Links to Course Descriptions on this page:
   4-Day Neurofeedback in the Clinical Practice
   Australian 4-Day Neurofeedback in a Clinical Practice
   2-Day Alpha/Theta
   Australian 2-Day Alpha/Theta
   ADHD
   Integration of Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy
   4-Day Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
   Peak, Power, Optimal
   Psychopharmacology
   qEEG for the Advanced Practitioner
   2-Day Skills Enhancement
   Advanced Skills for Competency in Neurofeedback

Professional Courses in Neurofeedback

4-Day Neurofeedback in the Clinical Practice

Instructors Vary -  
John Finnick, M.A., BCIAC, LEP; Ed Jacobs, Ph.D.; Harold Burke, Ph.D.; Michael O'Bannon, Ph.D.

We offer 32 CEs for psychologists!  (36 BCIA)

The purpose of this training course is to present a comprehensive approach to the clinical application of the emerging EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) modality.  The course is intended for clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, educators, educational therapists, clinical social workers, rehabilitation specialists and academic researchers in neurophysiology and biofeedback practitioners who have little or no background or experience with neurofeedback. It is also a good refresher course for current neurofeedback practitioners.

The course includes pre-course reading materials from selected medical texts.  It is important that you give adequate time to familiarize yourself with this material.  It will help you gain more from the course.  The four-day course is a combination of didactic presentations and hands-on training. Multiple practicum are conducted over the four days.  One neurofeedback system is provided for every two attendees.

Upon completion of the course, attendees will have gained a clear overview of the capabilities of the EEG biofeedback process, how to evaluate clients with respect to its possible use, how to choose an appropriate EEG biofeedback protocol and implement it on computerized instrumentation, and how the process might be used in their individual practices.  We recommend additional courses and clinical consultation following this introductory course.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
	Understand the latest research as it applies to neurobehavioral problems and clinical disorders.
	Understand the latest research as it applies to EEG Neurofeedback and the underlying science.
	Be able to identify the most appropriate clinical uses for EEG Neurofeedback and application.
	Be able to record and measure the EEG from various 10-20 Electrode sites with EEG Neurofeedback equipment.
	Understand how to organize and write appropriate EEG Neurofeedback treatment plans.
	Learn the basic properties of the EEG including frequency and amplitude
	Understand how arousal is measured across multiple modalities
	Understand the relationship between arousal and task efficiency
	Understand the basic principles of over-arousal and under-arousal
	Learn to utilize the symptom-based model of behavioral training with neurofeedback (NFB)
	Understand the arousal-based paradigm for aberrant behavior
	Understand the proper setup procedure for acquiring an optimum EEG signal for neurofeedback training
	Understand how to set up an EEG training protocol and run a training practicum
	Understand location-specific and frequency-specific decisions for anticipated outcomes of training
	Understand the use of a protocol decision tree to determine training program
	Understand what the EEG represents and how operant conditioning of the EEG is the primary mechanism of neurofeedback (NFB)
	Understand what structures in the brain create and affect the EEG, especially the brainstem and thalamus
	Appreciate the importance of central placements (e.g., Cz, C3, C4) for neurofeedback
	Understand the basic organization and anatomy of the brain with general understanding of the primary function of the main components
	Appreciate the importance and relevance of such knowledge to applying competent NFB
	Learn about efficacy/effectiveness research
	Learn to develop a comprehensive assessment using standardized testing procedures and how to apply them to NFB

Australian 4-Day Neurofeedback in a Clinical Practice

This course will give you a thorough grounding in this field and prepare you for successful clinical implementation of Neurofeedback. The course is very practical, experiential and 'hands-on'. Sufficient basic neuro-physiology is presented to allow participants to understand the neurofeedback process and reasoning for protocol decisions. The class size is kept at a low maximum number of 12 attendees. This allows catering for individual needs. The aim of this course is for each participant to achieve a level of competency, sufficient to begin providing EEG Biofeedback to clients that present with an uncomplicated profile. Supervision is available and strongly recommended during the initial period of clinical service provision.

