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JAN 17-19, 2019 – Miami, FL
May 3-5, 2019 – Hawthorne, NY
June 22-24, 2019 – Houston, TX
July 19-21, 2019 – Hawthorne, NY

Price: $1195

Our new style of seminar is designed to teach clinicians biofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. For better use of your time, the seminar will be a combination of 3-day classroom, home study and web-based training.

BRI Seminars Registration Form

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Biofeedback Resources International

109 Croton Ave, 2nd Fl, Suite 240

Ossining, NY 10562-5102

FAX: 914-762-2281

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Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

This innovative seminar is designed to teach clinicians biofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. This program covers all 48 hours of the BCIA Didactic Biofeedback Education requirement through powerful demonstrations of biofeedback and adjunctive procedures, imaginative hands-on lab exercises with multi-channel computerized equipment, professional multimedia presentations and comprehensive review materials. This program integrates personal hands-on training with equipment with didactic presentation.

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 t raining, 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

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How do I build a successful Biofeedback practice?

A personal sense of mission is the best foundation upon which to build success. Such a sense of mission about biofeedback may not be so hard to achieve because the tools which reduce suffering and enhance self knowledge are surely technology at its highest. Therefore, the better your training and equipment the quicker you will integrate this scientific art form with your own therapy style, the deeper will be your inspiration and the greater your enthusiasm. "Nothing of importance can be accomplished without enthusiasm." Emerson

There are two fundamental considerations:

1. Acquiring the correct equipment and training.
2. Making the economic aspects of your practice work.

The Economics Of Biofeedback
 
Some of our clients are so economically sophisticated that we consult with them so we can pass their expertise on to those who need it. However, many health care professionals need assistance in developing the business side of this science and art. General business knowledge for this field is relatively easy to come by, and we usually cover it in our seminars and with clients who acquire equipment from us. However, the most successful practices go beyond general economics to the acquisition of specific information that allows them to maximize their unique circumstances. Our consulting services meet this need and those who have used them report a high return on their investment. Biofeedback practices range from small adjunctive services comprising a small percentage of a particular health care enterprise to multi million dollar profit centers. Whatever your goals in this area, we can help you get there. Obviously, you can call us and we will answer questions for you until you feel you can make the best decisions for your circumstances.

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What is the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America?

The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) was created in January 1981 to establish and maintain standards for practitioners who use biofeedback, and certify those who meet these standards. BCIA is an autonomous nonprofit corporation. Its primary mission is to protect the public welfare by assuring the competence of certified biofeedback practitioners. BCIA policies and procedures are determined by an independent board which is comprised of a rotating group of distinguished biofeedback clinicians and researchers.

In 1996 the Board of Directors of the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America and the Academy of Certified Neurotherapists collaborated to develop a specialty certification in EEG Biofeedback to be managed and administered by BCIA. The opportunity to certify through the grand parenting process ended on December 31, 1997. As of 1998 the formal certification program in EEG Biofeedback is underway. In 2004 certification in Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction was added.

Quick & Easy Stress Reduction Solutions – Part 4

In my last article I talked about how we can use our breathing to help us relax.  Here is the link my blog page where that article is if you missed it:  https://biofeedbackinternational.com/blog/

Here I will talk about another powerful relaxation tool that you can use with or without any physical tools.  Muscle relaxation is another tool you can use to quickly and easily relax.

Stress Reduction Solution #4 is Using Muscle Relaxation to Reduce Stress Book

We represent stress in our muscles.  As a reaction to stressful events we tend to contract our muscles and hold some excess tension in our muscles chronically.  This can lead to problems.

Muscles are intended to contract to either to cause movement of our body or to maintain posture.  A certain amount of muscle contraction is necessary to maintain posture so that you don’t fall over.  Additional contraction is necessary to move a part of your body.  Once the movement is over the muscle is supposed to go back to a resting state.

Muscles also contract in reaction to stress as part of the fight or flight response.  This is a normal reaction which is intended to prepare your body to respond physically to an emergency.   This is very helpful if there really is an emergency that requires a physical reaction like if a car jumped onto the sidewalk and you have to run for your life.  The extra tension in your muscles would allow you run faster, jump higher, and hit harder.  This reaction might save your life in a real emergency.

Here is the problem, your nervous system doesn’t tend to be smart enough to not react in the same way when you have a problem at work or you get stuck in traffic.  Your muscles contract as though you had to run, jump, or fight.  Since it is not necessary to react physically, that extra tension is not useful.  In many cases at least some of the extra tension doesn’t go away meaning that the muscles stay partially contracted for no useful reason.  When the muscles don’t go back to a resting state it can lead to pain.  The constant muscle contraction can also continue to send signals to the brain and nervous system to stay in an emergency mode which can cause you to feel stressed or anxious.  It can also be physically draining because the muscles are using resources and energy to maintain the contracted state.

