Equipping Minds Annual Conference 2024 for training and certification 9-5 EST

Level 1 Certification April 15-17  2023 In Person, Online, or USB
Level 2 Certification April 17-19 2023 In Person, Online, or USB
In Person, with Dr. Brown in Frankfort, KY There will be groups hosted by an EM therapist in  Raleigh, NC,  and Rancho Cucamonga, CA, joining us live. If you are an EM therapist and would like to host a group, let Dr. Brown know.
  • HOST SITES
  • Frankfort, KY with Dr. Carol Brown
  • Raleigh, NC with  Darla Jones
  • Rancho Cucamonga, CA with Michele Fairchild: Sparked Learning Solutions
  • https://www.sparkedlearningsolutions.com
  • Watch online from anywhere in the world.

The Equipping Minds Conference trains educators, therapists, parents, and other specialists in our multi-disciplinary approach, which increases anyone’s capacity to learn. You will be learn the cognitive exercises to increase processing, executive functioning, working memory, attention, social skills, reasoning skills, comprehension, and self-regulation to improve academics and life skills that Dr. Brown developed. You will learn the role of neuro-developmental therapy, sound therapy, vestibular therapy, nutritional therapy, vision exercises, and trauma informed practices.  You will be provided with a proven set of exercises in these areas through a hands-on approach. This conference is designed for those who want to implement this program into their private practice, learning center, school or home.

If you are able to join us in Kentucky with Dr. Brown
751 Stoneleigh Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Reserve hotel rooms below:
  1. Best Western Frankfort, KY $110 plus tax Ask for an interior room 2. Hampton Inn Frankfort, KY $133 plus tax 3.Fairfield Marriott Frankfort, KY

 

How will it work if you chose online in a group or alone:

1. You’ll receive the meeting room link for ZOOM meeting and will receive the recording links after each session allowing you to watch it again.
2. You will need your Equipping Minds workbooks and the new Equipping Minds cards.
3. You will need a sheet protector, dry erase marker, and games listed on the Equipping Minds SHOP.
4. You will receive the handouts and power points from the speakers.
5. You will be able to ask questions during the sessions. It will be interactive.
6. You can allow your children to participate in the sessions during the game times. If you were coming with a group, perhaps you can watch it together.
7.  You will receive your documentation/certificates for attendance, PD hours, and CEU’s after completing all of the sessions.

*Level 1 Certification in Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum for those who attend all three days and display competence in the implementation of the program.You will meet with Dr. Brown for your certification assessment. A certificate of attendance will be provided for all participants who attend all sessions for CEU and PD Credits.Course
Objectives, Learning Outcomes, and Sessions for Level 1 April 17-19
  • Participants will learn the research behind Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum and neuroplasticity.
  • Participants will learn cognitive training exercises in visual and auditory processing, working and long-term memory, attention, comprehension, executive functioning, logic, and reasoning. This will be the main focus. 
  • Participants will learn the principles of the Mediated Learning Experience of Dr. Reuven Feuerstein
  • Participants will learn the efficient and deficient cognitive functions identified by Dr. Feuerstein at the input, output, and elaboration phase of learning.
  • Participants will learn how whole person wellness relates to cognitive function and how mind and body health effect brain development.
  • Participants will learn seven primitive reflexes, the symptoms associated with each, how to assess, and how to integrate.
  • Participants will learn how to assess the visual, auditory, vestibular, and cognitive systems and which interventions to use.
  • Participants will learn classroom connection guidelines for math, spelling, vocabulary, reading, history, science, and writing using Equipping Minds.
  • Participants will understand the mind of the struggling learner.
  • Participants will learn how to use the Equipping Minds Cognitive Curriculum workbook and the ROSES program.
  • Participants will learn Aristotle’s Ten Categories of Being and how to implement into therapy and the classroom setting to increase comprehension and social and emotional learning.
  • Participants will learn the benefits of rehabilitating the auditory system with Sound Therapy.
  • Participants will learn trauma-informed strategies and interventions.

 

*The Level 2 Certification class is open to all who are already registered for or have completed Level 1. A certificate of attendance will be provided for all participants who attend all sessions for CEU and PD Credits.

Objectives,Learning Outcomes, and Sessions for Level 2 April 19-21 You will be with Level 1 participants on April 19.
  • Participants will learn how the underlying cognitive skills needed in academics, the goals for an IEP or SEP, and the EM exercises to use.
  • Participants will learn advanced and modified cognitive training exercises in visual and auditory processing, working and long-term memory, attention, comprehension, executive functioning, logic, and reasoning. This will be the main focus. 
  • Participants will learn how to conduct and evaluation/dynamic assessment.
  • Participants will learn how to write recommendations and understand psychological testing.
  • Participants will learn how whole person wellness relates to cognitive function and how mind and body health effect brain development.
  • Participants will learn seven primitive reflexes, the symptoms associated with each, how to assess, and how to integrate.
  • Participants will learn how to assess the visual, auditory, vestibular, and cognitive systems and which interventions to use.
  • Participants will learn advanced classroom connection guidelines for math, spelling, vocabulary, reading, history, science, and writing using Equipping Minds.
  • Participants will learn study skills which implement EM principles.
  • Participants will learn how to develop their learning center.
  • Participants will learn how to implement in the classroom with large and small groups.
  • Participants will learn how EM is being implemented with adult learners with cognitive impairments.
  • Participants will learn the benefits of rehabilitating the auditory system with Sound Therapy.
  • Participants will learn trauma-informed strategies and interventions.

My staff and I participated in the Equipping Minds Online Conference and found it extremely rewarding because it was easy to follow, understand and participate although we were not physically present.  An added benefit was the extended access to the recording which enabled us to review any aspect of the training which needed reinforcement. I highly recommend Online as a viable option  given our current restrictions.

