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BSC - 39th Annual Biofeedback Society of California Conference
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The program was relevant to my work.
Content matched stated objectives.
Usefulness of handouts/AV.
Quality of facilities.
How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names?
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Objective 1: Discuss the theoretical basis of biofeedback and neurofeedback
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 2: Explain the complex associations between sleep, stress and the immune system
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Discuss the foundational history, development and relevant research relating to the emergence of electroencephalography (EEG) and subsequent EEG operant conditioning.
Discuss the concepts of neurophysiology and neuroanatomy and how they are important to the psychologist in developing neurofeedback treatment plans.
Explain the nature of operant conditioning and its applications with neurofeedback, neuromodulation, to provide a mechanism for which the psychologist can rely while training the client.
Discuss the practical training to facilitate an understanding of the equipment, electronic and instrumentation concepts so the actual EEG acquisition is without artifact and provides clean recording.
Demonstrate the ability to manipulate the equipment and to provide safety guidelines for the psychologist while training the client.
Explain how the brain interacts with medications and how these interactions affect EEG measure is vital.
Discuss ethical issues specific to neuromodulation and brain training.
Explain how to discern relevant clinical populations and non-candidates for neurofeedback training.
Discuss how to use different sensors including Surface Electromyography (SEMG), Respiration, Temperature, Skin Conductance, Electroencephalography (EEG), Heart Rate and Electrocardiology (EKG).
Explain how to use the hardware with audio and visual multimedia biofeedback screens, sounds and games.
Identify the EEG features associated with Glial activity.
Identify the network property seen in the EEG.
Discuss terminology used in prevailing qEEG databases and the value of normative reference comparison.
Explain how the qEEG opens clinicians to new treatment options and how to apply this with various disorders by fine-tuning reward and inhibit filters, indicating proper electrode placement, and mode of treatment.
Discuss the integration of the qEEG may not be as difficult as it first appears and to be aware that there are resources available to assist them.
Identify psychophysiological impairments related to addiction.
Describe the relationship between the history of an addict, with ongoing impairment of self-regulation and how this creates a vulnerability for relapse.
Describe the nine components of the Sideroff model of resilience and how to apply this in the treatment of addiction.
Describe a rational for HRVB in terms a client could understand.
Refine their clinical skills in using HRVB.
Discuss the level of empirical support for the technique.
Discuss the history and changes in HRVB over the last 20 years.
Describe the possible mechanisms involved in the training.
List the most recent empirical evidence for the efficacy of HRVB.
Discuss the psychophysiology of FGID as it relates to biofeedback.
Discuss the application of biofeedback in the treatment of FGID.
Explain the treatment planning as it relates to FGID patients.
Develop an understanding of issues pertaining to children with ADD/ADHD in an educational setting.
Discuss the requirements of conducting a neurofeedback study in public schools.
Examine the efficacy of neurofeedback to influence academic achievement; particularly oral reading fluency and reading comprehension.
Identify different types of dependent therapeutic relationships that can be utilized to clinical advantage.
Identify perverse elements in the biofeedback trainee, and develop strategies to neutralize them.
Identify placebo and nocebeo responses from the biofeedback trainee and utilize/neutralize them to obtain a successful outcome.
Articulate why ILF Neurofeedback may be considered a method that resides at the nexus of traditional frequency-based neurofeedback and traditional peripheral biofeedback.
Explain how the model of functional connectivity of resting state networks underpins the broad range of clinical effectiveness of ILF training.
Discuss the necessity of reframing the standard operant conditioning model in order to accommodate a training method that utilizes neither goals nor thresholds.
Identify the specific definition of theta and beta in the ratio.
Specify the effect of sleep deprivation on the EEG.
Identify the clusters of sleep disorders and ADHD as sleep phenotypes.
Distinguish between low-frequency biofeedback protocols and traditional biofeedback protocols.
Explain how aspects of the placebo response are due to biofeedback procedures that turn off self-talk.
Detect how to maximize the selection of sites and frequencies for biofeedback in three domains: EEG, EGG and HRV cardio-respiratory feedback.
Discuss and organize their practice in a small steps fashion.
Discuss practice as both clinical and a business.
Compare practice models of the panel participants.
Identify the EEG pattern that generally is Ritalin responsive.
Specify which EEG ratio is now approved by the FDA for diagnosis in ADHD.
List at least one of the 4 EEG/qEEG findings which predict medication failure.
Discuss QEEG Subtypes of ADD, ADHD, Aspergers & Autism.
Discuss QEEG Guided Neurofeedback for ADD & ASD.
Review QEEG & Neurofeedback research with ADD & ASD.
Discuss the importance of resonant breathing for health and stress management.
Discuss a procedure for estimating resonant frequency breaths per minute.
Explain how research on resonant breathing informs clinical use of this technique for stress management.
Explain how Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Helps in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma.
Provide Tools and Techniques to address and change negative addictive schema to a positive self-efficacy and empowerment schema.
Integrate and maintain brain and body regulation, balance, self-efficacy and empowerment.
Compare normal muscle EMG release patterns with patterns indicating a variety of subtle dysfunctions.
Better predict the overall time needed to correct EMG dysfunctions with biofeedback and exercise.
Provide patients with an objective indication of pain based on a change in EMG patterns when EMG amplitude itself appears to be normal.
Discuss QEEG Subtypes of ADD, ADHD, Aspergers & Autism.
Discuss QEEG Guided Neurofeedback for ADD & ASD.
Review QEEG & Neurofeedback research with ADD & ASD.
Discuss why ILF Neurofeedback may be considered a method that resides at the nexus of traditional frequency-based neurofeedback and traditional peripheral biofeedback.
Explain how the model of functional connectivity of resting state networks underpins the broad range of clinical effectiveness of ILF training.
Recognize the necessity of reframing the standard operant conditioning model in order to accommodate a training method that utilizes neither goals nor thresholds.
List common psychological, psychophysiological, and neurological conditions encountered during a mental health (MH) meeting with spinal stimulator and bariatric surgery candidates.
Select appropriate types of assessments, list assessment tools, and list pre-surgical MH criteria for psychological clearance.
Summarize appropriate research based CBT, mindfulness, and biofeedback interventions for obesity and chronic pain.
Distinguish between the healer's effect in the EEG frequency domain, from the distant spatial effects of a standing potential in the phase domain.
Objective 3: Discuss the best interventions for pain disorders in a biofeedback practice
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 4: Identify new feedback modalities to incorporate into your practice
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 5: Identify complementary methods that can improve your clinical biofeedback skills
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Please answer the following:
Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
Was the educational content scientifically sound?
If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?
Was the mode of education effective to learning?
If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.
Did you perceive any product/service/company/commercial bias in any educational session you attended or materials you received?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please detail the situation below (e.g. session title, speaker name):
Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room (other areas do not matter) while you attended this educational activity?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain in detail (e.g. who, when, where):
How much did you learn as a result of this education program?
What specifically did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient/client problems or patient/client challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?
What problems are your patients/clients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training (the overall meeting) be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient/client outcomes?

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