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Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

Training Dates and Locations

Continuing Education Credit Available

Health Training Seminars, a division of Biofeedback Resources International is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Health Training Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
BCIA Certification Requirements

Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

JAN 17-19, 2019 – Miami, FL
April 12-14, 2019 – Hawthorne, NY
June 22-24, 2019 – Houston, TX
July 19-21, 2019 – Hawthorne, NY

Price: $1195

Our new style of seminar is designed to teach clinicians biofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. For better use of your time, the seminar will be a combination of 3-day classroom, home study and web-based training.

BRI Seminars Registration Form

Send payments to:

Biofeedback Resources International
109 Croton Ave, 2nd Fl, #5

Ossining, NY 10562-5102

FAX: 914-762-2281

Please fill out the following and return. Print all information
Name as you would like it for the certification with any initials or credentials

Registration Form Click Here

Professional Peripheral Biofeedback BCIA Program

This innovative seminar is designed to teach clinicians biofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. This program covers all 48 hours of the BCIA Didactic Biofeedback Education requirement through powerful demonstrations of biofeedback and adjunctive procedures, imaginative hands-on lab exercises with multi-channel computerized equipment, professional multimedia presentations and comprehensive review materials. This program integrates personal hands-on training with equipment with didactic presentation.

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 t raining, 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

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Mindfield® eTemp | APA continuing Credits

The eSense Temperature is a small sensor for measuring your skin temperature with the microphone input of your smartphone or tablet (Android or Apple iOS.)

A free app by Mindfield® is included to display your skin temperature in different ways for biofeedback training. You can export the measured values via e-mail.

Handwarming training is an especially effective and common biofeedback method. The temperature of our hands is connected to our stress level: When we are stressed, we tend to have cold hands.

 The eSense Temperature sensor is attached to your index or middle finger, or held between index finger and thumb. Immediate feedback enables you to voluntarily increase the skin temperature in your fingers, thus increasing your peripheral blood circulation, leading to relaxation and stress reduction.

This is an easy and effective training to improve your well-being!

Background information on Skin Temperature


The skin’s surface temperature changes according to blood circulation through body tissue. The small blood vessels (arterioles) crossing through the tissue are surrounded by fibers of smooth muscle controlled by the sympathetic nervous system.

In a state of increased exertion, excitement and stress, these muscle fibers contract and narrow the blood vessels. This leads to a reduction of skin temperature because blood circulation through the tissue is reduced. By contrast, in a resting or calm state, the muscles relax and the blood vessels expand. The skin temperature rises.

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Quick & Easy Stress Reduction Solutions – Part 3

Sometimes you don’t have anything with you, no essential oils, no smart phone with relaxation app or relaxation music or biofeedback instrument.  You may not be able to go outside for a nice walk or sit by the lake to relax.  You could be in an office on the 25^th floor or in the subway feeling stressed.  What can you do to relax now?

In my previous article I talked about how spending time in nature can reduce stress and I shared a free relaxation video link.  To read that article and view the video click on this link: https://biofeedbackinternational.com/quick-easy-stress-reduction-solutions-part-2/#more-3637

Today we will discuss how breathing can be used relax.

Stress Reduction Solution #3 is Breathing to Relax
Since you were born you have been breathing.  If you believe in God and creation, when God created man He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and then man became a living soul.  When you stop breathing, you stop living.  So breathing is important, right? If breathing is so important then how you breathe might also be important.  Have you ever heard someone tell you to take a deep breath when you were upset about something?  You may not have believed them.  In fact you may have wanted to tell them to shut up or worse.  What if I told you that it can be shown scientifically that changing your breathing can directly affect your nervous system and change the activity of your heart.  The effect is measureable.  We can measure the changes in your heart rate and heart rate variability pattern when you change your breathing.  There are professional and home devices that can be used to show this.  Some of them connect to PCs, Mac computers, and smart phones and tablets.  These devices are very helpful for doing diaphragmatic breathing training because you can see the measurements of what you are doing and the responses that your heart has when you change your breathing.  There are also biofeedback sensors that measure your breathing.  A belt goes around your abdomen which stretches when you inhale and then goes back to normal when you exhale.  It measures how deep you are breathing and how fast you are breathing (breaths per minute).  Again, they are very helpful.  If you want to learn more about these devices and where to get them contact me.  What I want to do here is show you how you can use breathing exercises to calm and relax yourself quickly where ever you are.

Although our brain automatically monitors and regulates our breathing so that we don’t have to think about it, we do have the ability to override that control and change our breathing pattern.

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What is Biofeedback, Neurofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology?

