Completion of this required competency program leads to full IM Clinical Certification (IMCC) and listing on the IM Provider Locator. Course participants must have completed the basic Interactive Metronome Certification Course prior to undertaking this training.

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

Target Audience:
This webinar welcomes the following professionals who have completed the Interactive Metronome Certification Course.

• Audiologist
• Speech and Language Pathologist
• Speech and Language Pathology Asst
• Occupational Therapist
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Physical Therapist
• Physical Therapy Asst
• Athletic Trainer
• Educator
• Licensed Medical, Rehabilitation or Mental Health Professional
• Music Therapist

Instructional Level:
Intermediate

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

• Select appropriate clients for Interactive Metronome (IM) System training based upon cognitive, communicative, social, behavioral, motor, and/or sensory concerns;
• Competently administer and interpret the Long Form Assessment (LFA);
• Develop & adapt individualized IM System training programs based upon client's ms timing patterns and performance;
• Competently integrate IM System training into existing clinical practice.

• Select appropriate clients for Interactive Metronome (IM) System training based upon cognitive, communicative, social, behavioral, motor, and/or sensory concerns in order to improve functional communication skills;
• Competently administer and interpret the Long Form Assessment (LFA);
• Develop & adapt individualized IM System training programs based upon client’s ms timing patterns and performance in order to improve temporal processing necessary for functional speech, language, cognitive-communicative, and social skills.
• Competently integrate IM System training into existing clinical practice.