DiamondPT, LLC
Continuing Education
NDT Certificate Courses
for Treatment of Adults
NDTA™ Certificate Course in the Contemporary Practice of NDT for the
MANAGEMENT OF ADULTS WITH STROKE AND BRAIN INJURY
Schedule
| Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Apply online for this course. Register for this course at ndta.org For additional information contact: Monica Diamond | November 3 - 16, 2024 This course will be offered in an intensive two-week format involving week days and weekend days. Course hours are 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM every day, except for Sunday, mid course. | INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS COURSE : Monica Diamond PT, MS, NCS, C/NDT NDTA Coordinator Instructor Kris Gellert, OTR/L, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor NDTA Coordinator Instructor Candidate J. Lyndelle Owens, M.C.D., CCC/SLP, C/NDT NDTA Speech Instructor Thomas Diamond, PT, MS, C/NDT NDTA Physical Therapy Instructor Tracy Scholfield, OTR, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor Candidate |
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| Tucson, Arizona Apply online for this course. Register for this course at ndta.org For additional information contact: Monica Diamond Applications are being accepted for the waiting list. | February 16 - March 1, 2025 This course will be offered in an intensive two-week format involving week days and weekend days. Course hours are 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM every day, except for Sunday, mid course. | INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS COURSE : Monica Diamond PT, MS, NCS, C/NDT NDTA Coordinator Instructor Kris Gellert, OTR/L, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor NDTA Coordinator Instructor Candidate J. Lyndelle Owens, M.C.D., CCC/SLP, C/NDT NDTA Speech Instructor Thomas Diamond, PT, MS, C/NDT NDTA Physical Therapy Instructor Tracy Scholfield, OTR, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor Candidate |
| Columbia, SC Apply online for this course. Register for this course at ndta.org For additional information contact: Monica Diamond | April 27 - March 10, 2025 This course will be offered in an intensive two-week format involving week days and weekend days. Course hours are 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM every day, except for Sunday, mid course. | INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS COURSE : Monica Diamond PT, MS, NCS, C/NDT NDTA Coordinator Instructor Kris Gellert, OTR/L, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor NDTA Coordinator Instructor Candidate J. Lyndelle Owens, M.C.D., CCC/SLP, C/NDT NDTA Speech Instructor Thomas Diamond, PT, MS, C/NDT NDTA Physical Therapy Instructor Tracy Scholfield, OTR, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor Candidate |
| Lexington, KY Apply online for this course. Register for this course at ndta.org For additional information contact: Monica Diamond | November 2 - 15, 2025 This course will be offered in an intensive two-week format involving week days and weekend days. Course hours are 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM every day, except for Sunday, mid course. | INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS COURSE : Monica Diamond PT, MS, NCS, C/NDT NDTA Coordinator Instructor Kris Gellert, OTR/L, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor NDTA Coordinator Instructor Candidate J. Lyndelle Owens, M.C.D., CCC/SLP, C/NDT NDTA Speech Instructor Thomas Diamond, PT, MS, C/NDT NDTA Physical Therapy Instructor Tracy Scholfield, OTR, C/NDT NDTA Occupational Therapy Instructor Candidate |
Instructor
Monica Diamond, PT, MS, NCS, C/NDT is one of the primary instructors for these courses:
- Certified NDTA basic and advanced course Coordinator Instructor
- Skilled NDTA Instructor with 30+ years experience teaching
- APTA certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist
- Currently teaching and treating patients in the clinic
Other qualified NDTA Instructors provide instruction in their disciplines during this multidisciplinary course
Application Process
- Interested applicants must fill out and submit an application form in order to be considered for acceptance into the course.
Prerequisites
- you must be recognized in your home state or country as a certified, licensed, or registered occupational, speech, or physical therapist. (Applicants must include a copy of professional license or registry with their application.)
- you must have at least one years’ experience since registration or licensure. This must generally include experience with adult patients with neuromotor diagnoses.
- you must have a current caseload of adult patients with stroke and/or brain injury and plan to continue treating adults with neuromotor diagnoses.
- you must be able to provide proof of malpractice insurance which covers you during your participation in the course.
Selection Process
- Qualified applicants will be accepted into the course in the order in which completed applications are received until the course is full.
Feedback from Certificate Course Participants
- I wish I had your hands. You really explain practical patient situations well – especially discussing common therapy mistakes or incorrect assumptions. Excellent demonstrations.
- Your patience is appreciated.
- I enjoy how you challenge us to think outside the box! It facilitates clinical problem solving.
- It’s very beneficial to watch you work because it’s nice to see the flow of a treatment session.
- I liked your encouraging us to think – what do you see – feel? Pushed us but in a non-threatening way.
- Excellent patient demo’s
- Your observation and teaching of posture and movement is amazing!
- Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
- Re: Certificate course teaching team: Keep up the great work. Your knowledge and respect for each other makes one solid team! Thank you all!
- Your input was professional, really respectful to all. I think your feedback was really helpful because you were very honest and provided us with new options rather than criticizing. Excellent instructor and course. Thank you!
- Very informative and approachable.
- Thank you for organizing and helping lead this course. Appreciated depth of feedback on assignments.
- Outstanding, demo’s were a great learning experience.
- Monica was fantastic, hopefully she will continue to be a mentor for me & neuro professional long term goals.
- Love the fact that feedback is constructive. Great instructor in terms of adjusting course schedule/tasks based on students’ responses and energy levels.