The NYC program will be offered over a 14-month time period. This 300-hour training includes 250 classroom hours, and requires 25 hours at-home reading, video observation and written summary, as well as 25 externship hours observing and working with babies in your community. Additional hours may be required to supplement a trainee’s experience in anatomy or in the Feldenkrais Method®.
The Curriculum Includes:
- Experiential movement lessons based on infant development
- Demonstrations of hands-on work with typically developing babies, as well as infants with developmental delays or neurological difficulties
- Development of observational and analytic skills
- Training for work with infants and caregivers in both private and group sessions
- Presentation of allied subjects including infant mental health, incorporating music and song, working with the parent, addressing the substance-exposed newborn, etc.
- An emphasis on multiple, supervised student practicum experiences
- Support for building your practice