"Wonderful opportunity. Positive learning environment. Technically on target, practical, good depth. I appreciated inclusion of theoretical and philosophical discussion. Super learning experience." - Dick A. Genardi, Ph.D., Director Behavioral Health Associates, Inc.,Dayton, Ohio


There have been scores of books written on Biofeedback, Neurofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology. We introduce you to those we feel are the best and most relevant of them through our training,website etc. New books for the general public and several for professionals have been published recently. Most of the focus at present is on Neurofeedback because it is the most dramatic and fastest growing type of biofeedback. One of those books is our own, MINDFITNESS TRAINING: Neurofeedback and The Process.

There have been thousands of scientific studies in this field - many of them published in the most refereed journals in their respective disciplines. Some world class scientists, practitioners and neurophilosophers believe that biofeedback and neurofeedback discoveries rank among the most important technological, educational and medical breakthroughs of the last several centuries. If you consider that self-knowledge and heuristic (self) learning are generally considered to be the most important skills most human beings can develop, then it is easy to understand why biofeedback is receiving so much attention.

The simplest explanation is that biofeedback is the use of instrumentation to feed back information about the psychophysiology (mind and body) of a human being to him or herself. Given this information most individuals can increase their control (self-regulation) of whatever activity is being monitored. Things begin to get exciting when we look into the implications of these extraordinary levels of control and what the benefits are to those learning these high levels of self-regulation.

The resulting profound mind/body changes are applicable to over four hundred common clinical disorders and the list is growing continuously. There are also extraordinary applications to Performance and Life Enhancement. This means there are many forms of biofeedback and many types of instrumentation. Some of the most common are: electromyograph (EMG) Electrical activity of the muscles (Voluntary Nervous System), Electroencephalograph (EEG) Electrical activity of the brain (Central Nervous System), Temperature (TEMP) Peripheral blood flow, Electrodermal Response (EDR, SCR, GSR, etc., Sweat Gland activity, Heart Rate (HR) including the extraordinarily exciting new field of neurocardiology), and Blood Pressure (BP) all Autonomic Nervous System measures. Applied Psychophysiology is the large field of study of the mind and body and the practical applications of that research. Biofeedback and Transactional Psychophysiology are important parts of this greater field.

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ProComp Infiniti | EEG biofeedback

The ProComp Infiniti is an 8 channel, multi-modality encoder that has all the power and flexibility you need for real-time, computerized biofeedback and data acquisition in any clinical setting.

The first two sensor channels provide ultimate signal fidelity (2048 samples per second) for viewing RAW EEG, EMG and EKG signals. The remaining six channels (256 samples/sec) can be used with any combination of sensors, including EEG, EKG, RMS EMG, skin conductance, heart rate, blood volume pulse, respiration, goniometry, force, and voltage input.

ProComp Infiniti(TM) offers internal, user-activated calibration to ensure that you can always obtain the highest quality signal, without the costly downtime associated with factory re-calibration.

In short, the ProComp Infiniti covers the full range of objective physiological signals used in clinical observation and biofeedback.

Housed in an ergonomically designed case and requiring only a USB port, ProComp Infiniti can be used with any IBM-compatible laptop or desktop PC. What's more, ProComp Infiniti can capture data in real time by connecting directly to the PC via fiber-optic cable, or it can store data on a Compact Flash memory card for uploading later to the PC.

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WHAT STRESS CAN DO | Stress Minimizing Books

WHAT STRESS CAN DO: Harry L. Campbell - Whether it's your daily dealings at work or a pervasive concern for your physical safety, the stress you regularly experience may actually be more harmful than the threat that triggered it.

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The History of Muscle Dysfunction and SEMG

The history of muscle pain and dysfunction is viewed through the lens of a four factor theory of histologic (tissue related) issues, psychologic (emotional) issues, sensory motor (movement) issues and biomechanical (postural) issues. The historical antecedents of both bodywork and surface electromyography are reviewed.

Key words: Surface EMG, SEMG, bodywork, trigger points, posture, emotions, movement.

Note: Parts of this article have appeared in The History of SEMG, Jour App Psychophys and Biof, In Press.


Humans have had to deal with sore muscles since the beginning of time. Initially, muscle assessments and treatments were conducted by hand and during the last century, the use of electronic instruments came into play.

To put muscle function and the clinical use of Surface electromyography (SEMG) into a perspective of history, is seems prudent to utilize a broad nomothetic net or conceptual framework. In Clinical Applications for Surface Electromyography, Kasman, Cram and Wolf (1998) consider chronic muscle dysfunction from a four fold perspective: Histologic (Tissue related issues); Psychologic (Psychophysiology and Emotions), Sensorimotor (Movement) and Mechanical Dysfunction (Cumulative Trauma, Posture etc). In this article we will provide a brief historical overview related to each of these four areas. This will provide a deep background for the emergence of the clinical use of SEMG, including information on the history of body work, psychophysiology, rehabilitation and the emergence of electricity and SEMG instrumentation.

