Welcome to the Biofeedback Society of California
This year, 2012, is the year for the BSC to get back on it's feet. We've had 2 years of organizational challenge, but now, with the help of our new executive director, Margie Burke, we should be able to catch up and then move forward.
We're excited to offer the below Webinar. My goal is to help our members grow - it's a win-win for everyone. Your member profile on this site is another way we hope to help you do so.
Stay tuned, stay in touch and let's mutually support one another.
Cynthia Kerson, PhD, QEEGT, BCN, BCB
2012 President, BSC
Mobile and Social Media Marketing Webinar
Would you like to learn how to get more clients to your practice using a simple system of social media, video marketing, and mobile marketing for smart phones? The planet is more plugged in than ever and most of your potential clients are using smart phones that are rarely more than 5 feet away from them. You need to reach these people with a good smart phone presence and talk about the help you offer them. READ MORE and SIGN UP. . .
Annual Conference
The BSC 38th Annual Conference will be in Northern California - in the San Francisco bay area. We're still narrowing down a location and have been considering your ideas from the members' meeting, such as staying close to an airport, watching costs and keeping it the first weekend in November. We shold know by the of January.
Southern California Regional Meeting
You may recall from our members' meeting in San Diego that the Board of Directors opted for only one regional meeting per year and that it would be opposite to where the annual conference will be. Thus, since this year the conference is in Northern CA, the Regional Meeting will be in the Los Angeles area mid-May. Thanks to Bob Grove, Victoria Ibric and Steve Kassel for organizing it. We'll keep you informed.
Our Mission
The Biofeedback Society of California was founded in 1974 and is the oldest and largest state biofeedback society.
It is a multi-professional association of clinicians, researchers and educators who share an interest in the use of biofeedback techniques in pursuing health and human potential. The society is concerned with competency and the quest for knowledge regarding treatment procedures which maximize physiological self-regulation. It is an open forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, clinical experience, and results of biofeedback and applied psychophysiology and related disciplines. Members are committed to maintaining high standards of professionalism and to educating both the general public and other health care professionals about biofeedback.
The Society was the first biofeedback organization to offer professional certification.
The emphasis of the Society is on clinical application and scientific research and provides local networking, educational meetings and referral services. Specifically the main objectives are to:
- advance biofeedback and applied psychophysiology in educational, scientific, clinical and personal growth areas of development
- educate professionals and the public
- develop and maintain practice standards and ethics
- provide criteria concerning who may apply biofeedback and under what circumstances
- provide peer review
- provide standards for the evaluation and certification of individuals engaged in the application of biofeedback
What is Applied Psychophysiology (Biofeedback)?
Biofeedback has evolved from a fascination in the 1960s and 70s to a mainstream methodology today for treating certain medical conditions and improving human performance. This evolution has been driven by years of scientific research demonstrating that the mind and body are connected, and that people can be taught to harness the power of this connection to change physical activity and improve health and function. Public interest in biofeedback is growing, and with it the need for a clear answer to the question, “what is biofeedback?” The leading professional organizations representing the field have answered with the following standard definition:
Biofeedback is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance. Precise instruments measure physiological activity such as brainwaves, heart function, breathing, muscle activity, and skin temperature. These instruments rapidly and accurately "feed back" information to the user. The presentation of this information — often in conjunction with changes in thinking, emotions, and behavior — supports desired physiological changes. Over time, these changes can endure without continued use of an instrument.
Approved May 18, 2008 by:
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB)
Biofeedback Certification Institution of America (BCIA)
International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR)
