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Certification Procedures

Step 1: Biofeedback Course

Online course content through the Academies training player. The program length, including video and exam, is ten hours, and can be taken prior to receiving your device. This program may have been included as part of the training scholarship with your device purchase. Click here for more information.

Step 2: Basic Navigation Home Study Course

This is a prerequisite for attending the Beginners Course. Please review the Basic Navigation manual a minimum of three times cover-to-cover prior to registering for your Beginners Training. You will need to have the Clasp32/Indigo software program loaded on your laptop prior to beginning this prerequisite. You WILL NOT be allowed to attend any training courses without having completed this prerequisite. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you require any assistance with the Basic Navigation Manual, please contact Practitioner Support.

Step 3: Beginners Course

This is a six day program at the Academy to provide a working knowledge of the Clasp32/Indigo software program. This class is designed to immerse novice Quantum device users in hands-on practical training for utilizing the device and its software. Registration for the course is online. With the completion of this course and the biofeedback course, each student is given the opportunity to become a Certified Biofeedback Technician (CBT), which is accredited through the Board of Advanced Natural Health Sciences (BANHS) (see Step 5 for details). CBTs are encouraged and expected to continue their practical education in biofeedback studies offered through The Quantum Academies, with the objective of earning the Certified Biofeedback Specialist (CBS) designation.

Step 4: Commence the Coaching Course

Complete the first three online modules of the Coaching, Consent and Compliance Course (Course Overview; Legal Language & the Law; Compliance).

Step 5: Biofeedback Technician Application

Upon completion of the Beginners Course, Biofeedback Course, and first three modules of the Coaching Course, each student is given the opportunity to become a Certified Biofeedback Technician (CBT), which is accredited through the Board of Advanced Natural Health Sciences. The CBT fee is $149. Visit BANHS to submit the application for certification. The CBT will allow you to apply for professional liability insurance. Holding a certification and insurance is optional, but recommended.

Step 6: Professional Liability Insurance

The CBT will allow you to apply for professional liability insurance through a registered insurance company. See BANHS for details.

Step 7: Anatomy & Physiology Course

You must take this course or the equivalent (as documented by transcript or license) as a prerequisite to the Advanced Course, as well as being required for Certified Biofeedback Specialist status. This is a home study course. Completion of the course requires that you take and pass the Anatomy & Physiology online exam. Click to take Exam: $50.

Step 8: Competency Hours (300 Hours Practicum)

Candidates for certification as a Certified Biofeedback Specialist with BANHS must complete a 300 Hour Practicum on the SCIO/INDIGO system becoming skilled at navigation. The objective is to develop skills and competency. Any such development time incurred in a clinical or professional setting while under the approved supervision of a CBS shall be counted as double time. Such supervisory approval may be authorized only by BANHS. The memorialization of hours needs to include the date and hours for each activity and list a client code name or number and short description of the activity. Click for Form.

Step 9: Advanced Course

These two courses are combined in a six day program at the Academy to provide an advanced knowledge and understanding of the Clasp32/Indigo software program. It is recommended that you register for the Advanced Course two-three months after taking the Beginners course. This class should be taken contemporaneously with the Competency Hours and Coaching Course. For more information and online registration, go to Registration.

Step 10: Complete the Coaching Course

Complete the remaining online modules of the Coaching, Consent and Compliance Course. The practicum and observations requirements of the course are designed to be completed and attested to as part of the Advanced Course. Click to take Exam: $50.

Step 11: Competency Exam

Demonstrate the knowledge gained from our training program through the online Competency Exam. This examination is offered through The Quantum Academies. Click to take Exam: $50.

Step 12: Biofeedback Specialist Application

Following the completion of steps 7 through 11 (Anatomy Course, Competency Hours, Advanced Course, Coaching Course and Competency Exam), a Certified Biofeedback Technician earns the right to apply for designation as a Certified Biofeedback Specialist. There is a $179 certification fee payable to BANHS. Visit BANHS to submit the application for certification.