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Less Stress for the Holidays | How To Reduce Stress And Anxiety

The start of the holiday season is upon us.  This should be a wonderful time to look forward to and yet many people experience this as one of the most stressful times of the year.  What makes it stressful? The crowds and expense of shopping, the traffic, spending time with people who get on your nerves – shall I go on?  I’m sure you could easily add to my list.

What can you do to make it less stressful?

Give thanks. The season starts with the Thanksgiving holiday.  Take some time to actually give thanks for all of the things that you are blessed with.  All of us kind find at least a few things to be thankful for.  Here is a list of things you can pick through to find something that applies to you:


A place to live

Food to eat

A job

Family

Friends

Good Health

Sight

Clothes to wear

A car or bus or train fare

The ability to walk

Now I know there may be some who don’t have all of these things but I believe that there are few who don’t have at least one.

Spend some time thinking about what the holidays are supposed to be about.

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How Biofeedback Training Reduces Stress

Biofeedback training is an effective method for reducing the negative effects of stress.  There are many sources of stress including politics, natural disasters, terrorist acts, work, family, and financial problems, and traffic.  In this world of 24 hour TV and radio news plus news on our computers, we are constantly bombarded with stressful, negative information.  If that wasn’t enough we have smart phones, tablets, and smart watches with us at all times to make sure that we don’t miss anything.  Wherever we are we can stay up on what is happening.  Besides the information we get from news sources, we also get blogs and podcasts.  In addition to these stress sources, the people who we interact with who cause us stress are able to call, text, or email us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year.


Biofeedback Training Method of Reducing Stress

People need methods of reducing the negative effects of stress.  Many of the solutions that are offered are medications.  Even when they are effective they often come with unwanted side-effects.  Thankfully there are some non-drug methods of reducing stress.  Biofeedback training is one such method.  Biofeedback instruments measure muscle tension, skin temperature, skin conductance (sweat), breathing, heart rate, and brainwave activity.  With biofeedback training people learn to control the way their body reacts to stress by viewing a biofeedback device while they practice relaxation exercises..

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PROFESSIONAL EEG NEUROFEEDBACK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

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Professional EEG Neurofeedback Certification Program

NOV 4-6, 2018 – Isla Verde, Puerto Ric
NOV 16-18, 2018 – Hawthorne, NY
JAN 21-23, 2019 – Miami, FL

Price: $995

This new style of seminar is designed to teach clinicians neurofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. For better use of your time, the seminar will be a combination of 3-day classroom, home study and web-based training.

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Joe Kamiya Ph.D, discovered EEG Neurofeedback in 1959. This incredible learning technology developed gradually until about 1990. Since then, interest has surged providing opportunity for thousands of health care and educational professionals. Many of the practitioners we have trained have found EEG Neurofeedback to be so effective and widely applicable that it has become the most important strategy of their practice, adjunctive to almost all of the clinical and educational therapies they use.

Because EEG Neurofeedback influences the Central Nervous System and the CNS affects everything else, a growing number of world class scientists and practitioners are suggesting that the emergence of EEG Neurofeedback may be one of the most important developments in health care and education of our time. The extraordinary possibilities implied by the evolution of EEG Neurofeedback are generating escalating international enthusiasm and research.

This competency based curriculum includes practical, easily learnable strategies which may be used with virtually all of the most common EEG Neurofeedback applications. Designed to give the practitioner the knowledge and tools needed in order to rapidly achieve clinical and economic success in EEG Neurofeedback, this program emphasizes those neurofeedback adjunctive applications for which there is the greatest demand, including but not limited to: ADD / ADHD / Conduct Disorder & other Learning disabilities, Autism Disorders, Substance Abuse, eating disorders and addictive behaviors, PTSD, Multiple Personality Disorder, Depression, Behavioral and Stress Related Disorders, Anxiety / Panic Attacks, Pain Management, Chronic Pain, headaches (Migraine and Tension), RSD, Fibromyalgia, Phantom Limb etc., Adult and childhood sleep disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation, Dementia (non-Alzheimer’s), Epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and MindFitness® Life / Performance Enhancement.

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WHAT STRESS CAN DO

WHAT STRESS CAN DO: Harry L. Campbell - Whether it's your daily dealings at work or a pervasive concern for your physical safety, the stress you regularly experience may actually be more harmful than the threat that triggered it.

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EEG biofeedback

EEG Biofeedback is a learning strategy that enables persons to regulate their brain waves. When hint about a person's own brain recognition characteristics is made together together along with to to him, he can learn to change them. You can think of it as exercise for the brain.

