IM-Home Specialist Certification Coaching
 

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APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINES:

  • Speech and Language Pathologist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Audiologist
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Physical Therapy Asst
  • Speech and Language Pathology Asst
  • Licensed Medical, Rehabilitation or Mental Health Professional
  • Music Therapist
  • Educator
Course Description
Join us for an advanced educational program leading to the IM-Home Specialist Designation (IMHS). This course will cover more advanced topics pertaining to the clinical application of IM-Home, including a more interactive format designed to help participants troubleshoot for existing clients and use clinical reasoning to facilitate successful IM Home training & outcomes. Participants will learn the skills necessary to adapt to often fluctuating clinical presentations with individualized treatment approaches that are engaging and motivating.

To be eligible for this course, participants must meet all of the following prerequisites:

  • Participants must have successfully completed the basic Interactive Metronome Certification Course.
  • Participants must have successfully completed mandatory Clinical Certification Coaching (competency training).
  • Participants must have successfully completed IM Home Certification Coaching.
  • In order to derive benefit from this program, participants must have at least one client that is actively using the IM Home in order to participate.

 *This course is currently undergoing a time pilot and peer review to determine whether it may be offered for ASHA CEUs and to determine the CEU amount. SLPs who participate in the time pilot may retroactively be eligible for ASHA CEUs pending course approval.
 
Instructional Level:
Advanced

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

  • Use clinical reasoning when evaluating client performance on IM Home in order to develop effective treatment plans;
  • Use existing templates or create own treatment plans when using IM Home based upon client’s often fluctuating presentation and performance;
  • Use various age-appropriate strategies to keep clients motivated to complete IM Home exercises as prescribed;
  • Communicate effectively with caregiver(s) and elicit their assistance in the implementation of IM Home.
*Note: This course covers information that pertains to licensed therapists and therapy assistants. COTA and PTA professionals must practice IM under the supervision of a licensed OT or PT.

Specific Learning Outcomes for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists:

  • Use clinical reasoning when evaluating client performance on IM Home in order to develop effective treatment plans to address speech/language and cognitive/communicative skills;
  • Use existing templates or create own treatment plans when using IM Home based upon client’s often fluctuating presentation and performance;
  • Use various age-appropriate strategies to keep clients motivated to complete IM Home exercises as prescribed;
  • Communicate effectively with caregiver(s) and elicit their assistance in the implementation of IM Home.
*Note: This course covers information that pertains to licensed therapists and therapy assistants. SLPA professionals must practice IM under the supervision of a licensed SLP.
 
Instructor(s):

Sherrie Hardy, OTR/L is a credentialed elementary and middle-school teacher (grades K-9) with reading and adult education credentials, a master’s degree in marital and family therapy, and MIMC Interactive Metronome certification who has trained in sensory integration and perceptual-motor integration. Sherrie has designed perceptual-motor training programs in school, hospital, youth club and therapy clinics. Sherrie opened Hardy Brain Training in Camarillo, CA in 2003 which specializes in creating success for children, teens and adults who struggle with attention, learning and behavior difficulties that have not been successfully treated by special school programs, IEPs, 504 plans, tutoring, counseling, therapy and other programs.

Instructor Financial Disclosure(s): Sherrie is the author/co-author of educational offerings on the clinical & logistical application of IM Home technology, for which she has received honoraria. She does not receive royalties or any other form of compensation for the continued publication and use of educational materials she has authored/coauthored. Sherrie does not sell or receive compensation for the sale of Interactive Metronome System products.

Instructor Nonfinancial Disclosure(s): Sherrie is actively engaged in large scale independent clinical research examining the effect of IM Home training on academic achievement in young members of the Boys & Girls Club in several locations in California. She has not received financial or other assistance from Interactive Metronome, Inc for this research, and she does not benefit financially from it

 
Agenda:
  • Speaker introduction & disclosure
  • Part 1
    • Ratings & Assessments
    • Your Responsibilities as an IM-Home Specialist
    • Using LFA Results to Select Training Templates
    • Scheduling IM Home Sessions
    • Motivating Your Clients Remotely for Success
    • Case Analysis
    • Interactive Client Discussion
  • Part 2
    • Evaluating Client Progress
    • Adjusting Training Plans
    • Interactive Client Discussion
    • Post-Test & Course Evaluation