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Cultural Responsiveness in Mental Health and Neurofeedback Practice: Inclusive Care Across Identities and Contexts
Presented by Leslie Sherlin, PhD
Friday, July 11, 2025
12:00 noon Eastern time
This webinar is SESSION 1 of a 3-part series. You are not required to sign up for all sessions. You may attend 1, 2 or all 3 sessions. NOTE: Each session requires
a separate registration.
REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW!
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Workshop Description:
This is registration for SESSION 1 scheduled for July 11, 2025 at 12:00noon ET.
This three-part CEU webinar series is designed for mental health professionals who also deliver neurofeedback services. It emphasizes the importance of cultural responsiveness, ethical awareness, and clinical adaptability across varying client backgrounds and
beliefs. Each one-hour session builds on the last while remaining suitable as a standalone training.
Session 1 explores the rationale for integrating cultural awareness into both mental health and neurofeedback practice. It outlines foundational ethical guidance from the American Psychological Association (APA, 2017) and the American Counseling Association
(ACA, 2014), emphasizing how individual and sociocultural contexts shape the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcomes. Forester-Miller and Davis’s (2016) ethical decision-making model is introduced as a practical framework.
Session 2
(NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REGISTRATION - separate registration required)
shifts toward clinician self-reflection and cultural humility. Participants are encouraged to explore how their own identities, assumptions, and implicit biases can influence the client relationship. This hour includes case-based discussions
and strategies for applying ethical self-awareness in everyday clinical decisions, building on the APA’s guidance around systemic and contextual considerations. This presentation will be held on July 25, 2025 and requires a separate registration.
Session 3 (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REGISTRATION - separate registration required) focuses specifically on neurofeedback. It addresses how to ethically navigate issues such as gender-related
consent when placing electrodes, touch sensitivity, and client concerns around brain-based technologies. Clinicians will learn how to clearly explain neurofeedback processes and outcomes in a manner that respects spiritual or cultural beliefs, ensuring safety
and informed participation. By the end of the series, participants will have gained practical tools for delivering services that are both clinically effective and respectful of each client’s identity, preferences, and meaning-making systems. This presentation
will be held on August 8, 2025 and requires a separate registration.
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If you cannot attend the live webinar, all paid registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. However, CE CREDITS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE
FOR ATTENDING THE LIVE PRESENTATION. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1 CE credit. Purchase your CE credit as you register. The CE certificate is a separate fee of $10.00 for 1 CE credit.
Date and Time:
Friday, July 11, 2025, 12:00noon-1:00pm Eastern Time
Agenda:
12:00pm - 12:50pm Presentation
12:50pm - 1:00pm Q&A
Location: Zoom
Fees: Webinar fee is $45.00 for all ISNR members. The
fee for non-members is $65.00. ISNR student fee is $15. Non-ISNR students must provide proof of student status. CE Certificate is a separate fee of $10.00 for 1 CE credit.
Please Note: After registering, an email with a link to the webinar to
register in Zoom will be sent to you. You will need to register in Zoom!
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Who is the Audience: Psychologists, mental health clinicians, medical providers,
social workers, education/researchers
Level: Introductory
Specific Learning objectives:
Based on the content of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
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Identify key ethical standards from the APA and ACA related to culturally responsive clinical practice
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Describe how sociocultural context, identity, and intersectionality influence client presentation and therapeutic outcomes
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Differentiate between cultural generalizations
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Continuing Education: This presentation fulfills Cultural Competency
CE requirement for licensed psychologists, counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
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CE Certificate is a separate fee of $10.00 for 1 CE credit. Purchase CE credit when registering.
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This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1 CE credits.
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Evaluations and Certificates are available by email following course completion.
Credits:
BCIA will issue 1 credit towards BCIA re-certification for full attendance
at this webinar.
IQCB will issue 1 credit towards IQCB recertification for full attendance
at this webinar as non-qeeg specific credit.
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This webinar is eligible for 1 CE by the International Society for Neuroregulation and Research (ISNR) which is approved
by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ISNR maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more information about ISNR or to inquire about membership, please visit
ISNR.org .
Most states accept continuing education courses offered by either CE Sponsors for APA or will accept the approval of other state licensing boards of the same license type.
