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The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (formerly the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America) was created in 1981 as a non-profit organization. BCIA is a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). BCIA certifies individuals who meet education and training standards in biofeedback and neurofeedback and progressively recertifies those who satisfy continuing education requirements. BCIA certification has been endorsed by the Mayo Clinic,〔Neblett, R., Shaffer, F., & Crawford, J. (2008). What is the value of Biofeedback Certification Institute of America certification? ''Biofeedback, 36''(3), 92-94.〕 the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR),〔Peper, E., Tylova, H., Gibney, K. H., Harvey, R., & Combatalade, D. (2008). ''Biofeedback mastery: An experiential teaching and self-training manual''. Wheat Ridge, CO: Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.〕 and the Washington State Legislature.〔() Washington State Legislature WAC 296-21-280 Biofeedback Rules.〕 BCIA has advanced this mission by developing rigorous ethical standards, Blueprints of Knowledge, core reading lists, and examinations based on the reading lists for its three main certification programs. BCIA serves the international community and the field by requiring that its certificants demonstrate entry-level competence and agree to follow its ethical code. Recertification encourages certificants to increase and update their knowledge of the field.〔Shaffer, F., & Moss, D. (2006). Biofeedback. In Y. Chun-Su, E. J. Bieber, & B. Bauer (Eds.). ''Textbook of complementary and alternative medicine'' (2nd ed.). Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Informa Healthcare.〕 BCIA is administered by a professional staff that is supervised by an independent board of directors of clinicians, educators, and researchers in the field. Regionally accredited institutions in the United States and Europe have adopted the BCIA Blueprints of Knowledge. These include Alliant International University, Cal State Fullerton, East Carolina University, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Kansas State University, Niagara County Community College, Nova Southeastern University, San Francisco State University, Saybrook Graduate School, Sigmund Freud University (Austria), Sonoma State University, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, St. Mary's University, Texas, Truman State University, the University of Maryland, the University of North Texas, the University of South Florida, and Widener University. Saybrook Graduate School and Widener University also provide distance education. BCIA has responded to growing international interest in its certification by approving new training programs in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan.〔 Professionals certified by BCIA in General Biofeedback may refer to themselves as Board Certified in Biofeedback (BCB), in Neurofeedback as Board Certified in Neurofeedback (BCN), and Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback as Board Certified in Biofeedback for Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (BCB-PMD).〔Schwartz, M. S., & Montgomery, D. D. (2003). Entering the field and assuring competence. In M. S. Schwartz, & F. Andrasik (Eds.). ''Biofeedback: A practitioner's guide'' (3rd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.〕 The majority of BCIA's international certificants practice in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia.〔Demos, J. N. (2005). ''Getting started with neurofeedback''. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.〕 ==What Is biofeedback?== The American Psychological Association has named biofeedback as a clinical proficiency.〔 The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), the Biofeedback Certification Institution of America (BCIA), and the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) approved the following definition of biofeedback on May 18, 2008: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Biofeedback Certification International Alliance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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