5-Day Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

Participants will learn:

• The foundations of biofeedback
• Physiological basis and recording of surface electromyography (sEMG), temperature, electrodermal activity (EDA), respiration patterns (strain gauges and pCO2), electroencephalography (EEG), peripheral blood flow (BVP), heart rate and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), and economic biofeedback approaches (including incentive inspirometers and scales)
• How to identifying artifacts and determining appropriate recording
• How to record and interpret data
• How to perform a psychophysiological profile and pre and post data comparison
• The use of adjunctive techniques such as progressive relaxation training, autogenic training, imagery, guided breathing, desensitization, mindfulness training, quieting reflex.
• The role of home biofeedback devices such as Freeze framer, Wild Divine, and GSR2
• Overview of clinical and educational applications

Course Outline:

Day 1

• Orientation for Biofeedback (4 hours)
• Psychophysiological Recording: Essential terms and concepts, and shock hazard (2 hours)
• Psychophysiological Recording: EMG description and artifact (2 hours)
• Professional Conduct: Responsibility and Competence, and Client Rights (2 hours)
• Labs: Common EMG placements, and ergonomics

Day 2

• SEMG Applications (8 hours)
• Psychophysiological Recording: TEMP and PPG description and artifact (1 hour)
• Labs: Effortless breathing, temperature, and PPG

Day 3

• Psychophysiological Recording: EKG and HRV description and artifact (1 hour)
• Stress, Coping, Illness (4 hours)
• Adjunctive Interventions: Intake procedures and Relaxation methods (4 hours)
• Labs: EDA, EKG, and HRV

Day 4

• Autonomic Applications (8 hours)
• Professional Conduct: Supervision and Consultation, Professional
• Relationships, and Record Keeping (2 hours)
• Labs: Hand-warming and stress profile

• Psychophysiological Recording: EEG description and artifact (2 hours)
• EEG Applications (4 hours)
• Adjunctive Interventions: Psychotherapeutic techniques and cognitive interventions (2 hours)
• Adjunctive Interventions: Nutritional considerations and effects of exercise (2 hours)
• Labs: 10-20 system and common EEG placements

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Susan E. Antelis, MPS, BCIA-C Sr. Fellow, EEG-C, LMHC, President of Network Biofeedback Services, Inc, Past President and current Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society, Chairperson of the Council of State Chapters & Membership Chair for the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), and past AAPB Board member.

Harry L. Campbell, BPS, BCIA-C, President of Biofeedback Resources International Corporation, Past President of North East Regional Biofeedback Society (2 years). A member of the Biofeedback Resources International team for over 23 years, he has extensive experience in delivering biofeedback services for pain management, and has consulted and trained for numerous BRI clients including, universities, hospitals, military organizations, clinics and individual practitioners.

Paul J. Gunser, Psy.D., BCIA EEG Fellow, co-director of Health Training Seminars, Director of Psychological Consultation and Therapy Services, PLLC, American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians, Fellow - Diplomate, American College of Forensic Examiners, Fellow, American Academy of Pain Managment, Diplomate, Adjunct Professor, Long Island University, CW Post Graduate School, and Iona College. Consulting psychologist, St. John's Riverside Hospital, Community Hospital at Dobb's Ferry, Yonkers Police Department.

Erik Peper, Ph.D. is an international authority on biofeedback and self- regulation. He is Professor and Co-Director of the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies / Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University. He has developed and teaches the class HH430: Biofeedback and Self-regulation. He is President of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe and past President of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He holds Senior Fellow (Biofeedback) certification from the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. He received the 2004 California Governor's Safety Award for his work on Healthy Computing and the 1988 Certificate of Honor Award from the Biofeedback Society of California. He was a 2005 recipient of the AAPB Sheila Adler Distinguished Service Award. He was the behavioral scientist (sport psychologist) for the United States Rhythmic Gymnastic team. He is an author of numerous scientific articles and books. He edited and wrote the initial seminal texts on biofeedback, Mind/Body Integration: Essential Readings in Biofeedback and From the Inside Out: A Self-Teaching and Laboratory Manual for Biofeedback. His most recent co-authored books are Healthy Computing with Muscle Biofeedback, Make Health Happen Training: Yourself to Create Wellness and De Computermens. He is also the co-producer of weekly Healthy Computing Email Tips. His research interests focus on psychophysiology of healing, voluntary self-regulation, holistic health, healthy computing, respiratory psychophysiology and optimizing health with biofeedback.

Mary Jo Sabo, Ph.D., President of Biofeedback Consultants Inc., Organizer and administrator of Biofeedback/Neurofeedback programs at Yonkers Public Schools, Administrator of American Institute of Biofeedback Technologies.