This mandatory on-demand competency program follows the basic training of the Interactive Metronome Certification Course and ensures that newly certified IM providers are prepared to integrate the Interactive Metronome System into their clinical practice. Participants will develop further understanding of Long Form Assessment (LFA) administration & interpretation. They will gain greater confidence with developing and adapting individualized IM training programs based upon each client’s particular timing patterns & performance and will select the appropriate IM System tool to meet the client’s needs. Lastly, participants will complete a short course of IM training in order to get a better feel for the program and what will be expected from their clients. Research has shown that millisecond timing matters! An IM provider’s personal timing skills are critical, especially at times when they must provide hands-on assistance to their clients.

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.

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.

Specific Learning Outcomes for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists:

• 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.

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

• Speaker introduction & disclosure
• Part 1
  • Brief Review: IM hardware and software
  • Long Form Assessment: Getting Ready for Your First IM Client
  • Integrating IM System Into Clinical Practice: Complementary Therapies
  • Homework Assignment
  • Post-Test
  • Perform LFA
  • Turn in IM Home Demo Voucher
• Part 2
  • Long Form Assessment: Evaluating Results & Developing Individualized Training Plans
  • IM Training: Ongoing Monitoring & Assessment, Adapting Training Plans to Meet Client Needs
  • Different Client Presentations: Troubleshooting
  • Integrating the IM System into Current Clinical Practice: Getting Started
  • Homework Assignment
  • Post-Test & Course Evaluation
  • Complete 4 day IM Competency Training Plan (30 minutes per day) & submit file to IM electronically