Online · AI-guided learning
BCIA-accredited neurofeedback foundation course36 hours · online
The didactic training for BCIA certification – built on the BCIA Blueprint of Knowledge.
With Thomas F. Feiner, BCIA BCN · QEEG-D
BCIA Senior Fellow · training neurofeedback professionals since 2008
€995 · Start anytime · German or English
Accredited by BCIA
36 didactic hours of neurofeedback following the BCIA blueprint
- hrs BCIA-accredited
- 36
- Blueprint domains
- 10
- months of access
- 12
- mentoring hrs in Guided Path
- 5
What you get
Your first step toward international certification
- 1
36 didactic hours
The complete BCIA Blueprint of Knowledge – the knowledge base for the BCN exam.
- 2
Start anytime, 12 months of access
Learn at your own pace, in German or English, alongside your practice.
- 3
Interactive platform with AI tutor
Ask about any term or concept at any time and be guided through the material step by step.
- 4
Guided Path as an option
Plus 5 hours of group mentoring and 10 structured case presentations.
- Format
- Online
- AI-guided
- Start
- Anytime
- 12 months of access
- Language
- German
- or English
- Fee
- €995
The offer
Two ways to complete the 36 hours
Both options include the complete foundation course. The Guided Path adds group mentoring that already counts toward your BCIA requirements.
Standard
€995
- 36 hours of BCIA-accredited didactics following the Blueprint
- Exercises, quizzes and case decisions with feedback
- 12 months of access, start anytime
- German and English, glossary of exam terminology
- Participant forum
- PDF records: hour allocation by domain, certificate
- IFEN final assessment
Guided Path
€1,395
- Everything in Standard
- Group mentoring block, 5 units, BCIA-eligible – offered approx. every 2 months, date chosen in the portal after booking, redeemable within your course year
- 10 structured case presentations – a required part of BCIA mentoring
- 5 of the 25 required mentoring hours covered
- You save €350 compared to booking separately
- Requirement: your own neurofeedback system (starter packages via our partner)
Both buttons lead to the IFEN booking page, where you select your option. BCIA fees, the neuroanatomy course and further mentoring hours are not included.
Your outcome
What you can do after the foundation course
Not a certificate for the wall but real capability: you understand the signal, justify your protocol and document your work verifiably.
- You explain EEG generation, frequency bands and derivations correctly.
- You recognise artefacts reliably and separate them from relevant activity.
- You derive training protocols from assessment, history and treatment goals.
- You run sessions in a structured, safe and ethically sound way.
- You have all 36 didactic hours documented according to the BCIA blueprint.
- You know your concrete next step towards BCIA certification.
Curriculum
The ten domains of the BCIA Blueprint of Knowledge
36 hours across ten domains with fixed hour shares – exactly as defined in the official BCIA Blueprint.
- I4 hrs
Orientation to Neurofeedback
- II4 hrs
Basic Neurophysiology & Neuroanatomy
- III4 hrs
Instrumentation & Electronics
- IV2 hrs
Research Evidence Base for Neurofeedback
- V2 hrs
Psychopharmacological Considerations
- VI4 hrs
Patient/Client Assessment
- VII6 hrs
Developing Treatment Protocols
- VIII6 hrs
Treatment Implementation
- IX2 hrs
Current Trends in Neurofeedback
- X2 hrs
Ethical & Professional Conduct
The path to certification
The 36 hours are step 1 – here is what follows
BCIA certification consists of four phases. IFEN supports you in every one of them.
Didactics
BCIA requires
36 hours following the BCIA Blueprint of Knowledge
IFEN provides
This course – Standard or Guided Path
Practice
BCIA requires
10 personal neurofeedback sessions and 100 client sessions with at least 6 clients over at least 10 weeks
IFEN provides
In your practice – with the portal logbook and equipment advice
Mentoring
BCIA requires
25 hours with a BCIA-approved mentor, including 10 case presentations and 2 hours of direct observation
IFEN provides
5 hours included in the Guided Path, further hours through IFEN
Examination
BCIA requires
BCIA online examination in English, application and fees directly with BCIA
IFEN provides
Exam preparation and glossary in the course
About IFEN
A field in motion – and you move with it
Neurofeedback is growing: more research, better measurement, more precise protocols. With IFEN you become part of an international community that helps shape this development – in trainings, case discussions and exchange with researchers around the world.
Meet the founder of IFEN
Thomas Feiner
Founder and director of IFEN, BCIA certified (BCN)
Thomas Feiner has worked with EEG and neurofeedback for more than two decades. He built IFEN, leads its training programmes, speaks at international conferences and publishes regularly on QEEG and neurofeedback. The didactic design of this course comes from his clinical and teaching experience.
Further reading
Articles and background knowledge from Thomas Feiner and the IFEN team.
Self-check
Am I qualified for BCIA certification?
The course is open to everyone – including career changers and employees in practices. International BCIA certification additionally requires a health care profession recognised by BCIA. This short questionnaire gives you a first indication. Your answers are not stored and not transmitted.
Question 1 of 5
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