Teachers
Level 4 Soma-RPM Providers
The following are the highest level teachers. They have completed internships with Soma at HALO.
These "intern" certified providers are licensed by HALO to:
• Run Soma-style camps, workshops for groups, 1:1 student sessions, guide and coach
parents/teachers/caregivers
• Provide educational consultation services to schools and adult living facilities, and training for Level 2 & 3 practitioners
Soma is confident that these certified providers can work effectively with any type of student, dealing with any behaviors/challenges, and delivering a wide range of subjects to all ages.
Soma Mukhopadhyay
HALO
Austin, Texas, USA
The creator of RPM who continues to develop and enhance it.
Also travels in the USA and internationally to run workshops- contact HALO for more info.
Erika Anderson
A.C.E. Teaching & Consulting
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Will travel in the USA and internationally to run workshops and provide educational consulting services for schools and parents.
4-day Intro course 2006
3-year HALO Apprenticeship 2007-2010
Certified provider status since 2010
Jackie Dorshorst
RPM+ for Autism
Waukesha, WI, USA (Near Milwaukee)
Jackie will travel in the USA and internationally to run workshops and provide consulting services to schools, professionals and parents.
4-day Intro course 2010
HALO internship and Certified provider status since 2012
email: jackie.rpmplus@gmail.com
Lenae Crandall
HEED
Springville, Utah, USA
In-home sessions and will travel in the USA and internationally to run workshops and provide consulting services to schools, professionals and parents.
4-day Intro course 2013
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2015
Alexandra Hopwood
RPM UK
United Kingdom
Clinic sessions in Sutton Coldfield and Cheshire. Workshops in the UK and Ireland
4-day Intro course 2014
Has practiced RPM since 2011
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2014
Katie Anawalt, M.S.
Speech-Language Pathologist &
Assistive Technology Specialist
Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-home sessions
Will travel in the USA and internationally and provide consulting services to parents, professionals and schools.
4-day Intro course 2005
Has practiced RPM since 2004
HALO internship and certified status provider since 2013
email: katie.anawalt@gmail.com
Joanne Bello
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
In-home sessions
4-day Intro course 2012
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2015
email: joannebello@me.com
Adriana Barriga
RPM of Texas
Clinic in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Available to travel nationally and internationally for workshops and to provide consulting services to parents, professionals and schools.
4-day Intro course 2014
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2016
email: info@rpmoftexas.com
Loris Farah
Mexico City, Mexico
In-home sessions
Can conduct sessions, presentations, and workshops in both Spanish and English.
Available to travel nationally and internationally for workshops and to provide consulting services to parents, professionals and schools
4-day Intro course 2015
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2017
email: lfarahj@gmail.com
Amy Brennan, M.S., OTR/L
RPM Cincinnati LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Will travel nationally and internationally for workshops and to provide consulting services to parents, professionals and schools
4-day Intro course 2010
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2017
email: ammbrennan@gmail.com
Claire Philbin
Ireland
Clinic sessions in Co. Mayo, Co. Wexford & Co. Cork and travels to schools/services around Ireland.
Also available in the UK for workshops and to provide consulting services to parents, professionals and schools
Regularly in the London area and Europe
4-day intro course 2017
HALO internship and certified provider status since 2018
Katie Masotti
Masotti RPM Support LLC
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Provides office, in-home and school-based sessions/consultation services. Available to travel nationally for workshops and to provide consultative services to parents, professionals and schools.
4-day Intro course 2016
1 week HALO observation March 2018
HALO internship and certified provider status since Jul 2019
email: masottirpm@gmail.com
phone: (513)604-1898
Shannon Zish
Unspoken Thoughts LLC
DC, MD, and VA (Tyson's Corner), USA
Will travel USA and internationally for workshops and to provide consultative services to parents, professionals and schools.
4-day Intro course 2014
Unspoken Thoughts set up in 2015
HALO internship and certified provider status since August 2019
Alexandra (Sandy) Oppenheimer
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Soma has given Alexandra permission to conduct workshops and presentations in Israel.
Alexandra speaks Hebrew, English, German, and French.
4-day Intro course in 2009
Workshop observation of Soma in Israel in 2019
1-week HALO observation in 2019
Translated Soma's book "Understanding Autism through Rapid Prompting Method" into Hebrew.
email: asandopp@gmail.com
Asako Suzuki, M.M.E.
Lifetime Learning for Autism
Located in New Jersey, USA - Travels to Japan
Soma has given Asako permission to conduct workshops and presentations in Japan.
Asako speaks Japanese and English.
4-day Intro course 2015
1-week HALO observation 2017
Translated Soma's books "Understanding Autism through Rapid Prompting Method" and "Harnessing Stims and Behaviors in Autism Using RPM" into Japanese.
www.lifetimelearningforautism.com
email: lifetime5543@gmail.com
Soma-RPM Level 3 Practitioners Providing Workshops in Other Countries
The following are RPM practitioners who have been given special permission by Soma to conduct RPM
workshops in their native countries.
Soma-RPM Practitioners providing RPM sessions throughout the world
An updated document of practitioners (and Level 4 Providers) is found at this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R3VGyaTmGePviHJS5mmiXfHuywB3uyYj82DQn24yz40
This list has all approved RPM practitioners throughout the world, listed by level and location.
A GUIDE TO RPM TEACHER LEVELS:
Level 4 Providers
The following are the highest level teachers. They have completed internships with Soma at HALO. These "intern" certified providers are licensed by HALO to run Soma-style camps, workshops for groups, 1:1 student sessions, and guide and coach parents/teachers/caregivers. They can provide educational consultation services to schools and adult living facilities. They also provide Level 2 & Level 3 RPM training programs. Soma is confident that these certified providers can work effectively with any type of student, dealing with any behaviors/challenges, and delivering a wide range of subjects to all ages.
Level 3 Practitioners:
These practitioners have strategies to support various types of students, and know how to work through more challenging sessions - including but not limited to more verbal students, higher OCD, students with more motor challenges, and other more complex situations that might occur, and have skills to help parents learn with their child. They have submitted video evidence and demonstrated the ability to deliver effective sessions with 7+ different students.
Level 2 Practitioners:
These practitioners have completed the Level 1 Intro theory training course and have demonstrated the ability to work with 2 different students. They have furthered the skills learned in Level 1 and have begun to use these skills with more than one student. They have learned how to adapt lessons and sessions at the moment to different students’ needs.
Level 1 Practitioners:
These practitioners have completed the Level 1 Intro theory training course and have demonstrated the ability to work with 1 student. They will further their skills by practicing and getting regular feedback from Level 3 & 4 providers.