Certification in Brain-Based Therapy

Course details

This course will provide you to learn the principles of brain-based learning. You will learn how to design workflow models and teach problem solving strategies for information gathering, organizing, analyzing, synthesizing, and processing, thus enabling learners to create knowledge. To Learn practical, effective, and the most cutting edge teaching strategies to match these principles.

Training Topics

Basic Structure to Whole Brain Learning

• Introduction/pre-assessment
• Introduction to brain-based learning
• Introduction to parts and functions of the Triune Brain
• Introduction of movements for focus
• Developmental stages from conception to age 21+
• The Vestibular System

Right and Left Hemisphere Function

• Characteristics of hemispheric dominance
• How to assess your hemispheric functionality
• What hemispheric function means to your classroom
• How to teach to the whole brain
• Non-conscious learning

The Physical Component (OCD)

• The importance of movement
• Learning in child's play
• Why everybody needs water for optimum brain function
• Chemicals and reactions in the body

Specific Movements, Specific Results

• The genesis of the movement
• Movements to enhance spelling
• Movements to enhance listening abilities
• Movements that keep the brain alert

The How, When, Why. Where, What of Stress

• The phenomenon of stress/impact of threat
• The physical components of stress
• Emotional stress / academic stress
• Coping with stress in the classroom
• Methods for heading off the stress response

Bonding and the Importance of Routines

• Routines in our lives
• Classroom routines
• Community bonding Bonding and attachment
• Bonding rituals

Emotional Intelligence and Discipline

• What is emotional intelligence?
• Feelings and emotions are not the same
• Emotions and the learning process
• Putting emotions into words and gestures
• Fear and discipline are incompatible Conflict Discipline strategies
• The journey to self-control

Motivation, Making Meaning and Rewards

• Respect and reframing
• Motivation and demotivation
• Learned helplessness
• Meaning making
• Motivation and rewards

Course Layout

• We use the mastery system of education. Besides lecturing, this course provides clinical experience such as: research, case study, group clinical supervision, reflections, discussions & presentation. Assessment includes case study oral and written presentations, group participation, research paper and assignments.
• The topics mentioned above are taught within 3 months. During this period, students will also be given clinical case assignments and presentations to do.
• Our course is structured as 2 intensive workshop with 6 group clinical supervision & oral / written case presentation for the assessment. Fulfilling the attendance and passing the criteria given will lead to towards the licensed practitioner membership of Adult Psychotherapy, Geriatric Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Couple Therapy, Child Therapy, Art Therapy and/or Expressive Therapy Divisions of Malaysia Association of Psychotherapy.

Below are the equipments used:

• Psychometric instruments
• Audio Resources
• White board
• Notes/ books