WHY ADD NEUROFEEDBACK TO YOUR PRACTICE?

Neurofeedback is a comprehensive system that promotes change at the cellular level of the brain and empowers the client to use his or her mind as a tool for change and growth. Neurofeedback training promotes a state of focused relaxation that benefits trainees in many ways. A list of potential benefits as recorded by peer reviewed journals may be found at www.isnr.org (Comprehensive Neurofeedback Bibliography). A growing number of health care providers are convinced that neurofeedback interventions are an essential part of overall client care and lasting wellness. Consequently, some have made neurotherapy their primary treatment modality, whereas others have made it a part of a larger clinical practice.

COURSE PURPOSE (Workshop summary)

John N Demos, author of Getting Started with Neurofeedback, is the primary presenter. His 4-day BCIA (EEG) accredited workshop is the first step in the certification process. It has been designed to meet the 36-hours of required learning outlined by BCIA. This workshop covers the foundation and rationale for neurofeedback. You will learn the history of neurotherapy and how it has evolved into present day clinical practice as well as the basics of assessment, treatment planning, and training with neurofeedback equipment. Attendees will be given an understanding of the electrical activity of the brain and how it influences cognition and behavior. Your learning experience will be enhanced by video presentations, illustrations as well as hands-on experience. The Vermont based workshop offers individualized training because classes are limited to 5-12 professionals. Introduction to Z-score training and basic protocol development

EQUIPMENT

Participants will be introduced to BrainMaster (Atlantis & Discovery) training and assessment equipment.  Workshop manual is augmented with a field manual that will be used after the workshop.

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AGENDA: The following 4 day agenda works well in Hotel conference rooms.  Each morning is a didactic lecture, each afternoon is a practicum.

4 days as follows:

Course Agenda - Professional Neurofeedback Certificate Program
4-Day.

Day 1 : 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
1. Definition, principles, concepts and rationale for biofeedback
2. History and evolution of biofeedback/neurofeedback
3. Understanding the electrical activity of the brain
4. International 10-20 system & functional localization
5. Afternoon Practicum (z-score training): 1:00-6:00

Day 2 : 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Lunch 12:00 - 1:00                                                                     1. Frequency Bandwidths
2. General cortical and sub cortical anatomy brain anatomy
3. Comparing SEMG, EOA and EEG electrical signals
4. Common mode rejection and impedance amplifiers.
5. Montage basics: bipolar montages
6. Afternoon Practicum (bipolar montages) 1:00-6:00

Day 3: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
1. Montage practice exam
2. Continuous performance tests
3. QEEG demonstration: brain maps guide site selection
4. Afternoon Practicum (z-score training & assessment) 1:00-6:00

Day 4: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
1. Training standards for specific clinical conditions
2. Psychopharmocology and the EEG
3. Professional Conduct and limitations to your practice
4. Using research to guide your practice
5. Afternoon Practicum 2:30-6.00 (z-score training)

36 Total hours of BCIA didactic instruction: 

FACULTY

John N Demos is the author of, Getting Started with Neurofeedback. He is licensed by the state of Vermont as a clinical mental health counselor, certified by BCIA as an EEG-biofeedback provider and accredited by BCIA as an EEG didactic trainer. As the director of a small clinical practice, he has a wide range of experience training children and adults with various neurofeedback protocols. Neurofeedback of S.VT (NSVT) is an alternative therapies clinic located in Brattleboro, VT; it offers a wide range of therapies and assessment procedures including: QEEG, neurofeedback, peripheral biofeedback, photic stimulation, IVA and Micro Cog continuous performance tests, psychotherapy, holographic memory resolution (HMR) for PTSD, nutritional counseling, and reflexology.

John N. Demos, MA, LCMHC, BCIA-EEG / email: workshop@eegvermont.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it website: www.eegvermont.com.

Payment policy

Our four-day course will provide you with 36 didactic credits
as set forth by BCIA for certification in EEG for $1095.00.

All workshop attendees will receive a training manual. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and have the opportunity to apply for certification by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) website: www.bcia.org.

Cancellation policy

Exchange for a future seminar with cancellation 30 days prior to workshop. No exchange for cancellation less than 30 days

Continuing Education Credit

Satisfactory completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in each day, attended the entire FOUR DAY seminar, and completed an evaluation, in order to receive 34.0 APA and/or ASWB CEs. Failure to sign in or out on any day will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial APA and/or ASWB credits may be available. Continuing education credits will be sent after the seminar or posted on the internet at www.cmehelp.com.

Psychologists

This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and John Demos. R.Cassidy Seminars are approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. R.Cassidy Seminars maintain responsibility for the program. 34.0 hours.

Social Workers

This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and John Demos. R.Cassidy Seminars are approved by the Association of Social Workers Board (ASWB) to offer continuing education for Social Workers. R.Cassidy Seminars maintain responsibility for the program. 34.0 hours. (When registering please identify yourself as a social worker, the state in which you practice and your desire to acquire CEs)

How can I prepare?

Read Part I of the book: Getting Started with Neurofeedback. It will lay the groundwork for the information you will soon be processing and later using in a clinical setting. The practice of neurofeedback has numerous technical terms. A few short hours of reading will help you to absorb what is to come.  (Please bring your book to the workshop)