top of page

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.

3F2BF15A-41E5-485B-8B13-E491A8FA208F.jpe

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.

www.halo-soma.org

erika_a.jpg

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

www.acetc.info

Jackie.jpg

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_c.jpg

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

www.heedrpm.com

alexandra_h.jpg

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

www.rapidpromptingmethod.co.uk

email: info@rapidpromptingmethod.co.uk

katie_a.png

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_b.png

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

www.joannebello.org

adriana_b.jpeg

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

http://www.rpmoftexas.com

email: info@rpmoftexas.com

loris_f.jpg

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 headshot.jpg

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_p.jpg

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

email: rapidpromptingmethod@gmail.com

katie_m.jpg

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

masottirpmsupport.com

email: masottirpm@gmail.com

phone: (513)604-1898

shannon_z.jpg

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

https://www.unspokenthoughtsllc.com/

email: contact@unspokenthoughtsllc.com

Alexandra photo.jpg

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.

www.rpmforautismisrael.com

email: asandopp@gmail.com

Asako.jfif

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.

bottom of page