For therapists
Training and certification for therapists who want to add a neuroscience-based approach to their work.
In short
To become a CFD therapist, you start with Initial Candidacy: your employing organization recommends you, and CFDI accepts you as a candidate. You then train through the Associate, Certified and Master levels while you practice, with consultation at every step. No specific degree or license is required to start.
Training and consultation are available virtually, for people all over the world.
Skills
Use objective cognitive assessments to direct treatment
Lead interactive activities that target attention and memory networks
Measure each client's progress over time
Work alongside psychiatry, talk therapy and primary care
In practice
The people
Progress comes from two things working together: an empathetic connection and motivating, hands-on activity. The best CFD therapists bring:
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They come from many backgrounds, including parents, career changers, people who have overcome adversity and people who completed CFDT themselves.
Membership
One yearly subscription keeps your credential active and your skills growing.
Individual therapists keep their credentials active with a yearly CFDI subscription. It includes:
In their words
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For me, being a CFDT has helped me understand and appreciate where people are coming from and the why’s of behavioral challenges. The big thing that has changed in my life as a CFDT is that I have a lot more patience with not only clients, but as a dad.
Stephen D., CFD therapist
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I’ve worked with many children who have experienced trauma during my 10 years as a social worker. I’m so thankful to have this opportunity, as a Cognitive Function Development Therapist, to help similar children experience healing at a more foundational level.
C.J., social worker and CFD therapist
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