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Quick & Easy Stress Reduction Solutions – Part 2

Spending Time in Nature

In my last article I discussed the importance of learning simple stress management solutions that you can use easily in everyday life situations. Life is complicated and we are all very busy. It can seem difficult to find extended amounts of time to practice relaxation exercises. I presented my first simple stress solution which was using essential oils. https://biofeedbackinternational.com/quick-easy-stress-reduction-solutions-part-1/#more-3634

Stress Reduction Solution #2 is Spending Time in Nature

There are not too many things that are more relaxing than spending time outdoors on a day when the weather is just right. When you add to that being near the ocean, a lake or river, and maybe even a waterfall it makes it even better. Vacation spots near the water are among the most popular destinations because people seem to have a natural desire to be near the water when they want to relax.

Other outdoor activities like hiking and camping are also very popular ways people spend time in the great outdoors. Homeowners even spend a lot of time and money to make the space around their houses more comfortable so that they can spend time outside.

A March 30, 2017 article based on research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School showed that playing nature sounds caused changes in the bodily systems that run the flight-or-fright and rest-digest autonomic nervous systems, including effects that evidence resting activity in the brain.Dr. Cassandra Gould van Praag said, “We are all familiar with the feeling of relaxation and ‘switching-off’ which comes from a walk in the countryside, and now we have evidence from the brain and the body which helps us understand this effect.”

I came across another article from NBC News that referenced other research about the benefits of spending time in nature. Here says Irina Wen, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and clinical director of the Steven A. Military Family Clinic at NYU Langone Medical Center says “Nature can be beneficial for mental health,”. “It reduces cognitive fatigue and stress and can be helpful with depression and anxiety.”

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Quick & Easy Stress Reduction Solutions – Part 1

Stress is a real problem that we must all deal with every day of our lives. We cannot afford to ignore it because it has real negative effects on our health, relationships, performance, work, and lives in general. I discussed much of this in book, What Stress Can Do, (available on www.createspace.com/3839220 ).

My next goal is to give people simple stress solutions so that you can quickly and without much effort rid yourself of the problems stress could cause in your life.

Some stress management programs require a lot of time, commitment, and expense which discourages many people from using them. People want things that work fast and don’t take much effort. That is one of the reasons that medications are so popular. Just take a pill and get better is the message. Don’t worry about the long list of potential side effects. Don’t worry about having to continue to take the medication over a long period of time, maybe for the rest of your life.

It can be more effective to go into in-depth training for stress management but if you are not willing to stick with it then you won’t benefit from it. This is where many people find themselves. I want you to have several tools that you can use quickly and regularly without working too hard so that you will actually do it and stick with it. These tools work. Use them and gain control over stress. Share them with your family and friends. Notice the changes in your health, the changes in your life, your work, and relationships. After a period of putting these tools into practice you will probably have people in your life comment on the changes they see in you. They will say things like “How can you be so calm while this is going on?”.

Solution #1 – Essential Oils

What could be easier than putting a couple of drops of oil in your palms, rubbing them together, cupping your hands together around your nose, and then inhaling? It takes only a few seconds to do this and the scent reaches and stimulates your brain almost instantly through your sense of smell. You can also rub the oils on certain areas of your body including the wrists, the temples, earlobes, or neck.

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Celebrity Suicides Bring Light To A Hidden Problem

On June 5, 2018 fashion designer Kate Spade hung herself.  Her husband Andy said, “Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years.  The most recent stressor may have been her husband filing for divorce after 24 years of marriage.  This led to severe depression according to a Page-6 article by Yaron Steinbuch.

Soon after the death of Kate Spade Anthony Bourdain, celebrity cook, best-selling author of Kitchen Confidential and star of TV series A Cook’s Tour, and Parts Unknown, was found dead in a Paris hotel room.  He also apparently hung himself.

Here are some statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:

It is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States of America

44,965 Americans die each year in the USA

For each actual death there are another 25 attempts

The costs to the USA is $69 Billion annually

One of the statistics that surprised me is that 7 out of 10 people who killed themselves in 2016 were white males.  This seems unusual in a way because this is the group that appears to be the most privileged in America.  You would think that they would have the least reason to want to kill themselves.  This brings to mind the saying that money doesn’t buy happiness.

Another disturbing statistic is related to deaths in the military.  More service members are killing themselves than are dying in combat.  Give that a minute to sink in.  According to the AFSP there were 295 combat-related deaths in the year 2012, which is a terrible loss of life.  Even worse though, in that same year were 349 service people killed themselves.  They also state that 20% of all suicides are committed by veterans.  Obviously, the military is not looking to broadcast this information.  It could have a negative effect on the morale of service people and public support, as well as for recruitment and retention.

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APA Continuing Education

The American Psychological Association administers a program to provide credits for psychologists that are required by some states to maintain their licenses.  There are some topics like ethics, that might seem not to be very interesting to some people but are important and required.  There are also other topics that psychologists might find of personal interest like learning a new skill or testing method.

APA continuing education training is available in different formats which have pros and cons.

