Instructor:
Lynda M. Thompson PhD & Michael G. Thompson, BSc, MD
Improving focus and the ability to sustain attention is fundamental to dealing with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many people who exhibit severe ADHD symptoms may also suffer from a number of comorbidities. Anxiety, especially as adults, is the most common. Neurofeedback is established as efficacious in helping those with ADHD. Biofeedback has established efficacy for decreasing anxiety. The combination of ADHD symptoms plus anxiety is found in those with diverse diagnoses, including Learning Disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Post-concussion syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Affect Disorders, and movement disorders, (Tourette’s syndrome and Parkinson’s Disease). Assessment, which is crucial to getting the intervention right, will vary depending on the presenting symptoms. Neurofeedback treatment is based on QEEG assessment and understanding the neural networks that underlie the symptoms.
Participants will review the basics of thorough assessment including the testing used at the ADD Centres and the key elements of using the assessment to guide effective neurofeedback (NFB) plus biofeedback intervention. The emphasis in this presentation will be on single channel assessment and NFB combined with heart rate variability training. However, the use of LORETA in assessment and intervention will be noted. The literature supporting the effectiveness of these treatments will be given.
Who is the Audience: All health professionals doing neurofeedback and biofeedback.
Level: All
Specific Learning objectives:
- List and describe appropriate assessment tools.
- State what the most common EEG findings are in ADHD.
- Outline the contributions of assessment measures to the prescription of treatment interventions.
- Describe the EEG signatures associated with anxiety and ruminations.
- State a method for increasing SMR in patients who are hyperactive and impulsive.
- Outline 3 neuroanatomical components of either a ventral or dorsal attention network.
Fees: Webinar fee is $45.00 for all ISNR members. The fee for non-members is $60.00. Space is limited, so register early!
Credits: CE credit is a separate fee of $10.00 for 1 CE credit hour. Purchase CE credit here.
- BCIA will issue 1 credit towards BCIA re-certification for full attendance at this webinar.
- 1 hour of APA approved credit will be offered*.
*This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1 continuing education credit. R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program. 1 CE hours. You may purchase CE credits here: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=2971
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Satisfactory Completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in, attended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates available after satisfactory course completion at www.ceuregistration.com.
Refund policy: If you sign up and pay for a webinar but are unable to attend the live presentation, you will be provided with access to the recorded webinar, Refunds will not be issued.
ISNR is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. ISNR is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to bring their concerns up during the question and discussion period, typically held at the end of the presentation. A moderator will be available during the presentation. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to Susan Alvarez, ISNR Executive Administrator.
ISNR 13876 SW 56th Street Miami, FL 33175
Tel: 703-848-1994
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Because these presentations will be done online, it will be the responsibility of the participant to provide adequate and appropriate computer availability as well as Internet connections that will support this webinar. All efforts and reasonable accommodations will be made to make the information accessible to persons with disabilities.
While this presentation offers no risk in and of itself, it is the responsibility of the individual attendee to determine any risks involved in the implementation of the contents of this presentation.
Refund policy: If you sign up and pay for a webinar but are unable to attend the live presentation, you will be provided with access to the recorded webinar, Refunds will not be issued.
ISNR is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. ISNR is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to bring their concerns up during the question and discussion period, typically held at the end of the presentation. A moderator will be available
during the presentation. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to Susan Alvarez, ISNR Executive Administrator.
ISNR 13876 SW 56th Street Miami, FL 33175
Tel: 703-848-1994
Fax: 703-738-7340
office@isnr.net
Because these presentations will be done online, it will be the responsibility of the participant to provide adequate and appropriate computer availability as well as Internet connections that will support this webinar. All efforts and reasonable accommodations will be made to make the information accessible to persons with disabilities.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between The Center, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
While this presentation offers no risk in and of itself, it is the responsibility of the individual attendee to determine any risks involved in the implementation of the contents of this presentation.
Lynda Thompson, PhD is a psychologist who has done teaching, clinical psychology, school psychology and owned learning centers. She became Executive Director of The ADD Centre in Toronto in 1993 and has specialized in neurofeedback and biofeedback for the last quarter century. Her doctoral dissertation (1979) dealt with hyperactive children treated with methylphenidate. She is co-author with William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child (1998) and with Michael Thompson of The Neurofeedback Book (2003, 2015), has authored and co-authored numerous chapters and papers, and presented on a range of topics including ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, stress management, postconcussion syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, and epilepsy. She is co-recipient with Michael Thompson of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Biofeedback Federation of Europe (2010) and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2016). She was awarded Fellow status by the ISNR in 2005 and by the AAPB in 2019.
Financial disclosure: none
