This certification is open to health care providers and clinicians who are actively licensed in their field.
This course is BCIA accredited. It meets the requirements of the BCIA blueprint and counts towards 36 BCIA didactic hours. It is also approved for 36 APA CE credits (attendance at all live Q&As is mandatory).
If you also wish to pursue BCIA certification, their website states: This certification is open to professionals who can document a minimum of a BA/BS degree in a BCIA-approved health care field completed at a regionally accredited academic institution (an Accredited Institution of Post-secondary Education as determined by the American Council on Education). **All International applicants for BCIA certification programs, outside of the US and Canada, must carry a valid government-issued license/credential that regulates clinical health care practice. For additional information, please see our International Welcome tab.**
BCIA-approved health care fields include psychology, medicine, nursing (including two-year registered nurses with license, not LVNs or LPNs), physical therapy, occupational therapy, social work, counseling, marriage family therapy, rehabilitation, chiropractic, recreational therapy, physician’s assistant (with certification or license), exercise physiology, speech pathology, and sports medicine. The following fields require a master’s degree: music therapy and counseling education (MEd in counseling)
You will have a basic understanding of how to do high frequency neurofeedback and how to train people who have experienced trauma with neurofeedback. From this point forward, you can continue your overall training and development as a neurofeedback provider and can work towards BCIA certification (optional) .
We are happy to have students pursuing a clinical degree interested in joining the course! Some things to be aware of:
The TRF Neurofeedback Certificate Program is one part of the BCIA Board Certification requirements and fulfills the didactic portion of the BCIA certification requirements
This course will provide you with basic knowledge so you can begin to “practice” neurofeedback on yourself and non – clients such as family members and friends. We strongly recommend that following the TRF Neurofeedback Certificate Program, you should pursue mentoring and further training/course work as you begin to train select clients/patients.
TRF Neurofeedback Certificate Program + BCIA Board Certification Requirements Cost & Income Estimates:
Cost for the required Neuroanatomy course varies
Income – based on charging $25 more per session than your usual fee:
The TRF Neurofeedback Certificate Program includes several elements that qualify for BCIA board certification but not all. It also includes many components that are not included in other BCIA NF courses that are provided in the form of supplemental materials and videos. Please see chart below for details:
36 hour professionally recorded video course – access for 6 months- this meets the requirements for the BCIA Blueprint of Knowledge.
Meets BCIA Requirement
10 hours of community meetings – live via zoom
Above and beyond BCIA Requirement
6 hours of practicum training to learn how to use the equipment – live via zoom
Above and beyond BCIA Requirement
Loaner equipment from BeeLab provided during the course practicum
Above and beyond BCIA Requirement
Trauma Focused Case Study Group – 12 hours- 10 case studies qualify towards BCIA Board Certification- live via zoom
Meets BCIA Requirement
Supplemental Videos in course to enhance your learning
Above and beyond BCIA Requirement
3 case studies – qualify towards BCIA Board Certification – recorded
Meets BCIA Requirement
1 individual mentoring session – individually scheduled via zoom
Meets BCIA Requirement
Special guest lecturer with renowned industry leaders such as Bessel van der Kolk, Ruth Lanius, Sebern Fisher, Joy Lunt.
Above and beyond BCIA Requirement
This course does not endorse any specific equipment manufacturer, however, the program includes the loan of BeeLab from BeeMedic for the practicum Community Meetings that occur in the didactic training portion of the course. (see website for practicum dates). However, we are happy to include practitioners who have already have other equipment as the course focuses on learning how to do neurofeedback regardless of specific equipment. Once the basics of neurofeedback are learned, any FDA cleared NF equipment can be used.
After the course registration is closed, BeeMedic is provided with a list of course enrollees. BeeMedic will reach out to the course enrollees to offer loaner equipment, which will be shipped so that it can be installed for you before the first Community Meeting practicum session (see website for practicum dates). Please note that you will need a computer that supports the software (not compatible with MAC), or BeeMedic will loan you a laptop as well. The contract with BeeMedic will specify when the equipment must be returned, which will be facilitated shortly after the last practicum session. You will then need to consider whether you wish to rent or buy equipment (from BeeMedic or other manufacturers) to continue your training.
NOTE: The Case Study Group occurs following the return of the loaner equipment. To participate and be credited for the CSG, you need to be engaged in practice cases, which requires equipment purchase or rental.
This depends on the equipment you select. The basic equipment (sensors, amplifier, software, technical support) costs between $4000 and $10,000. This does not include the cost of a computer and/or monitor. When purchasing equipment, you need to consider if you just want the basics or if you want a system that offers more channels, alpha-theta training, coherence training, etc. Some manufacturers offer a basic system and others allow you to purchase a basic system that you can build on. This is discussed in the course. Please refer to the equipment manufacturers/distributors for more information.
During the period of time when you are participating in the didactic training, you will receive an email that allows you to sign up for one of the Case Study Groups that are offered on various days/times. Signups are on a first come, first serve basis.
If you are not registered for the TRF NF Certification program, you can register and pay for the Case Study Groups only by emailing [email protected]. Documentation that you have successfully completed a BCIA NF course is required.
If you are pursuing BCIA board certification, you are required to complete 25 contact hours with a BCIA approved mentor.
Your course registration includes your first mentoring session with your choice of Angelika or Mitch, at no additional cost (value $150). Additional mentoring sessions with any of the Sadar Psychological mentors are available at a discounted rate of $125 for registered students.
If you are pursuing BCIA Certification in addition to the Trauma Informed Neurofeedback Certification through TRF, we recommend:
The live Cohort session schedule is located in the first section of the course (Getting Started) within the lesson titled “Zoom Link for Meetings). It is also on the TRF website.
The links are located in the first section of the course (Getting Started) within the lesson titled “Zoom Link for Meetings”. You will also receive an email reminder with the links prior to scheduled live sessions.
Recordings are posted in the course below the Supplemental Documents section (titled according to type of session, i.e. Spring Cohort, Case Study, etc.). The recordings from live meetings are posted within 3-4 business days of the session
The responses to the chat questions are posted with the recording. Please allow 10 days for the responses to be posted.
The practicums are included in the Trauma Informed Intro to NF Certificate Program. The schedule is posted on the website and in the “Getting Started” section of the course along with the Zoom meeting links. Live participation is strongly encouraged.
You have access to the course for 12 months which brings beyond date of the last Case Study Group . Course access can be extended beyond that for a fee of $75 for a 3 month extension.
When you begin mentoring, you will be provided with a personal copy of the NF log.
The course platform, Thinkific, is a secure website. If you are having difficulties with downloading:
Please send any suggestions to [email protected]. All suggestions will be taken to our committee for consideration in future updates to the course.
Once you have completed all ten sections of the online course, proceed to section XI for instructions on how to get your certificate that indicates completion of the BCIA approved course and to receive APA CEs.
Once you have completed all ten sections of the course, proceed to section XI for instructions on how to get your certificate.
Upon completion of all components of the program, and with approval from your CSG Instructor that you have met all of the course criteria, you will be emailed the certificate from the Trauma Research Foundation.