Books, newsletters, and articles are low tech and may be considered old-school.  They are also low cost, simple, and you can go at your own pace for the most part.  After you read the material you take an exam to make sure that you comprehend it.

Online and video on demand courses offer a higher tech experience than books, newsletters, and articles.  Online courses can provide interaction between instructor and students as well as use of graphics, video, live image of instructor, and audio.  This can make the experience much more engaging.  Although on demand courses do not provide live interaction with the instructor since the material is pre-recorded they do provide a similar higher tech experience with graphics video, and audio, etc.

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This new style of seminar is designed to teach clinicians neurofeedback fundamentals and cutting-edge applications. For better use of your time, the seminar will be a combination of 3-day classroom, home study and web-based training.

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                 Professional EEG Neurofeedback Certification Program

 

Joe Kamiya Ph.D, discovered EEG Neurofeedback in 1959. This incredible learning technology developed gradually until about 1990. Since then, interest has surged providing opportunity for thousands of health care and educational professionals. Many of the practitioners we have trained have found EEG Neurofeedback to be so effective and widely applicable that it has become the most important strategy of their practice, adjunctive to almost all of the clinical and educational therapies they use.

Because EEG Neurofeedback influences the Central Nervous System and the CNS affects everything else, a growing number of world class scientists and practitioners are suggesting that the emergence of EEG Neurofeedback may be one of the most important developments in health care and education of our time. The extraordinary possibilities implied by the evolution of EEG Neurofeedback are generating escalating international enthusiasm and research.

This competency based curriculum includes practical, easily learnable strategies which may be used with virtually all of the most common EEG Neurofeedback applications. Designed to give the practitioner the knowledge and tools needed in order to rapidly achieve clinical and economic success in EEG Neurofeedback, this program emphasizes those neurofeedback adjunctive applications for which there is the greatest demand, including but not limited to: ADD / ADHD / Conduct Disorder & other Learning disabilities, Autism Disorders, Substance Abuse, eating disorders and addictive behaviors, PTSD, Multiple Personality Disorder, Depression, Behavioral and Stress Related Disorders, Anxiety / Panic Attacks, Pain Management, Chronic Pain, headaches (Migraine and Tension), RSD, Fibromyalgia, Phantom Limb etc., Adult and childhood sleep disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation, Dementia (non-Alzheimer’s), Epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and MindFitness® Life / Performance Enhancement.

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Behavioral Health Trends in Medicine

Let’s face it, drugs are not the best answer to all medical conditions.  No matter what the symptom, there seems to be a medication to treat it. Whether it is indigestion, acid reflux, insomnia, anxiety, depression, hypertension, or headaches, there is a pill for it.  For the most part, these drugs only treat the symptoms temporarily.  They usually are not getting to the cause of the problem or stopping the symptoms permanently.


Behavioral health training is an area that takes into account a person’s behavior  and the role it plays in their health and overall well-being.  What are some of the things that a person does that can affect their health and well-being?  Here is a partial list: physical activity, eating, sleep, attitude or outlook on life.

Healthcare providers are beginning to acquire additional training so that they can help patients to become and stay more healthy.  Does your doctor follow the old drug model, asking what is the symptom and then quickly prescribing a medication?  If your doctor is incorporating behavioral health into their practice then they will be asking you about much more than your symptoms.  Some of the kinds of questions that you should expect to be asked are:  What kind of work do you do?  How much do you exercise?  What kinds of foods do you eat?  Do you smoke?  How much alcohol do you drink?  Do you use any drugs?  What is your social life like?  Are you married?  Do you have children?

These questions are not because the doctor just wants to get in your business.  All of these things can play a part in your health and well-being.   This is related to the idea that we are mind, body, and spirit and what affects one part affects the whole.  There are other elements outside of the person that can play a part in health and wellness that would also come under the heading of behavioral health like where you live and what the environment is.  Things like pollution, overcrowding, lack of proper nutritional food sources, and high crime which could make some kinds of exercise difficult can all have effects on a person’s health.

Some health care facilities are incorporating counseling and training in these areas so that patients realize the effects these factors can have and they work with them on what is in their power to make positive changes.  Some of these programs include patient education, meditation, biofeedback, exercise, yoga, nutritional counseling, and more.  Often when these kinds of things are addressed and lifestyle changes are made better results are gained than with medication or medication alone.
I no longer will even consider working with healthcare facilities or providers that don’t include working with me on the kinds of things that I can do or consider that could have an effect on my health in addition to advising me on medications that may help.

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WHAT STRESS CAN DO

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WHAT STRESS CAN DO: Harry L. Campbell - Whether it's your daily dealings at work or a pervasive concern for your physical safety, the stress you regularly experience may actually be more harmful than the threat that triggered it.

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Continuing Education for Psychologists

What is it?

