iLs Training Dates & Locations
iLs offers two types of training: Practitioner Certification (also available by Distance course) and Advanced Certification
Both courses are designed for professionals – clinicians, educators and counselors – working with children and adults in the areas of
- learning & attention difficulties
- sensory integration
- auditory processing
- the autistic spectrum
Examples of the types of professionals we train include speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, educators, counselors, neurofeedback practitioners, chiropractors, naturopaths, athletic trainers, psychologists, neuropsychologists and other clinicians.
Registration Criteria: a professional degree and 2 years of experience in your field
*Secure iLs Training Registration Form*
PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION: a 1-day course (also available via distance training) which covers the curriculum in a hands-on interactive format. Trainees experience iLs systems, and are qualified to purchase the iLs Focus and Kick Start as a result of this training. The Expressive Language Program is also now taught in the Practitioner training. Trainees may become resellers of home equipment after they have completed the training requirements as well as their own listening program, and demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the equipment.
DISTANCE COURSE: A distance version of the Practitioner Certification course is available at any time; the course fee can later be applied to any iLs training. In other words, one can take the distance course now for $200 and come to a 1-Day Practitioner training at a later date for just $25.
GROUPS: Bring a 1-Day Practitioner course to your school district, clinic or hospital. Contact Us for details.
2010 PRACTITIONER TRAINING DATES
| June 5 Sat – Boston, MA | Request a reminder |
| June 19 Sat – Cedar Rapids, IA* | Request a reminder |
| June 26, Sat – St. Paul, MN | Request a reminder |
| July 17, Sat – Los Angeles, CA | Request a reminder |
| July 24, Sat – Chicago, IL | Request a reminder |
| Sept 10, Fri – Lawrence, KS | Request a reminder |
| Sept 17, Fri – Atlanta, GA | Request a reminder |
| Sept 17, Fri – Huntsville, AL | Request a reminder |
| Sept 24, Fri – St. Louis, MO | Request a reminder |
| Sept 25, Sat – Portland, OR | Request a reminder |
| Oct 2, Sat – San Diego, CA | Request a reminder |
| Oct 9, Sat – Tampa, FL | Request a reminder |
| Oct 15, Fri – Mobile, AL | Request a reminder |
| Oct 15, Fri – Syracuse, NY | Request a reminder |
| Oct 17, Sun – Westchester, NY | Request a reminder |
| Oct 23, Sat – Baltimore, MD | Request a reminder |
| Nov 5-6, Fri & Sat – Miami, FL – en espanol | Request a reminder |
| Nov 13, Sat – Charlotte, NC | Request a reminder |
* These trainings are filled to maximum capacity. Please contact us for an alternative solution.
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION begins with a 4-day course training professionals in the iLs methodology, clinical assessments, client program customization and hands-on practice with iLs equipment – the Pro, Focus Series, Kick Start and Expressive Language Program. Certification is granted after successful completion of the course and three mentored case studies. Advanced Certification also authorizes the resale of iLs Focus Series and Kick Start.
2010 ADVANCED CERTIFICATION TRAINING DATES
| July 27-31 Tues-Sat, Denver, CO | Request a reminder |
| Sept 21-25 Tues-Sat, Denver, CO | Request a reminder |
*For specific information on the training curriculum, the distance training course or costs please contact iLs: julie@integratedlistening.com; Tel: 303-741-4544.
iLs Trainers
Ron Minson, M.D.
Ron Minson received his medical degree from UCLA medical school and is board-certified in Psychiatry and Neurology. He is the former Chief of Psychiatry for Presbyterian Medical Center and Director of Behavioral Sciences at Mercy Hospital in Denver.
In 1990, Dr. Minson studied under Dr. Alfred Tomatis in Europe and returned to the States as one of the first Americans to be certified in the Tomatis Method. For over 15 years, Dr. Minson and Kate O’Brien-Minson operated The Center for InnerChange, a clinic offering Tomatis-based listening therapy as well as psychiatric counseling. During that period, Dr. Minson also trained in the auditory programs Samonas and AIT. In 2001, he and Kate O’Brien Minson co-founded Dynamic Listening Systems, Inc. a provider of professional listening systems. In 2005, the Minsons collaborated with Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D. to found the STAR Center (Sensory Therapies and Research), where iLs is combined with occupational therapy. Dr. Minson maintains a clinical psychiatric practice while training domestically and internationally on the therapeutic application of sound.
Kate O’Brien Minson
Kate has lived and breathed Tomatis’ work for nearly two decades. She has managed numerous centers over the years, trained dozens of therapists in her centers on the application of listening therapy, developed guidelines and protocols for listening equipment, and in the process developed a rare level of experience in clinic management. Most recently she co-founded Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) for which she oversees the Administration, Training and Program Development. Kate’s intimate knowledge of all facets of listening therapy and clinic management serve to make the Practitioner training course very popular among clinicians and educators.
Ann Brownstone, MS, OTR/L
Ann is an occupational therapist with 15 years of experience in pediatrics specializing in sensory processing disorders and sensory motor integration. She has worked in a wide range of settings treating many populations, from premature infants in the neonatal ICU to teenagers and adults with anxiety and chronic pain disorders. Ann became certified as a Dynamic Listening Systems provider 5 years ago while working in the UK with children on the autistic spectrum. She currently works as a pediatric occupational therapist at Stanford’s Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and runs her private listening practice for all ages on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
iLs Training in Australia & New Zealand
For training and equipment in Australia, please contact iLs distributor Sound Learning Systems.
Sound Learning Systems – Head Office – A.C.T.
51 Learmonth Drive, Kambah
ACT 2902, Australia.
Tel: +61 2 6231 9111
Fax: +61 2 6231 9195
Email: mmfraval@ozemail.com.au
www.integratedlistening.com.au


