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Learn about neurofeedback principles, research, training, and application in this webinar presented by industry pioneer Thomas Collura, Ph.D!

Fibromyalgia: Neuroplasticity Gone Wrong will explore how fibromyalgia represents the maladaptive side of neuroplasticity. The workshop will begin with a review of the classical Darwinian idea of pain representing injury. Through examples and discussion, our current health care ideas will be transcended into the more complex ideas involving neuroplasticity. The goal is to help shape the practitioner’s ideas into thinking about fibromyalgia as a multi-linear dysfunction with multiple components. The three nervous systems - central, peripheral, and autonomic - will also be examined in the context of how a dysfunction in one affects the other systems leading to a closed loop type of problem. Three types of biofeedback evaluation procedures will be introduced: qEEG, sEMG, and Stress Profiling. The value of these methods in formulating a differential diagnosis and developing a comprehensive treatment plan will be examined. The workshop will include the presentation of case studies and demonstrations of biofeedback evaluation and treatment techniques.

For clinicians who are about to dive into the new and exciting world of QEEG brain mapping and interpretation, this 4 day workshop will unlock the mysteries of how morphology of RAW EEG converts into color coded normative brain maps that provide clinically relevant insights. Our team of highly qualified and experienced instructors will cover everything from the basics of how databases are developed and normed to the subtle clinical skill set needed to identify and address underlying neural disregulation. Significant time will be allotted for hands on practice with the established equipment and designs, as well as introducing cutting edge approaches that are demonstrating promising results. The brilliant combination of normative databases with BrainMaster's Mini-Q, and Discovery 24E adds a dimension that allows the practitioner to observe and train bain activity monitored at up to 19 channels (LZT ZOK, Z PLUS, PZ Motive, PZ Mean, including Z Bars, BrainAvatar, and Live Topographic Mapping) using the innovative live Z- Score methods (P ZOK). Practitioners from all levels of experience will walk away from this workshop with a richer understanding of how to use QEEG brain mapping and analysis to increase clinical efficacy.

Low Cost Stress Management/Biofeedback Tools Learn all about low cost tools you can use with groups and for home training for your clients. The Stress Eraser, Healing Rhythms, RESPeRATE, emWave PC and Personal Stress Reliever, Myotrac EMG, GSR, GSR/Temp2X, and Voldyne Inspirometer, SC-911 Temp will be demonstrated. You will have the opportunity to hands on experience with all of these devices. This seminar is for people who are new to biofeedback and may not be ready to make a larger initial investment in clinical grade office instrument systems. It is also for professionals who already have clinical grade equipment but need additional instruments. These instruments can be used for clients to work with while they are waiting for their session on your clinical grade system, for groups, or to send home with clients for homework.

Low Cost Stress Management/Biofeedback Tools Learn all about low cost tools you can use with groups and for home training for your clients. The Stress Eraser, Healing Rhythms, RESPeRATE, emWave PC and Personal Stress Reliever, Myotrac EMG, GSR, GSR/Temp2X, and Voldyne Inspirometer, SC-911 Temp will be demonstrated. You will have the opportunity to hands on experience with all of these devices. This seminar is for people who are new to biofeedback and may not be ready to make a larger initial investment in clinical grade office instrument systems. It is also for professionals who already have clinical grade equipment but need additional instruments. These instruments can be used for clients to work with while they are waiting for their session on your clinical grade system, for groups, or to send home with clients for homework.

Join StressTherapy Solutions for a 4-day workshop for professionals who wish to integrate neurofeedback into their practices! This BCIA-certified program includes segments on basic neurofeedback use as well as current industry research and treatment techniques.

This workshop also offers hands-on training for beginners that provides familiarity and experience not found in a web- based course! Equipment not required for attendance - guests may pair up for practice.

