Neurofeedback: A Treatment Modality For People With Developmental Trauma

This is a Virtual Workshop. Pre-registration required

Developmental trauma is arguably one of the costliest public health challenges in the USA and defined as a chronic early childhood exposure to neglect and abuse by their caregiver. Developmental trauma has been shown to have a long-lasting adverse pervasive impact on mental, physical functioning as well as neurophysiological development. This impact includes shorter lifespans, interference with adequate daily functioning, and compromises the ability for an individual to benefit from other treatments. Understanding that developmental trauma alters the neurophysiological activities opens up state-of-the-art treatments which directly address the neurophysiological pathways.  One suchpromising treatment modality is neurofeedback.

Neurofeedback is a non-pharmaceutical, self-regulation treatment modality that alters electrical brain activities associated with various brain conditions including PTSD and developmental trauma. Research has shown that for children and adults with developmental trauma, neurofeedback significantly reduces PTSD symptoms and improves behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and executive functioning.

This workshop focuses on neurofeedback as a treatment modality for developmental trauma. It begins with a theoretical background of neurofeedback including discussing relevant research and how neurofeedback can address these neurophysiological disturbances.  The majority of the workshop is dedicated to implementation and ways of incorporating neurofeedback into the clinic setting. The workshop concludes with a discussion of the challenges and future directions of neurofeedback. Throughout there will be case presentations, research data and a demonstration of a neurofeedback session.

Our Presenters:

Diana  Martinez, LMHC [MaMHCA 2022 Conference Plenary presenter] and Ainat Rogel, LICSW have many years of clinical work of using biofeedback and neurofeedback to treat people with developmental trauma.  They have conducted research of the impact of neurofeedback on children and adults with developmental trauma, and train and supervise clinicians to incorporate  neurofeedback and biofeedback to treat people with developmental trauma.  In addition, they both have presented at many conferences and workshops about this topic.  

3 MaMHCA CEs 

Saturday April 1, 2023

Members: $105.00                               Non-members: $145.00