic and advanced course Coordinator Instructor
  • Skilled NDTA Instructor with 20 years experience teaching
  • Currently teaching and treating patients in the clinic

• Other qualified NDTA Instructors provide instruction in their disciplines during this multidisciplinary course

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Interested applicants must fill out and submit and application form in order to be considered for acceptance into the course.

PREREQUISITES

• you must be recognized in your home state or country as a certified, licensed, or registered occupational, speech, or physical therapist.  (Applicants must include a copy of professional license or registry with their application.)

• you must have at least one years' experience since registration or licensure.  This must generally include experience with adult patients with hemiplegia.

• you must have a current caseload of adult patients with hemiplegia and plan to continue treating adults with hemiplegia. 

• you must be able to provide proof of malpractice insurance which covers you during your participation in the course.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Qualified applicants will be accepted into the course in the order in which completed applications are received until the course is full.

Feedback from Certificate Course Participants:

• I wish I had your hands. You really explain practical patient situations well - especially discussing common therapy mistakes or incorrect assumptions. Excellent demonstrations.
• Your patience is appreciated.
• I enjoy how you challenge us to think outside the box! It facilitates clinical problem solving.
• It's very beneficial to watch you work because it's nice to see the flow of a treatment session.
• I liked your encouraging us to think - what do you see - feel? Pushed us but in a non-threatening way.
• Excellent patient demo's
• Your observation and teaching of posture and movement is amazing!
• Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
• Re: Certificate course teaching team: Keep up the great work. Your knowledge and respect for each other makes one solid team! Thank you all!

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