*NOTE: Upon completion of the IM Certification Course, participants must register for and complete required Clinical Certification Coaching. This post-certification course provides ample hands-on competency training to ensure that you are ready to successfully apply the IM in your practice with students & patients. Upon completion of Clinical Certification Coaching, you will be listed as an IM Provider on the IM website. For more information about Clinical Certification Coaching, please go to the education page of our website at www.interactivemetronome.com and click on IM System Coaching. Our goal is to help you and those you serve succeed!

This live course involves both lecture and lab. Typical student-to-faculty ratio is 10-15 students to one instructor.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate the development of IM & cite specific research studies supporting the efficacy of IM;
• Evaluate candidacy for IM based upon cognitive, communicative, social/behavioral, and/or motor deficits as it pertains to developmental and acquired neurological disorders;
• Perform & interpret objective IM assessments competently;
• Create & execute individualized IM treatment utilizing six phases of IM treatment;
• Produce and interpret reports;
• Select sensitive pre and post assessment tools to measure effectiveness of IM & generalization of gains to settings outside of the clinic;
• Identify IM exercises can and will be modified to meet individual patient needs;
• Develop individualized goals for IM treatment that are both functional and measurable.

Specific Learning Outcomes for SLPs:

• SLPs will demonstrate evidence-based practice through knowledge regarding available research and supporting literature for use of Interactive Metronome® (IM) in the remediation of speech/language and cognitive/linguistic disorders;
• SLPs will demonstrate appropriate clinical application of IM in pediatric, adolescent, and adult/geriatric patient populations for individualized remediation of developmental and acquired neurogenic speech-language & cognitive-linguistic disorders;
• SLPs will demonstrate objective, measurable & functional goal-writing in order to gauge meaningful IM treatment outcomes;
• SLPs will select appropriate speech/language and cognitive/linguistic assessment batteries to objectively measure changes pre- and post-IM treatment;

Cancellation: IM reserves the right to determine the appropriate recourse for any CE activity for unforeseeable circumstances, such as a natural or man-made disaster, or in the event not enough attendees enroll in the course. To receive a full refund or course transfer, you must submit your request in writing (via U.S. certified mail or email- support@interactivemetronome.com) within 30 days of the date of notification.

Participants who wish to cancel their registration must do so in writing. Participants who notify IM of their cancellation in writing (via U.S. certified mail or email) 4+ weeks prior to the date of the course receive a full refund within 30 days of receipt of their notification. Participants who notify IM of their cancellation in writing (via U.S. certified mail or email) 2-4 weeks prior to the date of the course receive a 50% refund within 30 days of receipt of their notification. Participants who notify IM of their cancellation in writing (via U.S. certified mail or email- support@interactivemetronome.com)1-2 weeks prior to the date of the course receive a voucher worth 50% of the course fee to attend another IM course. Participants who do not notify IM of their cancellation do not receive a refund.

Course Site Policy: IM Reserves the right to change location of course site up until 14 days before the course date. Please note we will not move the new location more than 30 miles from the original location. Registrants will be notified via e-mail if the location change occurs.

IM Snow Schedule: In the event that an IM course location has predicted snow fall, mass transit is still running and the roads are open, the snow schedule will go into effect. Courses will start 2 hours later than the regular start time and follow the agenda outlined below. If mass transit is not running, or authorities are recommending staying off the highways, the course will be rescheduled to a different date or you will have the option to be transferred to any course location, no refunds will be given.

Special Needs: Please indicate any special assistance required when you return your registration (i.e. dietary, physical disability etc.).

Food & Beverage: Morning and afternoon beverages and snacks will be served. Lunch will be on your own.