Lorna Dawson Programme Director, Autism /
Supervisor Disability Services
Social Development Department
Government of the Virgin Islands

Equipping Minds Conference Presenters from 2020-2022 You will have access to past presentations. We have added a great deal this year with the addition of the new Equipping Minds cards. We will spend more time on playing the games while still providing access to the speakers below.

Carol Brown, Educational SpecialistDr. Carol Brown Ed.D  Primary Presenter 

Carol is the executive director of Equipping Minds Brain Development Center and the author of Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum used for students and adults across the US and in 40 countries. Carol earned an Ed.D from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, MA in Social Services from Southwestern Seminary, and BA in Rehabilitation Counseling from Marshall University. She is a contributing author in the Neuroscience and Christian Formation,Human Development: Equipping Minds with Cognitive Development, and School Violence and Primary Prevention. She has trained public, private and homeschool educators, Toyota, UK College of Medicine, KY Vocational Rehabilitation, psychologist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, and higher education institutions. She developed the Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum. She is trained in Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment, primitive reflex therapy, vision exercises, sound therapy, vestibular therapy, and mediated learning.

Dr.David Lindemann, MD  

David is the director of the Coalesco center. Following 8 years training and serving as a physician in the US Army at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Eisenhower Army Medical Center (as Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), David left the military in 2017 to start Coalesco Project and pursue his dream of offering care and healing to individual clients, equipping and training professionals, and increasing awareness of both the possible and practical aspects of true healing.  His particular focus is on integrating the cognitive and physiologic aspects of growth and healing so that physical and sensory issues can be addressed simultaneously with cognitive maturation using a combination of verbal and reflexive tools.  He works primarily with clients whose physical or cognitive issues stem from abuse or neglect, as well as more general types of trauma. Hope and Healing from Trauma will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.

rafaeleRafaele Joudry MPsych   Rafaele Joudry is a world leader and educator on auditory proceeding and sound/listening therapy and the discoveries of Dr Tomatis. Rafaele holds a Masters of Psychology specializing in Sound Therapy. Since founding Sound Therapy International in 1989 Rafaele has authored dozens of articles plus three best-selling books: Sound Therapy: Music to Recharge Your Brain,Triumph Over Tinnitus and Why Aren’t Learning?Her books describe the remarkable power of Sound Therapy to improve ear function and brain integration, resulting in beneficial results for numerous conditions.  Importance of the Auditory System and How Sound Therapy can Rehabilitate the Ear and Impact Learning & Brain Development will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.


Karen Hurd MS  Diet can have a huge impact on one’s ability to learn, process, and store information, and is an integral part of a holistic approach to improved cognitive function. Karen will discuss the implications of diet as it relates to children with learning challenges.Karen is a graduate of the American Academy of Nutrition (now called Huntington College of Health Sciences), doing her coursework in Comprehensive Nutrition.She received her Master of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Saint Joseph in December 2017 and is currently enrolled at The George Washington University in the Master of Public Health program. Nutrition and Brain Development will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.

Faith BerensFaith Berens, MA, Ed.D Canidate

Understanding the Impact Equipping Minds has on Reading. Faith holds a master’s degree in reading from Shenandoah University. She has over 15 years of teaching experience in both public and private Christian schools, serving as a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, reading specialist, and educational therapist. Her areas of expertise are early childhood literacy, reading assessment, and the identification and remediation of reading difficulties. Prepare the Brain for Reading, Math, and Writing will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.

Victoria Harris is the Head of School at the Providence School of Tifton. She is a biological, adoptive, and special needs mother of four (15, 7, 4, and 1) and holds an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, as well as a BFA in Public Relations and minor in Mass Media from Valdosta State University.Integrating Equipping Minds into the Classroom – New 2023 session

Clayton Brown BS Clayton earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biblical Counseling in December 2014 from Boyce College of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.  He has completed the training personally and has been working with Equipping Minds since 2010. His sessions on Understanding the Mind of the Struggling Learner will be available to Level 1 participants and Study Skills will be available to Level 2 participants.

Ann Maura Hinton, MED  holds a master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Tennessee. She joined the Lifeline team in August of 2017 and serves as an Education Specialist. She brings with her over 25 years of teaching experiences in a variety of different settings and with a variety of different disabilities. She loves to learn and is constantly looking for new ways to help build a bridge from frustration to hope alongside families in need. Equipping Minds through Trauma Informed Lens and Interventions will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.

Kathy Johnson Ms Ed   Kathy earned her BS at Clarkson University in Management and Marketing, and received her MS Ed from State University of New York at Albany in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology. She is trained in Therapeutic Listening by Sheila Frick, Primitive Reflexes by Samuel A. Berne, Brain Gym 101, Irlen Screening Certification, Phono-Graphix Reading Instructional Program by Read America, and Introduction to Rhythmic Movement Training. Accessing and Integrating Primitive Reflexes will be available to Level 1 & Level 2 participants.

 

 

 

Review

“I just want to say a big thank you for the wonderful conference! I started implementing some of the new things I learned  this morning with my first student! The seemingly infinite mutations of each exercise keep the program new and exciting. Wasn’t it you who said that our minds love variety? This is a huge difference between Equipping Minds and other programs. I always felt like a rebel! You have not only given us very powerful tools, but you have also given us the freedom and vision to keep pushing the envelope while we love and enjoy each student. Thank you, thank you for such inspiration! Also, thank you for your graciousness. I believe you connected with everyone there, spoke to each, always had a listening ear, and even gave extra time and attention to us when you were beyond exhausted. Thank you for sharing your God given gifts with us so freely!”

Most sincerely,
Mary