Event Registration
MNRI® IPET NeuroTactile Integration
A digital copy of the manual is included with your registration.
Hard copies are available for purchase following registration.
Dates: April 26-28, 2024
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Address: To Be Announced
Instructor: PRE-COURSE VIDEO INSTRUCTION + Nelli Akhmatova for On-Site Training
- MNRI® Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration
- MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration
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.
Course Overview
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.
- Hyper-sensitive NeuroTactile System – Also referred to as NeuroTactile defensiveness, this results in a negative, over-reaction to touch that typically would not be a problem. A person with a hyper-sensitive NeuroTactile system will often respond negatively to hugs, having their hair brushed or nails clipped, and complain about various textures, seams, tags and avoid wearing any form fitting clothes. A simple skin scrape can elicit a reaction expected for a far more debilitating wound.
- Hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile System – A person with a hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile system often does not respond to NeuroTactile input that would cause most people to act. A deep cut, a hard push, or other forms of physical harm lead to little or no reaction. NeuroTactile input important to taking action and avoiding harm, is often missed by a person with a hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile system, leaving them at risk for great harm. People with hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile systems often seeking more intense sensory stimulation in an effort to register sensation.
- Non-Functioning NeuroTactile System – A non-functioning NeuroTactile system is simply not working.
The reactions of a person with either a hyper- or hypo-sensitive NeuroTactile systems, 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 improve and healthy motor, communication, and cognitive development can proceed.
The IPET MNRI® NeuroTactile Reflex Integration(IPET MNRI® NTI) continues the basis and principles of the previous program the MNRI® NeuroTactile Reflex Integration (Level 1) and continues many advances in concepts of the integration of the tactile system, practical procedures, and techniques. This program consists of theoretical background and practical procedures. It is interactive and includes exams to assure the quality of both theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
Learner Objectives:
- Analyze how the strategies taught in this course optimize the brainstem, relax defensive reflexes and open the entire nervous system for healthy development.
- Demonstrate understanding of the connection between the tactile and proprioceptive system and their role in establishing proper function of the muscular system and functional motor control.
- Analyze the neurophysiological functioning of the tactile/proprioceptive system and its connection to the brain, spinal cord and nerve network with respect to proper regulation of protection responses (including fight/flight/freeze) necessary for growth and development.
- Demonstrate proficiency with the in-depth MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration IPET, procedures and techniques via hands-on demonstration on the course instructor. Course participants will receive immediate feedback regarding the accuracy of the application of the techniques and procedures.
- Participants will apply knowledge from the course to design individualized MNRI NeuroTactile Integration programs that address neurodevelopmental and learning challenges to improve clients’ occupational performance.
Course Agenda:
Day 1
Hour 1: Overview of ethics, code of conduct and basic standards associated with the MNRI® Neurotactile Integration program.
Hours 2: Key concepts of the MNRI® Neurotactile Integration program.
Hours 3: Developmental consequences associated with positive and negative protection mechanisms.
Hour 4: Concept of Levels of Tactility and progression from Primary Tactility through Differentiated tactility.
Hours 5: Discussion of skin receptors and dermatomes and their unique roles in processing of touch, pain and proprioception.
Hours 6-8: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises to release stress and facilitate positive protection.
Day 2
Hours 1-3: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises for Greeting the Side of the Body.
Hours 4-5: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises for Segmentatal Activation of Limbs with corresponding skin receptor analysis.
Hours 6: Correlation of practiced techniques with developmental aspects and clinical decision making for treatment interventions.
Hours 7-8: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises.
Day 3
Hour 1-2: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises for Head Activation.
Hours 3-4: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises for Greeting the Back of the Body.
Hour 5-7: IPET Practicum: Instruction, demonstration and applied practice of Neurotactile integration exercises for Back of the Body and Segmental Limb activation.
Hour 8: Review, question/answers; clinical application discussion.
Course Length: The course is a 24 hours course over a 3 day period.
All IPETS include:
- Written test before class
- 16 hrs of non-CEU credit online lecture
- Hands-On Exam during IPET class
- Practical Hands-On Graded Exam following 64 conference hours
Financial Disclosure: Nelli Akhmatova 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 methods available, course offerings will only cover information that pertains to the effective and safe use of the above-named Method. This presentation will focus exclusively on MNRI® and will not include information on other similar or related methods 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
SMEI Cancellation and Refund Policy
Courses are subject to cancellation due to lack of minimum required participants registered for the course within 10 days of the course start date. Full refunds (or transfer of funds to online account for future use) will be issued if the course is canceled due to the low number of attendees.
We recommend that attendees who will be flying do not purchase their flight until after the 10 day window has elapsed to avoid a nonrefundable circumstance with the airline. SMEI is not liable for any ticket costs related to the course being canceled. SMEI is not liable for any costs related to transportation (airline tickets, train, taxi, etc) due to the cancellation of an event.
- Participants will receive a full refund for registration cancellation up to 21 days prior to the course.
- A 10% administration charge will be retained for cancellations within 15-20 days prior to the course.
- A 25% administration charge will be retained for cancellations within 14 days prior to the course.
Manual Download Policy
Once a student has downloaded the manual or any course resources, payment for this course can be transferred to a different time and location of the same course; however NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS TO A DIFFERENT COURSE are allowed, even if the course is cancelled by the LAC or Instructor.
Transferring Policy
Participants who wish to transfer registration and payment to another
SMEI course may do so.
*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.
