CEUs: This course is offered for AOTA CEUs / Contact Hours
(Introductory; Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation, Intervention)
The Masgutova Method® is a set of programs focused on the restoration and maturation of primary movements, reflexes, coordination systems, skills for optimal performance of natural mechanisms, developmental processes, brain functioning, and sensory-motor integration. You can read more about Reflexes and MNRI HERE.
Watch an overview of how MNRI works
The Mission of the Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute (SMEI) is to provide health, wellness and educational professionals, parents, and caregivers with non-invasive techniques to address maturational, developmental, and life challenges.
This is part 1 of a 2-part course. For those in the MNRI® Core in Training program both parts 1 and 2 of this course must be completed.
Skin, our largest organ, forms the boundary between our physical being and the outside world. It also houses the NeuroTactile system, which allows the body to access NeuroTactile sensations from the outside world. The skin possesses eleven different NeuroTactile receptors to distinguish the broad array of NeuroTactile stimuli input encountered by the body. This set of NeuroTactile receptors helps to inform and prioritize incoming sensory information for the central nervous system to process. Once processed, the central nervous system directs the body’s actions in response to ever-changing NeuroTactile conditions. Due to congenital issues or trauma (in utero, at birth, or anytime after birth), NeuroTactile system challenges can result, causing any one of the following conditions.
The reactions of a person with either a hyper- or hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile system, often seem bigger or smaller than normal conditions would dictate. Such disproportionate reactions are often an indication that an individual’s NeuroTactile system is not appropriately engaged and integrated. The MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration program uses neuro-tactile techniques to stimulate different receptors in the skin, working to appropriately engage and integrate the NeuroTactile sensory system within the complete mind/body system. When the NeuroTactile system is integrated, the brain stem relaxes defensive reflexes, and opens the entire system to an experience of safety in which emotion and behavioral regulation improves and healthy motor, communication, and cognitive development can proceed.
Professionals, parents and caregivers interested in learning more about the Masgutova Method and its various programs are encourage to attend this course early on, given the fundamental role it plays in emotional and behavioral regulation, and overall maturation and development. The NeuroTactile Integration course explores the physiology and psychology of the NeuroTactile system, the developmental effects of over- and under-sensitive receptors, and the importance of an appropriately integrated NeuroTactile system to the process of integrating all motor reflex movement and patterns.
The MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration course explores:
Learner Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the six hours of online instruction, participants will:
a. Activate
physiological and structural connections between skin, muscles, tendons and
bones
b. Alleviate
the negative physical and psychological effects of sensory stimuli
c. Reduce
stress at the physiological level, alleviating stress responses that would
otherwise inhibit reflex integration required for core stabilization,
improvement in joint mobility, range of motion and motor coordination
d. Demonstrate
and apply additional NeuroTactile program techniques to:
i. Explain a kinesthetic sense of appendage length, size, and boundaries
ii. Provide an awareness of the sagital, axial and coronal planes of body coordination, coronal planes of body coordination and core integration
iii. Develop the clinical skills necessary to generate body awareness and enhance spatial skill development
10. Explore, evaluate and develop strategies to incorporate the use of the MNRI NeuroTactile Integration course Part One content into daily client and home practice.
Course Format:
This course will be offered online. Access links to the course will be provided prior to the first day of class.
Course hours: 6
Financial Disclosure: Amy Cameron receives a stipend based upon an enrollment percentage.
Non-financial Disclosure: No relevant relationship exists.
Course Disclosure: The Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute has developed and patented a licensed technology trademarked as MNRI®. Because there are no other like-kind products available, course offerings will only cover information that pertains to the effective and safe use of the above-named products. This presentation will focus exclusively on MNRI® and will not include information on other similar or related products or services.
Special Needs Requests: If you require special accommodations, please notify SMEI at events@masgutovamethod.com at the time of registration so that needed accommodations can be made prior to the course.
Target audience:
Speech Language Pathologists, Speech Language Pathologist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Educators, Psychologists, Physicians, Massage Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Other Health Care Providers, Parents.
Criteria for Certificate of Completion and any available Credit Hours or CEUs:
• Full attendance to the entire course
• Participation in practice with instructor feedback
• Post course evaluation
Online courses are subject to cancellation due to lack of minimum required participants registered for the course within 2 days of the course start date. Full refunds will be issued if the course is canceled due to the low number of attendees.
Participants who wish to transfer registration and payment to another
SMEI course may do so up to 5 days prior with no penalty. If within the
5 days, a 10% administration fee will be charged.
*Participant must have selected the course they wish to transfer to at the time of the request. All refunds will be held until the transfer course has been selected.
* A 2.5% transaction fee (processing fee) will be withheld on all refunds that were processed using credit card/PayPal. If a participant wishes the refund to be paid directly to their account via credit card/PayPal, PayPal may also charge the participant an additional 2.5% transaction fee (processing fee). Refund by check is available upon request. For questions contact us.
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