Infant-Driven Education
OUR MISSION: To improve the lives of babies and families through excellent neonatal caregiver education and skill development.
OUR VISION: For each neonatal caregiver to understand the tremendous impact they have on the infants and families they serve, and to provide care accordingly.
Educational Training Videos on Swaddled Bathing & Skin-to-Skin Holding
Our portfolio of instructional Videos increase the knowledge and skill of healthcare providers, while giving parents an enhanced understanding, ability, and ease in caring for their infant. Videos are available in both English & Spanish for parents and all videos can be purchased as DVDs or licensed for hospital intranet viewing!
Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification (NTMC)™
NTMC is an exclusively neonatal, one-of-a-kind certification for neonatal healthcare providers. It combines a holistic, neonatal and systems theory approach to massage, with an emphasis on families and nurturing opportunities, while elevating the standard of care that neonatal caregivers provide in their daily practice.
Seminars, Workshops & On-Line Education
Creative Therapy Consultants provides innovative educational opportunities both on-line and in person. Participants are able to change practice and implement new techniques immediately upon returning to their NICU. Best of all, the programs can be completely customized to meet your NICU’s needs!
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Did You Know?
Did you know neonatal massage was shown to improve weight gain velocity and decrease length of stay by 12 days? In the 2018 study by Taheri and colleagues, entitled The Effect of a Short Course [...]
EVENTS
NTMC & Customized Programs in Arizona
February 28 – March 1, 2018 | Tucson, AZ NTMC
March 3 – 4, 2018 | Phoenix, AZ NTMC
March 5, 2018 | Phoenix, AZ Banner Health Customized Program
What a wonderful week in Arizona! We certified over 70 NTMC Professionals during the Tucson, AZ NTMC at Tucson Medical Center and Phoenix, AZ NTMC at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The passion these neonatal therapists and nurses brought to the certifications was contagious! We wrapped up the week providing a customized program for Banner Health about neuroprotective caregiving in their NICU. Learn more about our customized programs HERE or APPLY for a Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification today!
The ONE Conference
February 4 – 6, 2018 | San Diego, CA
We are thrilled to be an invited speaker at The ONE Conference this year! We will be presenting on Sensory Development: Outcomes & Implications and The Neuroscientific Foundation of Neonatal Touch & Massage. As we develop these presentations, or our customized educational programs, evidenced-based, neuroprotective, family-centered developmental care is at their core. If we don’t see you in San Diego, be sure to check out our educational programs designed to specifically meet the needs of YOUR NICU here!
Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification
August 25 & 26, 2017 | Paducah, KY
September 15, 16 & 17, 2017 | Santa Clara, CA
October 6 & 7, 2017 | Cleveland, OH
We will certify more than 70 neonatal caregivers in NTMC in just 6 weeks! We cannot wait to get to Cleveland this week to meet our newest group of NTMC professionals. Between the 15 hours of on-line education, hands on lab, evidenced based lecture, and practice of specific massage techniques and advanced manual therapy techniques for therapists, it is sure to be an awesome weekend! Learn more about NTMC and how you can become certified in 2018 here!
NOLE & Neuroprotective Caregiving
May 8th & 9th, 2017 | Billings, MT
We are excited to provide a customized program for St. Vincent Hospital where staff will be completing NOLE prior to attending a 6-Hour course (provided two days for maximum staff attendance) focusing on Neuroprotective Care with emphasis on positioning & handling. Staff have already completed positioning audits and developmental care surveys in preparation of the education and to better customize the education! We are SO excited!