This competency based curriculum includes practical, easily learnable strategies which may be used with virtually all of the most common EEG Neurofeedback applications. Designed to give the practitioner the knowledge and tools needed in order to rapidly achieve clinical and economic success in EEG Neurofeedback, this program emphasizes those neurofeedback adjunctive applications for which there is the greatest demand, including but not limited to: ADD / ADHD / Conduct Disorder & other Learning disabilities, Autism Disorders, Substance Abuse, eating disorders and addictive behaviors, PTSD, Multiple Personality Disorder, Depression, Behavioral and Stress Related Disorders, Anxiety / Panic Attacks, Pain Management, Chronic Pain, headaches (Migraine and Tension), RSD, Fibromyalgia, Phantom Limb etc., Adult and childhood sleep disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation, Dementia (non-Alzheimer's), Epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and MindFitness® Life / Performance Enhancement.

The Open Focus/ Brain Synchrony Workshop offers an opportunity to train with Les Fehmi, Ph.D. and Susan Shor Fehmi, LCSW using the Open Focus method of attention training in conjunction with neurosynchrony equipment. Dr. Fehmi is the originator of Open Focus and is considered to be a pioneer in the field of biofeedback and neurofeedback.

This course provides the accredited 36 hours for BCIA didactic. It will cover instrumentation and train on state of the art equipment, Thought Technology Infinity and BrainMaster Atlantis. It is a 3-day F2F course with 10 hours of self-paced learning. It is highly recommended that the 10 hours are taken within the 30 days prior to the F2F instruction. The full course covers treatment protocols, history of neurotherapy and operant conditioning, ethical considerations and basic neuroscience. This course is essential training for anyone who wishes to incorporate neurotherapy into his or her practice.

This course satisfies the accredited didactic course requirements for QEEG Certification as arranged by the QEEG Certification Board. Attendees will earn up to 24 hours towards their QEEG certification requirements.

First time ever offered in Europe!

If you are new to neurofeedback and want to learn all you can about database training or you've been practicing neurofeedback for years and have decided to become certified, this course is designed to meet every one of your needs!

This workshop will provide 36 BCIA certification CEs as well as 36 APA CEs.

Equipment is not required to attend. If you own equipment, please bring it with you for additional hands-on training opportunities. Attendees may team up and train each other for more practice and experience. The equipment of choice for this workshop is BrainMaster - this course will also instill confidence in using your BrainMaster equipment and software!

Assessment is a very valuable assent for neurotherapy protocol design. This course will focus on what to do with the information gained from a QEEG or EEG assessment, how to know whether it's effective, how to know when to change the training paradigm and when to know your client has succeeded. It will provice cases of ADHD, autism, seizure, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, depression and anxiety and other common presenting complaints.

Instructor: Cynthia Kerson, PhD

This year's conference theme is "Everything is Connected: Integrating Complementary & Alternative Methods with Biofeedback."

Biofeedback is often described as a way to help people control their physiological responses. However, extensive research shows that efforts to *control* one's internal experience can be counterproductive and lead to exacerbation of the problem. In contrast to unhelpful efforts to control internal experience, the Mindfulness and Acceptance approach to biofeedback can help people experience change through mindful, non-judgmental awareness and acceptance. In this workshop, participants will learn how to apply mindfulness and acceptance techniques to their biofeedback practice in order to help their clients reap the benefits of biofeedback without getting stuck in unproductive attempts to control their internal experience. Mindfulness and Acceptance techniques will be explained in detail, in combination with practical demonstrations of integration of mindfulness based skills and biofeedback, using biofeedback equipment.

Inna Khazan, Ph.D., BCB, is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches biofeedback. Dr. Khazan is the author of Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback: A Step-by-Step Guide to Training and Practice with Mindfulness, published by Wiley Blackwell in May 2013. A clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology and biofeedback, Dr. Khazan also maintains a private practice in Boston, where she works with clients on optimizing their health and performance, using both biofeedback and mindfulness-based approaches.

Registration fee $300.00USD Limited space! Register prior to September 10, 2014 and take advantage of an early registration fee discount of $250.00USD.

Morning beverages and a light lunch will be served.

