This clinical ERP course completed on May 18, 2021. Thank you for your interest.

Northwest Neuro Professionals is facilitating a course on ERPs based on Prof. Dr. Juri Kropotov’s book “Quantitative EEG, Event-Related Potentials and Neurotherapy”. Participants can expect to learn the theoretical and practical aspects of collecting and interpreting Event-Related Potentials, as well as their relationship to brain/mental health issues.

The course runs from January to May 2021 for 56 content hours. Due to COVID, the course will be administered via web conferencing software to a maximum of 20 participants.

  • The first 16 weeks will be in the form of a peer-led study group. We will be meeting online Wednesdays from 7-9 am PST starting January 13th 2021. We will plan to cover the first 16 chapters of the textbook above in preparation for the workshop.
  • The course ends with a workshop over the long weekend May 14-16th 2021 (24 contact hours) during which Prof. Dr. Kropotov will lead us in a hands-on workshop collecting, deartifacting, processing, and interpreting ERPs. The final 7 chapters will be covered.

The organizing committee with a link to their bios:

The course facilitators (alphabetical by last name):

  • Mark Jones, DMin, LPC, LMFT, BCN, QEEGD
  • Brian Judd, Ph.D., BCN
  • Diana Martinez, MD, PhD, LMCH, BCN
  • Michael Pierce, DC, DACNB
  • Ainat Rogel, PhD, MSW, BCN, LICSW
  • Rogene M. Eichler West, Ph.D. QEEGD, BCN

The price for the course is $1200.

Please note that this does not include the hardware/software components described below. CEs are described below and purchased separately.

The ERP software for the class is called PsyTask. It works with WinEEG and requires a Mitsar amp. We are working to obtain group pricing on all the components we need (however, one should not assume that this will be possible.)

  • Mitsar Amp (201 or comparable)
  • Mitsar WinEEG Advanced (it also comes bundled with the Mitsar Amp)
  • Mitsar ERP Kit (for second PC)
    • PsyTask
    • Client Reaction Mouse 
    • Communication cable
    • Calibration kit
  • HBImed ERP Normative DB dongle

Update: There is also the opportunity to borrow one of the new BeeMedic ERP rigs for the hands-on portion of the course. Details to follow via the course listserv.

Target Audience: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Chiropractic Physicians, Mental health Counselors, Nurses, and any additional profession that includes assessment and treatment of mental health conditions using EEG-guided technologies.

Course Content Level: Intermediate to Advanced. A minimum of one year experience collecting QEEGs is recommended.

CEs and Recertification: We have obtained permission to offer BCIA recertification credits, IQCB recertification credits (except for their ethics requirements), and 51.5 APA CEs. R. Cassidy Seminars is processing those credits at the incredibly low price of $40. Please note that it is necessary to attend all the sessions to receive credit. While we plan to record the sessions for self-study and review, it is considerably more work to arrange to administer quizzes for each missed session. Beyond one “emergency conflict” absence, there will be a $25 fee to arrange each make-up quiz. Also, please note that it will not be possible to arrange for a make-up quiz for the final hands-on workshop.

See below for more information on how CEs are recognized in your jurisdiction and licensing.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe how a collection of neurons give rise to field potentials and scalp EEG
  2. Identify how our concept of disease markers are expressed within the variety of normal individual endophenotypes
  3. Describe the different generators responsible for slow wave behavior such as infra-slow, slow waves of sleep, normal delta, and pathological delta
  4. Specify how alpha is generated by the thalamocortical loop
  5. Identify normal alpha variants and alpha distribution patterns indicating abnormality
  6. Explain the different cognitive functions of beta and gamma rhythms
  7. Identify personality traits associated with frontal midline theta
  8. Describe functional generators of the normal and abnormal theta rhythm
  9. Distinguish paroxysmal spikes based on spatial-temporal characteristics
  10. Discuss the factors that support endophenotypes as a stable and reliable characterization of brain functioning
  11. Explain the anatomical basis and stages of sleep
  12. Distinguish the correlation between psychiatric disorders and sleep disturbances
  13. Express confidence moving between different montages and filter settings
  14. Describe the most common mathematical transformations to EEG data
  15. Name the currently available normative databases, their strengths and weaknesses
  16. Construct a psychological task using PsyTask
  17. Practice how to record ERPs
  18. Tell how to deartifact ERPs
  19. Compare ERPs to a normative database
  20. Identify abnormal ERPs
  21. Describe the cortical streams of information associated with visual processing
  22. Describe the cortical streams of information associated with auditory processing
  23. State the mechanisms of change detection in sensory flows
  24. Explain components of an ERP with respect to perception and attention
  25. Explain components of an ERP with respect to engagement and disengagement
  26. Describe the role of dopamine as mediator of executive function
  27. Describe the role of serotonin as mediator of mood
  28. Describe the role of acetylcholine as mediator of memory
  29. Identify the ERP correlates of ADHD
  30. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of ADHD
  31. Describe the dopamine hypothesis of Schizophrenia
  32. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of Schizophrenia
  33. Describe the stages of addiction
  34. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of Addiction
  35. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  36. Describe the monoamine hypothesis of Depression
  37. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of Depression
  38. Compare the network behavior in a healthy vs diseased brain
  39. Explain efficacious neurotherapies for treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
  40. Describe how ERP assessment informs neurofeedback strategies
  41. Differentiate between the mechanisms behind transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation
  42. Classify brain disease according to their DSM category, EEG endophenotype, and ERP endophenotype

Purchase your CEs at this link: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=3744

Statement on Conflict of Interest: Prof. Dr. Kropotov co-owns HBimed, which is the company providing the normative databases.

Cancellation Policy: Returns on any hardware/software must be addressed directly with Mitsar and HBimed. Withdrawal from the course may be requested for a 50% refund through the end of the 4th study session on 3 February.

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate. Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates will be available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com

Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95402

Psychologists
R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 51.5 CE hours

Psychoanalysts
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0005. 
51.5 clock hours. Live online.

Social Workers
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.

IL-SWs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #159.000782.  
51.5 hours.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 51.5contact hours Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for 
51.5 clock hours, #RCST110701

Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
IL-MFTs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000141.  
51.5 hours.
NY-LMHCs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0015. 51.5 contact hours. Live online.
NY-LMFTs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0011 51.5 contact hours. Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for 
51.5 clock hours, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 51.5 CE hours.

Creative Arts Therapists
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0005. 51.5 contact hours. Live online.

Chemical Dependency Counselors
CA: Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider #4N-00-434-0222 for 51.5 CEHs. CCAPP is an ICRC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, 51.5 hours general. Expires 3/31/2021.  Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (512) 476-7297.

Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is 51.5 CE Hours.

Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP12224, for 51.5 contact hours

Disability Access – If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.