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BCIA News International: Our international certification program is expanding with several exam sites offered in 2012. The Universal College of Learning will host an exam in Palmerston N, New Zealand on February 10. See below for further information. Every day we receive inquiries from other countries including Brazil, Greece, Israel, Egypt, and New Zealand. Danielle Matto and Eveline Kempenaar have launched some exciting new CE opportunities for those in the Netherlands. Please visit their website for more information. A 3-day advanced course QEEG, ERP and NEUROTHERAPY by J. Kropotov will be held in Deventer, Netherlands from 8th till the10th of March 2012. This course includes an evening program by M. Arns, titled The Usefulness of QEEG and ERPs in Predicting Treatment Outcome in ADHD and Depression. For more information: www.attent-cgn.nl or email: contact@attent-cgn.nl. Educational Opportunities Clinical Update Series: New in 2012 – BCIA will be offering 90 minute teleseminars that are easily accessible online and very affordable. These are the perfect tools to update your skills and gain continuing education credit toward recertification – all from the comfort of your office. February 16 and February 23 - HRV Biofeedback Basics, taught by Fred Shaffer. This Two-Part Clinical Update examines the anatomy and physiology, and instrumentation used to measure heart rate variability. Attendees will gain an understanding of the value of Heart Rate Variability and what it can mean to their clients. March 21 – Active EMG for Chronic Pain Part 2 will be taught by Randy Neblett, LPC, BCB. Florida Biofeedback Society Winter Meeting: Jay Gunkelman, QEEG-D will present EEG/qEEG: Understanding how neurofeedback works through EEG modeling on January 28 – 29, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida. Please visit their website for more information. AAPB’s 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting “Evoking Human Potential” will be held in Baltimore March 8 – 10, with pre-conference workshops March 7 – 8. Please visit their website to learn more about their exciting list of topics and speakers. ASET – The Neurodiagnostic Society: If you haven’t had a chance to review their online course schedule, please do so without delay. These courses are BCIA accredited to fulfill our continuing education requirements toward recertification. Click here for more information.
BCIA Exam Sites March 9, 2012 - Baltimore, MD - AAPB Annual Meeting You must first file a certification application with BCIA and pay all fees prior to selecting an exam date using our Exam Registration form. Please note that you may also elect the special exam option that enables you to use a local proctor.
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Three Certification Programs Clinical Certification is available for Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, and Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback. This program is designed for individuals with appropriate health care backgrounds who treat medical and/or psychological disorders, either independently under their license or under appropriate supervision. Academic Certification is available for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback within the United States. This program is designed for professionals who utilize biofeedback and/or neurofeedback in educational, research, or supervisory settings and who do not clinically treat medical or psychological disorders. Technician Certification is available for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback within the United States. This program is intended for individuals who use biofeedback and neurofeedback modalities under a BCIA Certified supervisor’s license and who lack a clinical degree.
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BCIA offered the first Genie Bodenhamer Davis Scholarship Award, which pays for neurofeedback certification fees, to Charity Finch and Noel Larson at the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) meeting this past September. ISNR named this award to honor of one of our finest educators in the field of neurofeedback. This award complements the Francine Butler Scholarship Award, which pays for biofeedback certification fees. BCIA launched the revision of our three Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, and Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback certification programs. We have engaged our didactic educators and experienced clinicians to ensure the continued accuracy and relevance of our Blueprints, reading lists, and exams. Thanks to Randy Neblett, LPC, BCB, Leslie Sherlin, PhD, QEEG-D, BCB, BCN, and Debby Callif, OTR, BCB-PMD for supervising their respective task forces. We plan to complete this process by Fall 2012. The BCIA Board approved an online Clinical Update series to start in 2012. We designed these 90-minute webinars to provide certificants with inexpensive continuing education programs. You can attend an online seminar and receive continuing education credit for only $40. Randy Neblett will offer Active EMG Training for Treatment of Injury-Related Chronic Pain (Part 1) in January. I will present HRV Biofeedback Basics (Parts 1 and 2) in February. We have worked with our national and international partners to expand continuing education workshops. Don Moss, PhD, BCB, BCN, will present an Ethics workshop for the March Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback conference. Annette Booiman MRT, BCB, and Danielle Matto, Drs. BCB, will present programs on Psychophysiological Recording and Adjunctive Interventions at the third annual Dutch Biofeedback Day meeting in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on January 21. BCIA invites you to volunteer to aid our task forces and applicants. The three certification task forces are actively soliciting guidance from our clinicians and educators. We especially encourage retired and semi-retired certificants to serve as mentors for our applicants, and we will help you promote your services on our website. BCIA’s success depends on the service of our dedicated Board members and staff. The 2011-2012 Board includes Randy Neblett (Past-Chair), Leslie Sherlin (Chair-Elect), John Davis (Treasurer), Don Moss (International Chair), and Debbie Callif (Chair of the PMDB Task Force). They are the finest “working board” I have known.
We wish you and your family a joyous holiday season,
Fred Shaffer, PhD, BCB
Spotlight on Ethics If you are a psychologist, your state license may allow you to treat ADHD, but may prohibit you from independently treating epilepsy. Know your state practice act so that you don't inadvertently practice outside your scope of practice or "practice medicine without a license."
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BCIA Articles Shaffer, F., & Crawford, J. (Winter 2010). A tribute to Randy Neblett. Biofeedback, 38(4), 125-127. Neblett, R., Shaffer, F., & Crawford, J. (Summer 2010). Adding value to your Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) certification. Biofeedback, 38(2), 43-46. Shaffer, F., Neblett, R., & Crawford, J. (Spring 2010). Biofeedback Certification Institute of America certification for academics and technicians. Biofeedback, 38(1), 3-5.
Featured Continuing Education Articles Striefel, S. (Fall 2009). Ethical treatment of traumatic brain injury. Biofeedback, 37(3), 88-91.
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2011 was an exciting year for BCIA! Certification increased 40%, with the largest growth in neurofeedback. We steadily expanded our international partnerships so that more than 20% of our new certificants came from outside of North America. We concluded our first affiliate agreement with our Australian colleagues. Now, BCIA-A offers certification for both entry-level and advanced Neurofeedback practitioners based on our standards. We offered exams in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and are completing arrangements for our first exam in New Zealand.
Finally, we want to recognize Judy Crawford, our Director of Certification. Judy has been a passionate advocate for our certificants and field for the past 13 years. She manages BCIA’s day-to-day operations, provides extraordinary care for our applicants and certificants, and keeps us focused on serving the needs of our stakeholders in the biofeedback and neurofeedback communities. September 2011, ISNR awarded Judy their prestigious Joel F. Lubar award to recognize her long service to ISNR and the advancement of neurotherapy. Judy is the reason that our certificants are “More than qualified – BCIA Board Certified!”