Continuing education in psychology is a process during which psychologists participate in educational programs that are related to the practice of psychology.  It is a way for them to learn about the most up- to-date science on treatment, testing, and learning.  Psychologists can also learn about changes in laws that may affect them.  Just as in most of the professions I can think of, many things change over the years after you complete your schooling and training before starting a career.  Without continuing your education you cannot effectively work as a professional without continuing to learn about how best to perform your job now, not as it would have been done 5, 10, or even 40 years ago.

Requirements:

he number of credits required for psychologists in the USA vary by state and range from 0 – 60.  There are two different terms used for CE (continuing education).  The one used by the APA (American Psychological Association) is credit where a credit is equal to one hour.  The other term is unit where 10 hours is equal to 1 credit.  Each state determines which kind of credits they will accept.  It is important to check with your state licensing board to find out if they will accept the type of continuing education credits offered by the programs you are planning to participate in even if they are APA programs.  The office of CE Sponsor Approval oversees the process of approving programs to qualify.

Types of Programs:

There are several types of programs available from the APA as well as other providers referred to as sponsors. Programs are available via books, articles, webinar, video on demand, and face-to-face seminars or workshops.  The American Psychological Association maintains a list of approved sponsors of continuing professional education on their website apa.org.  There are in-person seminars available throughout the country so you can usually locate one near you.  Many people prefer learning in person.  You can take advantage of one of the other options if you can’t find a local program or if your schedule doesn’t permit attending in person.  The subject matter of the programs varies a great deal so that you should be able to not only meet the requirements but learn about a subject that is interesting to you or that you feel will be important to you and the populations that you serve.  Here is a sample list of some of the topics of the programs that are available; addictions, aging, biofeedback, children and adolescents, ethics, health psychology, neuropsychology, neurofeedback, psychotherapy, race, culture and identity, trauma, and violence.

Whether your state licensing board requires continuing education credits or not, it is extremely important to keep learning.  All psychologists should want to keep their skills up and make sure that they know what the latest science is in the field of psychology.  This is also an opportunity to learn about topics that are of interest to you.  As a psychologist you will feel better and the people you serve will benefit from your increased knowledge.

Harry L. Campbell

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How to Choose the Right Professional Biofeedback Equipment

Biofeedback equipment has many applications including stress management, pain management, and peak performance.  When you decide that you want to make a purchase there are several things to consider.
Safety
Some of the sensors make contact with a person’s skin to measure electrical signals.  It is very important that precautions have been taken in the design to protect the person who is connected to the instrument from electrical shock.  The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulates professional medical devices and sets rules for safety.  If they registered with the FDA then the manufacturer would have to follow safety rules.  They would be subject to inspections by the FDA which would check to make sure that the company was doing what is required to keep the people using their biofeedback equipment safe from injury.  You must make sure that the instrument you are considering buying is registered with the FDA.

Modalities
There are several different modalities of biofeedback equipment including EMG (Electromyograph) which measures muscle activity, Skin Temperature, Skin Conductance which measures changes in the amount of sweat on the skin, Respiration, and Heart Rate/Heart Rate Variability.  EEG (Electroencephalography) or Brainwave Biofeedback is another modality which is usually dealt with separately and is also referred to as Neurofeedback.
You need to decide which of these modalities you want to work with.  I suggest that you should have the capability of working with all of them especially for performing a psychophysiological stress profile or assessment. This is usually an initial session to get baseline readings on each modality at rest and under stress.  I recommend at least 5 channels so that you can measure 5 different signals at the same time.  You can do with fewer channels if you don’t plan to do stress profiles.  Some systems will allow you to alternate different sensors on a two 2 channel system for example.  You could have all of the modalities and just work with 1 or 2 at a time.  I don’t suggest buying a system that only allows you to do one modality i.e. Temperature unless you have other equipment to do other modalities.
Training, Service, and Support
This may be the most important factor in making your choice.  The equipment will not do anyone any good if you cannot use it.  First you need to make sure that you can learn how to use the instruments that you are planning to purchase.  Find out how you will learn how to use it.  What kind of training manuals are available?  Are there any tutorial videos, software, or workshops available?  What is the process of getting service when you need it?  Who can you call with questions?  What country and time zone are they in?  Some manufacturers are the only source of help and others use distributors who can also be a resource for help.  Get these questions answered before making a biofeedback equipment purchase decision.  If you do, it will help you have a much better experience.

Attention Or Sleep, Problems with Sleep related to ADHD

You wouldn’t want to have to make that choice for children.  Many children diagnosed with ADHD are prescribed medications to help with the symptoms.  Some popular medications in use are Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall.  These medications are helping some people.  The drug companies themselves are listing sleep problems as a possible side effect.

