Treat Effectively and Efficiently with Play-Based Reflex Integration
For pediatric OTs and service providers, get certified to enhance your clinical skills, expand your professional opportunities, and achieve developmental goals with ease with done-for-you treatment plans and in-depth coaching.
26 TOTAL CONTACT HOURS
Retained Primitive Reflexes Are Holding Kids Back
Primitive reflexes are automatic movement patterns we’re all born with. These reflexes should become integrated—or go dormant—by around 12 months of age, making room for more mature, voluntary movements to develop.
Here's Why That Matters
But when reflexes don’t integrate properly, they can seriously interfere with a child’s:
- Balance and Coordination
- Focus and Learning
- Emotional Regulation
- Body Awareness and Control
- Social Interactions
Instead of building a strong foundation for mobility and stability, the child develops compensations and maladaptive movement patterns—often leading to confusion, frustration, and developmental delays that impact every area of their lives.
This is What We Can Do
By addressing these reflexes with play-based exercises, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, parents, and educators can help children build the skills they missed—setting them up for lasting growth and a brighter future!
And we can have fun while doing it!
Are you seeking to refine and expand your clinical skills to effectively address the most complex developmental delays?
Are you ready to broaden your professional and business opportunities available to you as a therapist?
Do you need a done-for-you treatment and at-home plan highly targeted to treat children with developmental delays?
Introducing the Reflex Integration Through Play
Certification Program
Reflex Integration Through Play is a functional approach for Occupational Therapists treating underlying developmental challenges using reflex integration techniques. It’s a structured way to assess, plan, treat, and lead the care teams for your clients.
Our 5-step certification course comes with 6-months of guided support and numerous tools and techniques to help your clients reach their developmental goals.
In-Depth Courses
Take our on-demand video courses, led by Kokeb McDonald, OTR/L and earn AOTA approved CEUs (over 26 hours!) as she walks you through the important knowledge needed to implement RITP with your clients.
Monthly Q&A Calls
Join Kokeb and the RITP community to answer questions and review your cases live. View the recordings later if you can't make it!
Online Community
Access our exclusive online community to collaborate with other therapists learning and practicing reflex integration with their clients.
Get Your Clients Moving
Learn step-by-step, play-based, functional, and targeted exercises to improve integration and regulation so that your client can improve.
Simplify Your Treatment Planning
Identify negative signs and symptoms of retained reflexes affecting your clients' developmental and functional skills, and create an individualized treatment plan that works.
Maximize Time Between Sessions
Access and implement a home program parents can easily use and children will love.
Reviews from Reflex Integration Through Play Participants
What Our Therapists & Clinics Have Said
Transformed Her Practice
Tiffany S.
Occupational Therapist
Advanced Her Clinical Skills
Julie M.
School-based Occupational Therapist
Gave Her Community Support
Xue Yi K.
Occupational Therapist
Transformed Her Practice
Tiffany S.
Occupational Therapist
- Helped a child stop bedwetting in just two weeks — and another finally go to the bathroom independently, after years of resistance.
- She now confidently train other therapists, empower parents, and make home programs easy, fun, and effective.
- See why she says she’s “never had reactions from parents like this before” and how the RITP screening is helping her turn clinical observation into measurable, actionable care.
Advanced Her Clinical Skills
Julie M.
School-based Occupational Therapist
RITP Helped her decode behaviors she once found puzzling — from hand dominance switching to coordination challenges.
The program’s visual tools, community support, and app features enabled her to embed reflex integration seamlessly into her therapy sessions.
Discover the difference it’s made not just for her clients — who’ve shown growth in emotional regulation, language, and coordination — but for their families too.
Gave Her Community Support
Xue Yi K.
Occupational Therapist
Break through with a client who’d been “stuck” for six months — and how that child is now thriving and progressing through exercises he once found impossible.
Streamlined assessment tools and video-based app transformed her workflow, making reflex integration measurable, practical, and easy to implement with families.
As a solo practitioner in Singapore, calls the RITP community “essential” for staying connected, inspired, and supported as she continues growing in her career.
From Struggles to Breakthroughs
Renee C.
Pediatric Kinesiologist
From piecing together courses to finding a complete toolkit.
Stories of transformation — from a boy who went from resisting to eagerly participating.
RITP is “thorough, informative, and enlightening.”
Making a Difference
Erin B.
Pediatric OT
Learned the underlying reasons for movement challenges.
Improving the developmental skills of clients and serving the needs of families.
Growing Her Staff
Jennifer P.
OT and Clinic CEO
Learned to explained concepts to parents.
Leveraging home resources for carry over.
The Most Effective Treatment Planning Framework
for pediatric occupational therapists and specialists!
Reduce treatment planning time and improve therapy outcomes.
The Path to the Full RITP Certification
Developmental Results Without Stress and Confusion
Coursework
Comprehensive On-demand Courses
26+ hours of AOTA CEUs
$2,485 value
Coaching Calls
Join monthly coaching calls with Kokeb for 6 months, offering personalized guidance and expert insights.
$3,000 value
Community
Access to the online community and direct support from the RITP staff that fosters connection and collaboration!