This course provides the accredited 36 hours for BCIA didactic. It will cover instrumentation and train on state of the art equipment, Thought Technology Infinity and BrainMaster Atlantis. It is a 3-day F2F course with 10 hours of self-paced learning. It is highly recommended that the 10 hours are taken within the 30 days prior to the F2F instruction. The full course covers treatment protocols, history of neurotherapy and operant conditioning, ethical considerations and basic neuroscience. This course is essential training for anyone who wishes to incorporate neurotherapy into his or her practice.

The Professional QEEG Program provides didactic and practical learning in acquisition and interpretation of EEG and QEEG and is an acredited 24-hour didactic for QEEGCB. Electroencephalogram (EEG) has been used in the medical arena for over 50 years to diagnose sleep disorders and epileptiform behaviors among other things. Neurologists are trained to read raw EEG tracings and have been diagnosing based upon its findings for years. For the past 20 years, quantitative EEG has been in use to help distinguish psychological, as well as other physiological disorders, for example anxiety, ADHD, depression, traumatic brain injury and stroke. Quantitative EEG (QEEG) or brain mapping compares the individual EEG to a normative database consisting of subjects who are of comparable age and sex and during the same task. The use of QEEG greatly improves the ability to accurately design neurofeedback protocols and helps determine the best medication for specific brain wave profiles.

ISNR 22nd Annual Conference Transforming the Field of Neurofeedback Through Clinical Practice, Educational Applications and Research

October 13-15, 2014 - Pre-conference Workshops October 16-19, 2014 – Annual Conference

Essential workshop for those who want to gain an in-depth understanding of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and how to use this knowledge together with the Comprehensive Neurodiagnostic Checklist (CNC-1020) and psychoeducational test battery to provide a detailed interpretation of QEEG’s. This information is then used to create fully customized training protocols with and without Live Z-scores. Lots of hands-on demonstrations. PLUS: successful business tips from a 20 year neurofeedback practice! Presented by Thomas Brownback, M.Ed., Licensed Psychologist; BCIA Certified, QEEGCB Certified and Linda Brownback, M.A., Licensed Psychologist 30-34 CE Credit Hours

The SBCNA 2014 Annual Conference is an inter-disciplinary/multi-disciplinary conference that seeks to examine the following:

* Issues relevant to Brain Based Interventions with special attention to the role of biofeedback and neurofeedback. * Methods and techniques that have the potential to enhance outcomes of brain based interventions including biofeedback and neurofeedback methods and practice as well as nutritional and metabolic interventions, massage therapies, yoga, mindfulness, or training in optimal breathing. * Take-home recommendations for strategies and practices that support efficacy of BFB/NFB in brain based interventions. * Best practice techniques that enhance outcomes for BFB and NFB therapies.

Join the BSC for it's 40th Annual Conference and Birthday Party! We will be celebrating 40 years of Biofeedback History in Biofeedback's oldest state society. For more information or to apply for sponsorship, exhibitorship, or a speaking position, please visit www.biofeedbackcalifornia.org, or email biofeedbackcalifornia@gmail.com.

• Orientation to Neurofeedback—4 hours • Basic Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy—4 hours • Instrumentation and Electronics—8 hours • Research—2 hours • Psychopharmacological Considerations—2 hours •Treatment Planning—12 hours • Professional Conduct—4 hours •Educational Objectives • Provide the required didactic instruction for BCIA certification • Discuss clinical assessment, protocol development, and client care To Register Call Lisa Mrklas @ Phone: 800-447- 8052 or 216- 766-5707 or email: stinc@pantek.com

This course provides the accredited 36 hours for BCIA didactic. It will cover instrumentation and train on state of the art equipment, Thought Technology Infinity and BrainMaster Atlantis. It is a 3-day F2F course with 10 hours of self-paced learning. It is highly recommended that the 10 hours are taken within the 30 days prior to the F2F instruction. The full course covers treatment protocols, history of neurotherapy and operant conditioning, ethical considerations and basic neuroscience. This course is essential training for anyone who wishes to incorporate neurotherapy into his or her practice.

THIS COURSE WILL BE TRANSLATED TO PORTUGUESE BY ADRIAN VAN DUESEN