Our aim is for course participants to become successful, effective and efficient Neurofeedback Practitioners.

2-Day Alpha/Theta

Instructor:  Neil King, M.S.W.

Alpha Theta is deep-state work. Adding Alpha-Theta fairly early (within 10-20 sessions) for many clients, can accelerate the healing process beyond just Beta/SMR.

• Introduction and History 
• Running a session - All about bings and bongs 
• Running first  and second sessions 
• Interpreting and facilitating sessions 
• Integration with therapeutic techniques 
• A tool for transformation 

Prerequisite: 4-Day Neurofeedback in a Clinical Practice.
Recommendation: The clinician has had ample opportunity to understand the higher frequency training protocol.

2-Day Course - 14 CEs

Australian 2-Day Alpha/Theta

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to Alpha/Theta training protocols. The Alpha/Theta protocol, also commonly referred to as the "Peniston Protocol" (in recognition of the ground-braking published research by Eugene Peniston, achieving an 80% success rate, with 10 year follow-up, in the treatment of alcoholism), is deep state work, mainly applied to address Addictions, PTSD and for Peak Performance. However, combining Alpha-Theta fairly early with Beta-SMR training can, for many clients, accelerate their healing process. Some of the topics covered include: historical development, research history, Alpha/Theta training methodology, clinical applications and an experiential practicum.

Prerequisite: Australian 4-Day Neurofeedback in a Clinical Practice - "Getting Started in Neurofeedback"

Recommendation: The clinician has had ample opportunity to understand the higher frequency training protocols.

ADHD

EEG Biofeedback for Attention, Learning and Behavioral Problems

Instructor: Matt Fleischman, Ph.D.

This course will present a comprehensive program for the management of attention, learning and behavior problems in a private practice setting. Detailed presentations of assessment tools, EEG biofeedback protocols, other treatment options and case presentations.

Matt Fleishman, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist specializing in attention, learning and behavior problems in children and adults, and is the Director of the Center for Attention and Learning in Eugene, Oregon. Dr. Fleischman has extensive experience with assessment and treatment integrating social learning, cognitive behavior skills training, family therapy and neurofeedback. He is the author of "Troubled Families: A Treatment Program."

2-Day Course - 14 CEs

Integration of Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy

Instructor: Sebern F. Fisher, MA, BCIAC

Trauma and Recovery: The Integration of Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy

Abstract:   Post-traumatic stress disorder is, at its foundation, a disorder of the brain, particularly of the brain's ability to regulate fear. The brain oscillates between high sympathetic arousal as manifest in nightmares, startle responses and aggression and parasympathic under arousal, manifest, at its worst, in dissociation. PTSD is a brain in the grip of fear.  Neurofeedback can be used to regulate the fear circuitries in the brain. Regulation of fear may, in fact, be the single most important contribution that neurofeedback makes to the treatment of severe conditions such as PTSD, attachment disorder and personality disorders. This workshop focuses on the integration of neurofeedback and psychotherapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, both acute and chronic.

The topics covered include:

• The role of the psychotherapist once using neurofeedback
• The role of neurofeedback in psychotherapeutic treatments
• Affect regulation as the corner stone of effective psychotherapy
• The role of neurofeedback in the regulation of affect
• Fear as the central affect of concern
• The neural circuitry of fear
• Repressed memory and neurofeedback training
• The discovery and use of FPO2: frequency and time considerations

To read Sebern's detailed course description, click here: A Dance of Discernment: The Integration of Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy

1-Day Course - 7 CEs

4-Day Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology

Instructor: Harold Burke, Ph.D.

The more you know about neurophysiology and how the brain is organized, the better you'll understand, from a physiological standpoint, the various cognitive, behavioral and emotional problems your patients experience. This helps you apply specific protocols at a more sophisticated level. We will discuss aspects of brain behavior relationships;  dimensions of subcortical/cortical connections, left hemisphere vs. right, and anterior vs. posterior.  We’ll focus on how different parts of the brain communicate, how the brain is organized and how medications and hormones affect the brain.

