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1. Anatomy and physiology / human biology for behavioral clinicians – 45 hours of CE credit

Taught by Richard A. Sherman, Ph.D. At home learning format based on audiovisual lectures and readings.

Learn enough about how the body works to get a better grasp of the physical bases for your patients’ disorders. Learn how the muscles work together to produce movements so you know what’s normal and what’s not. Be able to communicate better with your medical colleagues and understand their lingo and tests. This course is equivalent to a three credit undergraduate course in A & P / Human Biology and meets BCIA’s requirements for having this course for certification and recertification in biofeedback and neurofeedback. The course covers all the basic areas of A & P but from a behavioral perspective. For example, when we talk about bones, we concentrate on how stress effects healing fractures and reshaping bone structures. When we talk about muscles, we talk about how they work together to produce movements. Your tuition covers the CDs containing the audiovisual lectures and some reading materials as well as the web based chats but not the cost of the textbooks.

2. Neuropsychophysiology (Nervous System Functions in Psychophysiology) - 45 hours of CE credit

Taught by Gerald Kozlowski, Ph.D. At home learning format based on audiovisual lectures and readings.

This course covers central and peripheral nervous system anatomy and physiology and finishes with an emphasis on nervous system pathophysiology. This is the course to take after completing a basic course in EEG neurofeedback. It provides advanced information so people performing neurofeedback have a better understanding of brain functioning. The brain/spinal cord plexus is discussed from both anatomical and physiological perspectives concentrating on plasticity in response to changes in the external and internal environment as well as viewing the system as an interactive organ with hormonal, nerve based, and blood flow based feedback and control systems. Psychophysiological recording methodology including EEG and scans such as MEG and PET are examined in relation to their uses in behavioral medicine. Neurological disorders centered on the CNS (such as epilepsy) are discussed in relationship to psychophysiological evaluations and behavioral interventions.

3. Ethics for Biofeedback Providers (Ethics for People Doing Biofeedback) – 5 CE credits

Taught by Richard A. Sherman, Ph.D. At home learning format based on audiovisual lectures and readings.

This APA approved course is intended for clinicians, educators, and coaches who have incorporated or are interested in incorporating biofeedback (including neurofeedback) intervention and psychophysiological assessment techniques into their practices. It emphasizes issues in ethics and professional conduct which are of special interest to clinicians incorporating biofeedback - many of which are not clearly spelled out in typical codes of ethics and conduct promulgated by clinical organizations. Participants attend three audiovisual lectures (hear the instructor’s voice while watching slides), read text files, and interact with the instructor via e-mail. At the end of the course, participants answer a set of short essay questions covering key concepts in the course. No text is required for this course.

4. Research Techniques for Clinicians - 45 hours of CE credit

Taught by Richard A. Sherman, Ph.D. At home learning format based on audiovisual CD lectures and readings.

This is a course in self-defense for clinicians who need to know how to assess the clinical literature and folklore to decide whether to try a new technique or believe in new treatments. It also teaches clinicians how to assess their own work to insure that it is optimally efficacious. The course material includes the book “research for clinicians”.

5. Introduction to Behavioral and Alternative Medicine - 45 Ces

Taught by Richard A. Sherman, Ph.D. At home learning format based on audiovisual CD lectures and readings.

Complimentary and alternative (C & A) practices, including those which form the core of “behavioral medicine” are rapidly finding acceptance within the clinical community. Simultaneously, “accepted” practices are falling from favor as they are shown to be ineffective or even counterproductive. Patients now visit as many or more “alternative” providers as traditional providers and are spending billions of dollars on attempts to get care not available from the traditional medical community. This course is intended to acquaint you with many of those practices which may become the new standard of care in the near future. It is also intended to help you learn to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the claims made by the proponents of these practices so you can more readily separate the real knowledge from the emotional advertising.

6. Neuropsychology of Dreams and Dreaming – 45 Ces

Taught by Jacquie Lewis, PhD Co-Director, Dream Studies Certificate Program, Saybrook University

Welcome to one of the most fascinating areas of investigation in consciousness studies; few if any other areas bring together in one place as many aspects of neuropsychology. In this course you will learn more than brain physiology and theories of how brain function is connected to nighttime dreaming; you will also obtain a bird’s eye view of the mind and the brain working together, as beautifully exemplified in the exquisitely complex yet simple action of the sleeping brain.

7. Personal Mythology and Dream Psychology - 45 Ces

Taught by Jacquie Lewis, PhD Co-Director, Dream Studies Certificate Program, Saybrook University

In this course you will learn what is meant by the term personal mythology. You will be introduced to the idea that every person develops a particular personal mythology that guides and influences his or her perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. You will be introduced to the primary factors that seem to be responsible for the development of particular personal mythologies, for example, a person's genetic inheritance, family of origin, kinship group, and social milieu.

8. Understanding and Appreciating Dreams - 45 Ces

Taught by Jacquie Lewis, PhD Co-Director, Dream Studies Certificate Program, Saybrook University

Understanding and appreciating dreams offers valuable tools for individuals and groups. Engaging in dreamwork can offer personal insight and spiritual growth. The “grassroots dream movement” has initiated non-clinical uses of dream reports for purposes of creative expression, spiritual development, and/or group exploration. This course covers the use of recalled dreams in both clinical and non-clinical settings. It spans a variety of ideological perspectives, emphasizing those that can be quickly learned and adroitly applied with minimal risk and maximum benefit to the dreamer.

9. Dream Studies Practicum and final paper – 60 Ces

Taught by Jacquie Lewis, PhD Co-Director, Dream Studies Certificate Program, Saybrook University

Note that this course is only available to people who have taken the other three dream courses described above. The practicum and final paper are designed to give you a theoretical, experiential, cross-cultural and research foundation in dream studies. Upon completion students will have skills in multiple domains.

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