$1,000 value
App
Ready-to-use treatment plans with sharable video exercises to save you time and accelerate client success!
$310 value
Come learn the keys to Reflex Integration Through Play—gain the knowledge, application, tools, and mentoring you need, and join other dedicated therapists in a 6-month, guided mentorship journey leading to full certification.
$6,795
Based on the Best-Selling RITP Book Series
About the Coursework
COURSE #1
4.5 contact hours / 0.45 AOTA CEUs
- Recognize the milestones of primitive reflex integration within developmental milestones
- Recognize how primitive reflexes influence common functional activities in children
- Identify possible movements to be conducted as part of a reflex integration treatment plan to improve specific functional activities.
COURSE #2
2.9 Contact Hours / 0.29 AOTA CEUs
- Identify primary components of the human musculoskeletal system and their function.
- Recognize how joint systems influence movement patterns.
- Recognize common descriptive technical terms relating to human anatomy.
COURSE #3
4.3 Contact Hours / .43 AOTA CEUs
- Identify key functional and developmental areas to observe and screen.
- Recognize how the presence of certain reflex patterns influences functional skills.
- Identify underlying factors contributing to observed signs and symptoms to determine the appropriate treatment approach.
COURSE #4
8.0 Contact Hours / .80 AOTA CEUs
- List the appropriate criteria to consider when selecting activities for functional intervention.
- Recall the areas that should be consistently screened in any functional skill and movement patterns.
- Identify effective ways to establish measurable baselines for functional activities and track clients’ progress.
- Recall how to structure goals and treatment plans utilizing developmental milestones.
COURSE #5
6.46 Contact Hours / .65 AOTA CEUs
- Identify effective strategies to support parents and educators as they implement therapy programs in home and school environments.
- Associate common challenges faced by parents and caregivers with ways to address those challenges.
- Select a straightforward yet impactful home and school program that is easy to implement and monitor.
- Access RITP’s comprehensive Home and School program resources for seamless integration into client interventions.
Home Program and Support
- Access all RITP exercises conveniently at your fingertips, making treatment planning more accessible.
- Engage children with instructional videos, effectively teaching them the exercises they need to succeed.
- Streamline home programs, reducing stress and complexity for parents with our straightforward, easy-to-follow program.
School Companion
- Identify effective strategies to support parents and educators as they implement therapy programs in home and school environments.
- Associate common challenges faced by parents and caregivers with ways to address those challenges.
- Select a straightforward yet impactful home and school program that is easy to implement and monitor.
- Access RITP’s comprehensive Home and School program resources for seamless integration into client interventions.
The self-paced nature of the course, coupled with access to the RITP app with treatment activities, proved highly effective. Kokeb’s responsiveness to questions added to the positive learning experience.
I wholeheartedly recommend the RITP certification course to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of retained reflexes and their influence on the children we serve.
Wendy Grossman, MPT
Why Get Certified?
Heard about primitive reflex integration but unsure how to use it to reach your client’s functional goals? Have you been asked by parents to integrate reflex but don’t know how to get started?
Reflex Integration Through Play’s Certification program will teach you the basics of primitive reflex integration and how to apply it.
- Improve outcomes for your clients, with faster improvements in functional skills
- Increase your clinical knowledge and skill as a therapist and gain confidence in addressing common challenges with your clients
- Earn AOTA approved Continuing Education Units*
- Reduce working hours with a predictable and repeatable process for screening and treating
- Engage parents and caregivers at home and at school to continue their treatment routine
Reviews from Reflex Integration Through Play Participants
More Experiences from RITP Service Providers
Transformed Her Family Life
Chantelle M.
Parent Coach and Educator
Reshaped Her Approach to Working with Children
Vivian J.
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Finding Clarity and Confidence
Babita P.
Occupational Therapist
Transformed Her Family Life
Chantelle M.
Parent Coach and Educator
Reshaped Her Approach to Working with Children
Vivian J.
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Finding Clarity and Confidence
Babita P.
Occupational Therapist
By the End of the Full RITP Certification Program, You’ll Be Able To…
1. Perform a Full, Systematic Reflex Assessment With Confidence
Go far beyond screening—conduct comprehensive, structured assessments that identify priority reflexes, compensations, and functional impacts across motor, sensory, emotional, and academic domains.
2. Analyze Reflex Patterns and Their Clinical Significance
Interpret what you see at a deeper neurological level and understand how each reflex influences regulation, behavior, handwriting, postural control, vision, and learning.
3. Build a Complete Reflex Integration Treatment Plan (Not Just a Session Plan)
Create multi-week programs that are measurable, trackable, repeatable, and tailored to each child’s developmental level and therapeutic goals.
4. Use the Entire RITP Framework With Consistency
Implement all phases of the framework—from assessment to prioritization to progression—using standardized methods that ensure consistency and high-quality care across settings.
5. Deliver Advanced, Play-Based Reflex Integration Interventions
Use dozens of targeted, developmentally sequenced activities designed to integrate each reflex with intention, clarity, and clinical precision.