This course can be used to fulfill the Human A&P requirement for BCIA EEG certification.

4-Day Course - 32 CEs

Peak, Power, Optimal

Instructor: Rae Tattenbaum, MSW, BCIA

This course is designed for practicing neurofeedback professionals who wish to provide an integrated program in optimal performance training to an audience that includes executives, sales personnel, entrepreneurs, athletes, performers and musicians. Participants will learn about assessment tools and protocol selection, along with adjunctive techniques for physical balancing

Rae Tattenbaum, MSW, BCIAC, is a licensed clinical social worker and certified neurofeedback practitioner who specializes in optimum performance training. Rae has over 30 years experience in the performing arts as well as international business experience.

2-Day Course - 14 CEs

Psychopharmacology

Instructor:  Harold Burke, Ph.D, BCIAC

This course will introduce you to basic principals of psychopharmacology and will provide the latest information on the major classes of psychotropic drugs.  You will learn about (a) specific brain circuits, (b) how specific neurotransmitters are associated with those circuits, and (c) how drugs affect those circuits.  You will also learn about how drugs may potentially influence the efficacy and safety of neurofeedback and the effects of drugs on your client's mood, cognition, behavior, and the EEG itself.  This will allow you to better understand how your treatment is actually affecting your client and how to work with the prescribing physician to titrate the dose if necessary and to help your client wean off a drug if possible and appropriate.  Included will be details about drug side effects, important because you need to know whether effects are due to neurofeedback to durgs, or to a combination.

Specifically, you will learn about:

• Electrochemical communication between neurons.
• Neurotransmitters and receptors
• Specific brain circuits, how their dysfunction may result in psychiatric symptoms, the neurotransmitters associated with those circuits, and how drugs may affect those circuits.
• Major classes of psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants, mood stabilizers (i.e., lithium, anticonvulsants,antipsychotics), anxiolytics, drugs to treat ADHD, cognitive enhancers, drugs to treat pain/funtional somatic syndromes (e.g.,fibromyalgia), and drugs that affect sleep and wakefulness.
• Inter-individual variability in drug effects and drug-drug interactions.
• Effect of drugs on the EEG/qEEG. 

2-Day Course - 14 CEs
The CE credits earned in this course may be applied toward the Psychopharmacology requirement for BCIA certification.

qEEG for the Advanced Practitioner

Instructor:  Jack Johnstone, Ph.D.

• Introduction to EEG
• Introduction to Quantitative EEG/ERP: Fundamentals 
• Introduction to Quantitative EEG/ERP: Applications
• Interventions with Medication and Neurofeedback
• Localization of Function in the Nervous System
• “Arousal”, a Multidimensional Approach
• Measurement of Clinical Outcome

2-Day Course - 14 CEs

2-Day Skills Enhancement

Instructor: Michael Cohen or Joy Lunt

This 2-day course addresses many of the questions clinicians have after the initial 4-day training. 

 It focuses in depth on 3 primary areas:

1. More on the instrument and EEGer™ Neurofeedback software
2. More on the EEG
3. More on Protocols and Case Discussions

Prerequisite: 4-Day Neurofeedback in a Clinical Practice or equivalent
2-Day Course - 14 CEs

Advanced Skills for Competency in Neurofeedback

Instructor(s):  Gary Schummer, Ph.D. and/or Joy Lunt, RN, BCIAC

This course is designed to help clinicians develop competencies necessary to effectively treat those disorders most commonly encountered in the mental health field. The developing clinician needs to have matured beyond a "cook-book" approach to Neurofeedback therapy since our patients present us with complex problems requiring complex solutions.

The skills necessary to develop effective therapeutic interventions requires the therapist be familiar with the strengths and limitations of the various databases available to us.

This course will be taught at an intermediate to advanced level and assume participants have a working knowledge of the QEEG (NeuroGuide and NxLink) and preferably have completed Dr. Jack Johnstone’s 2-day QEEG course which precedes this class.

Click here for detailed course description.

2-Day Course - 14 CEs