BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Before a diagnosis of a mental disorder can be made, the clinician must rule out that the symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition.

The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) is introducing a new performance-focused certification designation.

The goal of this post is to help you think like a scientist when it comes to evaluating questionable claims.

Brady's Executive Monkey Study is a cautionary tale in research design and shows that flawed research has a long half-life, especially when

We need to differentiate adaptive or benign sensory experiences from those requiring therapeutic intervention.

Older patients are particularly vulnerable to drug-induced depression because of age-related physiological changes and polypharmacy.

Functional medicine is a patient-centered, science-based approach that aims to identify and address the root causes of disease.

There are steps you can take immediately to protect yourself against copyright trolls.

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Breathing assessment should always precede HRV biofeedback because dysfunctional breathing can frustrate training success. Clinicians may...

BCIA requires certificants to complete 48 hours of accredited continuing education (30 hours for Senior Fellows) every 4 years that their...

Professional, ethical standards help educators, researchers, and practitioners anticipate and identify ethical dilemmas, make choices...

BCIA requires mentoring as an educational process for individuals seeking BCIA certification. BCIA requires clinical supervision for...

Maintaining a healthy therapeutic relationship characterized by trust and empathy is critical to success in all behavioral and healthcare...

Clinical practitioners always operate under practice standards developed by their home profession and under their state or provincial...

A practitioner's scope of practice defines the services they may legally provide under their license or supervisor's license under state...