6. Adapt Activities for Complex or Mixed Presentations
Confidently provide reflex integration for children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing challenges, motor delays, trauma history, cerebral palsy, and other neurodevelopmental differences.
7. Track and Document Measurable Outcomes With Professional Tools
Use RITP’s progress charts, scoring systems, and templates to show clear change over time—supporting reimbursement, school collaboration, and parent understanding.
8. Communicate Reflex Concepts With Professional-Level Clarity
Explain neurological foundations, developmental sequences, progress patterns, and treatment rationales in a way parents, teachers, and administrators can quickly grasp.
9. Collaborate More Effectively With School Teams and Clinics
Integrate RITP into IEPs, classroom strategies, and interdisciplinary care plans with confidence and clarity.
10. Increase Engagement, Motivation, and Carryover
Use the RITP approach to create sessions that are fun, predictable, structured, and easy for caregivers to continue at home—leading to faster progress.
11. Sequence Reflex Work More Strategically
Know which reflexes to address first, how to combine them, and when to move on—removing guesswork from treatment planning.
12. Build a Professional Identity as a Reflex Integration Specialist
Stand out in your field with a recognized certification and the confidence to take on advanced cases others may avoid.
13. Reduce Stress and Increase Clinical Efficiency
End the constant planning struggle. Use structured templates, ready-made activities, and a proven system that lets you focus on what matters most: helping the child.
14. Show Transformational Change in Children’s Daily Life and Learning
See improvements in regulation, attention, handwriting, posture, coordination, emotional stability, and academic readiness—because you’re treating the root, not the symptoms.
15. Join a Community of Skilled, RITP-Trained Therapists
Receive ongoing mentorship, advanced guidance, case consultations, and updated resources so your practice continues to grow long after certification.
Come learn the keys to Reflex Integration Through Play—gain the knowledge, application, tools, and mentoring you need, and join other dedicated therapists in a 6-month, guided mentorship journey leading to full certification.
$6,795
Hey there 👋,
This is Kokeb, pediatric OT, author, mentor, mother, and creator of Reflex Integration Through Play.
When I discovered reflex integration, I finally found a way to create strong, consistent outcomes by addressing the root causes of a child’s challenges. Over time, I developed a play-based and measurable approach that not only improved results, but also strengthened collaboration with parents and teachers. Best of all, it helped remove the stress of treatment planning.
Join me in the certification program to better serve the children around us.
Kokeb 💕
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the RITP Certification program?
The Reflex Integration Through Play Certification program is an on-demand and live group coaching program designed to provide service providers with a thorough understanding of how and when to apply reflex integration techniques in a functional way to help support their clients’ development in clinic, school, and home settings.
The program is designed for any service provider working in a pediatric setting, including occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, vision therapists, parent coaches, and more.
The courses within the 6-month program are approved for over 26 contact hours of AOTA-approved CEUs.
What kind of support is offered during certification?
During the 6-month mentoring program, we offer various forms of support, starting with weekly Q&A sessions with Kokeb, online forums with other participants and RITP staff, and of course email 🙂
How long is the Certification program?
Experience applying the principles and techniques of RITP is critical to getting the clinical results, so we require 6-months of coaching to become fully certified.
There are two ways to take the program:
- 3-Day Live Intensive + 6-month Coaching: cover the classroom parts live in a 3-day event then, to receive your full certification, complete the 6-month coaching session.
- 6-month On-Demand + Coaching: Take the 5 classroom courses on your schedule (about 26 hours of material) then complete the 6-month coaching program, applying what you’ve learned in your clinical practice.
During the coaching portion, you’ll earn AOTA-approved CEUs, and meet with Kokeb and the other participants to talk about clients and treatment plans.
Is the RITP Certification program approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs)?
Yes! Our on-demand program is approved for over 26 contact hours as an AOTA certified provider.
Currently we do not offer approved CEUs for any other professional body.
Is the RITP Certification program right for me even if I'm not an OT?
Yes! The 6-month program is designed for any service provider working in a pediatric setting, including occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, vision therapists, parent coaches, and more.
We have a number of OTs, PTs, SLPs, etc. learning in our program!
The 3-day Intensive program is only available to pediatric professionals. We’ve seen that parents and parent coaches need more time to absorb the material.
How do I learn more about the RITP Certification program?
The best way to learn about reflex integration and RITP is to check out our free class all about Reflex Integration for Functional Skills.
Want even more information? Book a call with Kokeb to learn about how RITP Certification can fit into your career.
How can I find an RITP Certified practitioner to help my family?
We maintain a list of Featured Providers to help you find someone in your area. Keep in mind some providers treat remotely.
Can’t find one near you? Contact your local service provider and ask them if they’ll join the program!
Are the sessions live or recorded?
The 6-month on-demand certification contains recorded coursework and live virtual Q&A sessions.
How much time should I dedicate each week?
There are roughly 26 hours of on-demand video which can be distributed throughout your time in the program. Additional time varies depending on client application, typically 2 hours per week including coaching calls and client practice
How do I enroll?
Enroll with this link!
* Polaris Therapy, LLC (provider #382) is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.