Some states, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
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INSTRUCTOR
Leslie Sherlin, PhD
Dr. Sherlin has had an extensive career in providing patient services, academic research and instruction, and entrepreneurial
endeavors in mental health care. He is one of the world’s leading experts and a leader in the research and use of neuroscience for improving human performance. He has led research partnerships with Red Bull North America’s High-Performance Center, USA Track
& Field, US military Special Operations Forces, local and federal level law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 companies and professional teams in multiple sports in many
countries. He has published this work in the academic literature and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BBC, Sports Illustrated, CNN, ESPN, CBS, Popular Science, Outdoor Magazine and more.
Dr. Sherlin completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (2000), Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology (2003), and PhD in Psychology (2008). Later he completed a PhD re-specialization and post-doctoral fellowship in Sport & Performance Psychology
(2013). He completed a PhD in Clinical Pastoral Counseling (2017) and a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy (2019). He most recently completed a Master of Arts in Photography (2023).
Dr. Sherlin is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Arizona. He is listed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry. He is certified at the Diplomat licensed level in by the International Board of Quantitative
Electroencephalography (QEEGDL), is Biofeedback Certification International Alliance Board certified in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (BCN, BCB). He is certified as an equine certified professional by the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (ECP),
a Certified Mental Performance Consultant by the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (CMPC), a Nationally Certified Counselor by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NCC), a Certified Trauma Provider (CTP) and a Board Certified Coach by the Center
for Credentialing & Education. He has served on the board of directors of the International Society of Neuroregulation and Research in a variety of positions including three terms as the president; he will begin his fourth term as president in 2025. He has
served on the board of directors for the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance in a variety of roles and is the current chairperson of the board.
He provides services in clinical counseling as well as sport and performance psychology consulting to individuals, families, teams and organizations through his group private practice, Sherlin Consulting Group. Therein he is trained in a wide variety of theoretical
models and intervention techniques and implements evidence-based approaches based on the goals and uniqueness of the individual.
In academia, he has previously held positions of the Associate Dean of Academics, Lead Faculty for the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ottawa University, Surprise, Arizona. He is an Adjunct Faculty at
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona. He is an Affiliated Faculty member with the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona. He is Adjunct Associate Professor at Sonoran University of Health Sciences
in Tempe, Arizona, and Southern New Hampshire University and Adjunct Research Faculty at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Beginning in 2000, Dr. Sherlin co-founded his first company, Nova Tech EEG, Inc., a company that continues to operate and provides training, evaluation services and equipment/software for quantitative EEG analysis and imaging. In 2009 he focused his efforts
in the domain of athlete and elite performance when he co-founded Neurotopia, Inc (dba SenseLabs). Neurotopia pioneered patented state of the art dry sensor technology and applications for measuring the electroencephalograph in a mobile platform and created
psychophysiological algorithms for performance. His team assessed the brains of thousands of professional athletes, Olympians, and Fortune 500 executives to determine how they operated and how they could improve. Using this data, and leveraging the expertise
of Sherlin, they designed an effective, engaging, high-performance mobile EEG experience using traditional EEG technologies. He continues to consult to industry leading technology companies
around the world.
When not pursuing academic and professional career goals, Dr. Sherlin is an amateur equestrian in the discipline of dressage with his Dutch Warmblood, Electra KF and his Gypsy Vanner, Wynn Royalty Wins (Fin). In the local equestrian community, he serves on
the board of directors of the Arizona Dressage Association and is the current treasurer of the Salt River Pony Club. He is a hobby professional photographer (https://sherlinphotography.com &
https://underwaterfocus.com). He is has a high-performance endorsement and is an instrument rated, private pilot. He is a PADI scuba diving instructor and co-owner of a retail and training scuba diving store in Tempe,
Arizona.
DISCLOSURE: Nothing to disclose
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Refund/cancellation policy:
If you sign up and pay for a webinar but are unable to attend the live presentation, you will be provided with access to the recorded webinar; refunds will not be issued.
ISNR is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. ISNR is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association's
Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to bring their concerns up during the question and
discussion period, typically held at the end of the presentation. A moderator will be available during the presentation. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them.
Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to:
Susan Alvarez, ISNR Executive Director
ISNR 2146 Roswell Road, Suite 108, PMB 736, Marietta, GA 30062
Tel: 703-848-1994
off...@ISNR.org
Because these presentations will be done online, it will be the responsibility of the participant to provide adequate and appropriate computer availability as well as Internet connections that will support this
webinar. All efforts and reasonable accommodations will be made to make the information accessible to persons with disabilities.
While this presentation offers no risk in and of itself, it is the responsibility of the individual attendee to determine any risks involved in the implementation of the contents of this presentation.
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