The Neuroscience Academy is a unique and premium continuing education program designed for coaches, therapists, health and wellness industry professionals, trainers, HR professionals, and educators.

In 2021 we offer a number of enrolment options:

1. SCHOLAR. $1495 AUD. For students wishing to join the live 12-week course or live 2-week Bootcamp. Students gain certification + CPD hours.
2. PAYMENT PLAN. 4 x $395 AUD. Scholar access, but payment via 4-month plan:
3. SELF STUDY. $695 AUD. Digital course access only.

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Note: fees are quoted in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.

GST is inclusive (for Australian customers).

Exchange rates vary. For an online currency conversion tool click here.

If you wish to pay in USD options will be available at enrolment.

We are all busy, so the course is designed with busy people in mind.

I recommend you set aside two to three hours per week during the live 12-week program including the 90-minute live Q&A call.

Each lesson is split into six to eight short pre-recorded lectures of about 10 minutes (including theory + practical application + homework suggestions).

Modules are released weekly to prevent student overwhelm. The 12-week course includes nine teaching weeks + three rest weeks (Weeks 4, 7 & 10)

Extra reading or research is OPTIONAL.

Once the live course is complete you retain LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP so you can dip into and out of any lessons and resources at any time. All alumni are granted access to future course updates and materials.

Please PRE-REGISTER your interest and receive early notification of future intakes in 2021 and beyond.

Live group coaching calls are held via Zoom every Friday either 8am or 8pm AEST/Sydney, NSW, Australia. (See here for a global time zone conversion tool).

The live calls run for 90 minutes and include 20-30 minutes of breakout rooms where small student groups come together for discussion.

The call time is alternated each week to cater for all global time zones.

Questions can be submitted each week in advance for this who can’t make the call.

Live calls are recorded and available on the student portal for that who can’t attend.

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The SCHOLAR program offers students the equivalent of 34 hours of professional development training, which is formally recorded on a certificate after course completion.

The certificate of completion states students have completed training in ‘Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health’. The course is NOT a professional qualification. It is for professional development purposes.

The Neuroscience Academy is an approved provider of Continuing Coach Education for 2021/22 (pending) with the International Coaching Federation (28 hours CCE + 8 hours RD). See here for ICF details.

Many organisation and accreditation bodies allow members to self-assess their professional development. Please check your individual circumstances with your organisation/accreditor. Contact us if you have suggested organisations or accreditation bodies.

Here in Australia, many students have applied for CPD points with the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, and NSW Teacher Identified Professional Development (TIPD).

To gain The Neuroscience Academy certificate of completion and to be eligible to apply for professional development hours/points you’ll need to pass the multi-choice test with an 80% pass rate. The quiz is released during the final week of the course.

By completing The Neuroscience Academy students will be able to:

1. Understand how neuroscience can impact and provide insights into coaching conversations. Understand the distinction between coaching and mental health disciplines, and the important of referrals to appropriate other professionals when required.
2. Develop a shared language for discussion the brain in coaching conversations.
3. Describe the interrelationship between the mind (top-down), body (bottom-up) and environment (outside-in) on brain health and wellbeing.
4. Recognise the pitfalls and biases and loss of client agency introduced when using incorrect neuroscience explanations such as ‘the lizard brain’ in coaching conversations
5. Understand basic brain anatomy and neurophysiology, and explain using simple language and models basic brain anatomy and neurophysiology to clients.
6. Understand the neurobiology of neuroplasticity including the role of neuroplasticity in development, healing and behavioural change.
7. Use a simple story to describe the various types of neuroplasticity to clients, including synaptic plasticity, cortical reorganisation and neurogenesis.
8. Describe the role of the prefrontal cortex in higher-order executive functions and cognition including attention and decision-making.
9. Recognise how emotions (affect) and thinking (cognition) are intimately intertwined.
10. Understand the neurobiology of metacognition and how to foster ‘thinking about thinking’ with clients.
11. Understand the contemporary neuroscience of emotions, how the brain predicts emotional responses and how one can learn new appropriate responses by practice. Utilise this knowledge in preparation for coaching sessions when extreme emotions may be involved.
12. Understand the neuroscience behind the various processes of reaching a goal including planning, visualising, attention, willpower, and motivation.
13. Appreciate the neurobiology of mental rehearsal and how it can be used to practice appropriate emotional responses in advance. Create a visualization script for clients.
14. Describe the latest research on fixed and growth mindsets.
15. Understand that habits and facilitating change are fundamental to work with coaching clients. Explain in simple terms what happens in the brain when habits are formed and how to break bad habits.
16. Describe the neuroscience of the placebo effect and its ‘active ingredient’ is the therapeutic relationship. Reflect on the evidence from placebo research and how this informs the establishment of trust and rapport.
17. Differentiate and describe normal aging and cognitive decline associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Understand when to recognise abnormal memory loss and when to refer to medical professionals.
18. Recognise the importance of exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction, social connection, belief and mental challenge in promoting cognitive reserve and mind health, and for providing a foundation for change (neuroplasticity).
19. Design a brain wellness program for clients based on the seven pillars of brain health.
20. Understand and describe the neurobiology of the stress responses. Encourage clients to find a ‘place or moment of calm’.
21. Discuss evidence for mindfulness and mediation in reducing the stress response and building resilience.

No background in science is needed for this course.

Lessons are designed for helping professionals working in the health, wellbeing education, and coaching industries. But anyone with an interest in learning about the brain is more than welcome!

Neuroscience Academy students & alumni.

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