Eligibility Options for the IWBMC Credentials

OVERVIEW

The Ascend Training Institute offers online IWBMC training courses at four primary levels: 

-  IWBMC Foundations

-  IWBMC Educator

-  IWBMC Provider

-  IWBMC Evaluations

**Please note, to take the Evaluations course, the Provider course must have been completed. 

CONTENT ALIGNMENT

Provider (CP): 

The IWBMC Foundations course meets the minimum requirement for CP eligibility based on its incorporation of the following elements, as determined by the NCBC: 

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

Evaluator (CE): 

The IWBMC Evaluations course meets the minimum requirement for CE eligibility based on its incorporation of the following elements:

-  Client Evaluation and Re-Evaluation (10 hours)

The IWBMC Provider course is a prerequisite needed to qualify for the Evaluations course. Thus, participants receive training on the overlapping Provider information and the Evaluator components in a separate course. 

OVERVIEW

These training facilities have partnered with the Ascend Training Institute to host IWBMC trainings through their facilities. Training participants pay the facility directly and participate in online and/or in-person IWBMC courses.

-  Jeremiah’s Promise (Waycross, GA)

-  Downside Up (Chattanooga, TN)

-  Truett McConnell University (Cleveland, GA)

-  Healthcare Institute for NeuroRecovery and Innovation (HINRI Labs) (Atlanta, GA)

CONTENT ALIGNMENT

Provider (CP): 

Approved training facilities have agreed to host training that incorporates the NCBC-established requirements and aligns with Ascend Training Institute’s training approach. 

CP-approved training content incorporates the following elements:

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

Evaluator (CE): 

Approved training facilities have agreed to host training that incorporates the NCBC-established requirements and aligns with Ascend Training Institute’s approach to training. 

CE-approved training content incorporates the following elements:

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

-  Client Evaluation and Re-Evaluation (10 hours)

OVERVIEW

Individuals certified as IWBMC-CP or IWBMC-CE are permitted to host trainings on the principles of the IWBMC. To be eligible to provide training, individuals must have maintained current IWBMC-CP/CE certification for at least 18 months. Once this criterion has been obtained, they can submit a Trainer Request application, which will confirm eligibility and provide guidelines on the elements to include in training. There is no fee associated with this, and the application serves as a mechanism to monitor the eligibility components. Certificants who host training will be paid directly by the training participants. 

CONTENT ALIGNMENT

Provider: 

Certificants who desire to train on principles of the IWBMC are eligible to do so after having maintained certification for 18+ months. They must have an active certification to train others on these principles. Certificants apply to the NCBC to be added to the approved trainers list and the NCBC provides them with the content requirements and durations to host approved trainings for CP eligibility. There are no fees associated with becoming a trainer. 

CP-approved trainings must incorporate the following elements:

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

Evaluator: 

Certificants who desire to train on principles of the IWBMC are eligible to do so after having maintained Evaluator certification for 18+ months. They must have an active certification to train others on these principles. Certificants apply to the NCBC to be added to the approved trainers list and the NCBC provides them with the content requirements and durations to host approved trainings for CE eligibility. There are no fees associated with becoming a trainer. 

CE-approved trainings must incorporate the following elements: 

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

-  Client Evaluation and Re-Evaluation (10 hours)

OVERVIEW

Independent and related training can be used to fulfill the training requirement for this route. Candidates are provided a comprehensive list of trainings (below) aligned with key principles of the IWBMC. Candidates must meet the minimum requirement of training hours for each principle, aligning with the desired level of certification.

These trainings provided via the link below have been approved by a panel of SMEs and the hours for each principle are consistent with each of the training routes. One course may be used to cover multiple principles, as long as the hours completed align with the requirements.

Candidates may submit unlisted training courses to the NCBC for consideration. The NCBC Board will consult with a panel of SMEs to verify whether the training course is approved. 

CONTENT ALIGNMENT

Provider Hours Requirements: 

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

Evaluator Hours Requirements: 

-  Client Groups (3.5 hours)

-  Principles of Brain-Based Methodology (2.5 hours)

-  Areas of Practice (5 hours)

-  Emotional-Behavioral-Relational Approach (3.5 hours)

-  Learning Styles (2 hours)

-  Physiology (1 hour)

-  Data Collection (1 hour) 

-  Client Evaluation and Re-Evaluation (10 hours)