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Certificates of attendance are now available online for the 2009 Annual Conference

We hope you had a great experience at the 2009 AAPB Annual Conference in Albuquerque. To receive your certificate of attendance for the conference, click on the link below for your particular profession:

  • Psychologists: psychologists seeking continuing education credit for attending the 2009 AAPB Annual Meeting should click here and complete an online evaluation. Once AAPB receives your evaluation results, a CE certificate will be sent to the email address that you provide. AAPB is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. AAPB maintains responsibility for the program. If you have questions, contact Allison Mendrys at amendrys@resourcenter.com.

  • All other professions (including physicians): to receive your certificate of attendance, simply click here. Scroll down to the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback listing and click on the "40th Annual Meeting" event and enter password "AAPB40th." You will be able to print your certificate immediately and you can do it anywhere you have internet access. No more waiting for the mail!

    A copy of the certificate will also be emailed to you in case you need to print additional copies (check your spam filter and junk email folder if you do not see it come through). The certificate site is available now through May 15, 2009. After May 15 certificates will no longer be available.

    Your hours will be automatically calculated based on the workshops and sessions you attended. Please address any questions about the process to Sheryl Morgan at 651-789-3730 or sheryl@cmehelp.com.

    We look forward to seeing you in San Diego,
    March 24-27, 2010 for the AAPB 41st Annual Conference!
    • What is 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)

    To learn more about biofeedback, go to the AAPB Consumer's page.