The Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS) is a specialty certification for professionals working in seating and mobility. While the ATP is a broad-based exam covering all major areas of assistive technology, the SMS exam is focused specifically on seating, positioning, and mobility. The program is intended for clinicians, suppliers, engineers and others involved in seating and mobility service provision.
The SMS certification recognizes demonstrated competence in seating and mobility assessment, funding resources, implementation of intervention, and outcome assessment and follow-up.
SMS Exam Description
The SMS Exam Description outlines the major categories and core competencies covered in the SMS exam.Read more.
SMS Eligibility Requirements
The ATP certification is a prerequisite to sit for the new specialty exam. The new designation, upon having earned the certification, will be ATP/SMS. Read more.
SMS Exam Preparation
General references that may be used as guidelines for the Seating and Mobility Specialist Exam Certification. Read more.
Disclosure Guidelines: For Use of ATP and SMS Designations
To ensure all stakeholders understand the parameters with which the ATP and the SMS designations should be used the RESNA Professional Standards Board (PSB) would like to remind all RESNA certificants of the Standards of Practice concerning disclosure. Read more.
SMS Certification Process
The exam consists of 165 multiple choice questions that also incorporate photographs and videos. The application cost is $250. The ATP certification is a prerequisite to sit for the new specialty exam. The new designation, upon having earned the certification, will be ATP/SMS.
The exam is given on an as-needed basis through contracted computer-based testing centers (there are over 700 in the US and around the world). The following steps are needed:
- 1. Completion of SMS application and submission to RESNA, along with $250 payment.
- 2. Review by RESNA office to verify eligibility. Applications that are incomplete or ineligible will be notified.
- 3. Upon approval, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with your test ID# and instructions on scheduling your exam at a convenient testing center. RESNA has contracted with Prometric, Inc. to administer the RESNA exams on an as-needed basis exclusively via computer-based testing centers. Find a Prometric testing center near you.
- 4. The preliminary results are given immediately following completion of the exam. A certificate to successful candidates will follow in approximately 7 - 10 days.
For further questions, please contact the RESNA office at (703)524-6686 ext 314.
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Application Fee: $250 |
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Exam Length: 165 questions |
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Exam Application: Download Exam Application |
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Exam Scheduling:http://www.prometric.com/RESNA |
Exam Materials
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Application Instructions |
Download application/instructions  |
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Exam content outline |
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Download references for study |
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NEW! SMS Exam Readiness Tool |
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