WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
By the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
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Explain the therapeutic relationship between the qEEG practitioner and client
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Describe how qEEG services should be limited to the practice standards and guidelines of one’s license or the license of their supervisor and also to those areas where one has: sufficient training and familiarity with the client population and disorders
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Describe the ethical and professional conduct of practitioners expected by the IQCB
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Explain client rights associated with privacy, confidentiality, privileged communication, informed consent to assessment and treatment, treatment contract apprising of possible adverse effects, accepting clients, abandonment, and appropriate referrals, equal access to health care, and HIPAA compliance
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Explain the purposes and process of supervision and consultation in qEEG practices
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Describe the purposes and process of mentoring in qEEG practices
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Define professional relationships in qEEG practices including dual relationships, conflicts of interest and exploitation of clients, consultations, referrals and relationships with other professionals, medical and medication monitoring, procedures for dealing with unethical behavior and consumer complaints
Instructor
Educational Director & CEO at InMindOut
Dr. Heather Ingram
Dr. Heather Ingram, originally from Chicago, obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Argosy University in Schaumburg, Illinois. At Argosy, Dr. Ingram obtained a specialization in child and family interventions.
Throughout her training, Dr. Ingram worked in a variety of settings around Chicago including Elgin Mental Health Center on the Unfit to Stand Trial Unit, Bridge View-Challenger Therapeutic Day School, Women In Need Growing Stronger domestic violence shelter, and Gateway Foundation residential substance abuse treatment center. During her work in Boston, Dr. Ingram worked at Walden Behavioral Care eating disorder clinic, where she worked in inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care.
Dr. Ingram has training and experience working with a range of mental health concerns including eating disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse, and domestic violence.
In 2013, Dr. Ingram moved to Texas to continue working with clients affected by mental illness and their families by founding InMindOut Emotional Wellness Center. In 2017, Dr. Ingram founded Orion Mental Health Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization designed to offer reduced cost neurofeedback services to clients in need.
Currently, Dr. Ingram is a psychologist and biofeedback practitioner at InMindOut and adjunct professor at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. She is also board certified in Biofeedback and teaches a Biofeedback certification course annually in Chicago and Texas. She is the Educational Director of the InMindOut biofeedback, neurofeedback, and qEEG board approved certificate courses.