According to a November 23, 2015 online article in Pediatrics, research analysis led by Katherine Kidwell of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that children given stimulants tended to have sleep problems more often.  One of the studies compared the sleep of children given methylphenidate (generic Ritalin) with children given a placebo.  The children who took the generic Ritalin slept an average of 20 minutes less per night.  They also found that taking a stimulant medication more often during the day caused a child to take longer to fall asleep at night.

Dr. Trevor Resnick, who is chief of pediatric neurology at Nicklaus Children’s  Hospital in Miami says that it is extremely important  that all children get a good night’s sleep for healthy brain development.  It is his belief that only a small percentage of children will develop problems related to ADHD medications though.

I believe based on experience and reading that many attention problems may be due to poor sleep.  If the brain is tired it is not going to work as efficiently.  It is harder to learn, focus, and pay attention when you are sleep deprived.  Some problems are due to children not getting enough sleep.  This can be caused by going to bed too late.  As Dr. Michael Thompson of the ADD Centre in Toronto Canada says, another problem is that before many kids go to bed they are watching stimulating TV programs and playing stimulating video games.  When they finally do go to bed their brains are still too stimulated for quality sleep for some time.  Most children also have to wake up very early to get to school on time.  That doesn’t help things either.  Now this research review is showing that the medications intended to improve attention and hyperactivity symptoms may cause sleep problems in some of the children they are intended to help.

Many parents are now seeking alternatives methods of helping their children with ADHD symptoms.  Neurofeedback therapy is one option.   Neurofeedback uses EEG biofeedback instruments that measure and feedback the electrical signals from the brain.  The information is fed back in a way that helps a person learn how to regulate their brain activity.  Some of the brainwaves are slower like the ones that are present more during sleep.  Others are faster like the ones present more while solving a math problem.  The power of these waves are sometimes out of balance in people with ADHD.  Neurofeedback can help a person learn how to rebalance these brainwaves.  This can lead to improvement in symptoms.

For listings of certified neurofeedback providers visit www.bcia.org and click on the consumers tab and select find a practitioner.   If you are interested in becoming a provider you can visit our website and start by taking a free online introduction to neurofeedback course here: http://biofeedbackinternational.com/free

How Biofeedback Training Reduces Stress

The Problem of Stress

Biofeedback training is an effective method for reducing the negative effects of stress. There are many sources of stress including politics, natural disasters, terrorist acts, work, family, and financial problems, and traffic. In this world of 24 hour TV and radio news plus news on our computers, we are constantly bombarded with stressful, negative information. If that wasn’t enough we have smart phones, tablets, and smart watches with us at all times to make sure that we don’t miss anything. Wherever we are we can stay up on what is happening. Besides the information we get from news sources, we also get blogs and podcasts. In addition to these stress sources, the people who we interact with who cause us stress are able to call, text, or email us 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Biofeedback Training Method of Reducing Stress

People need methods of reducing the negative effects of stress. Many of the solutions that are offered are medications. Even when they are effective they often come with unwanted side-effects. Thankfully there are some non-drug methods of reducing stress. Biofeedback training is one such method. Biofeedback instruments measure muscle tension, skin temperature, skin conductance (sweat), breathing, heart rate, and brainwave activity. With biofeedback training people learn to control the way their body reacts to stress by viewing a biofeedback device while they practice relaxation exercises.

Where can you get biofeedback training?

Biofeedback training is available through some healthcare professionals like psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, social workers, physical therapists, and nurses.

You can find a good biofeedback provider by searching the directories of your local regional biofeedback society or association. Go to www.aapb.org which is the website for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback. They have a list of biofeedback providers there as well as a list of regional biofeedback societies or chapters. You can also check to see if they are certified by the BCIA (Biofeedback Certification International Alliance) on the www.bcia.org website. Although this certification does not guarantee excellence it does indicate that the provider has met a minimum requirement of education, biofeedback training, experience, mentoring, and that they have passed an exam. I recommend that if a person is interested in doing biofeedback training that they first visit a trained healthcare provider who offers biofeedback training. The professional can perform a proper psychophysiological stress profile assessment to find out which biofeedback modality will be most appropriate for the person. They then can give them professionally supervised biofeedback training in their office. Once they learn the basics and make some progress in learning biofeedback the professional can recommend a home device that the person can use to continue their biofeedback training at home.

Healthcare providers who are not yet using biofeedback training as a method may want to investigate integrating it into their practice. As the public becomes more educated about biofeedback training they may choose to visit providers who offer biofeedback over ones who don’t.

Can I Do Biofeedback Training Without a Professional?

Yes, you can do biofeedback training on your own without a professional. There are many relatively simple devices that you can purchase for home use that work on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or with built-in displays. They can be effective when used properly. Some professionals will consult with you about home biofeedback training even if you don’t sign up to do sessions with them in their office.

Harry L. Campbell

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