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The 1st Southeast Regional Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback Conference

"The Power of Making Connections"

Hosted by the North Carolina Biofeedback Society

October 13-15, 2006
Embassy Suites
Raleigh, North Carolina

Friday, October 13, 2006

7:30 - 8:15	Registration - *Exhibitors
8:15 - 8:30	Welcome Susan Intemann, MA, LPC, President NCBS
8:30 - 9:15	*Bringing the World to Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - Increasing Awareness of Integrative Healthcare Options* - Richard Sherman, PhD, Keynoter
9:15 - 10:30	*Stress Pain Interrelationships* - Richard Sherman, PhD Stress and pain experiences are intimately interwoven in inexorable cycles which must be understood if we are to assess and then treat chronic pain patients adequately. Pain perception has long been recognized to be the potentiation of numerous factors rather than a simple one-to-one relationship between amount of tissue damage and intensity of the resulting "ouch". The presentation will highlight the underlying psychophysiology of pain. Participants will develop skills for relating interventions to various assessments. There will also be a focus on the cyclic interactions between stress and pain. A model of the temporal relationships between pain and activity levels for several disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, back pain, and headache will be discussed.
10:30 - 11:00	*Exhibitors/Poster Presentations - Break
11:00 - 12:30	*Pain Management in Children* - "On our knees looking backwards, trying to crawl forwards? What works and what doesn't. Innovations and recommendations for change." - Elizabeth Stroebel, PhD Despite significant medical advances in child healthcare, serious challenges exist for practitioners, researchers, pain specialists and aftercare delivery. The presentation includes the advances and inadequacies of current approaches to treating and managing chronic pain and life-threatening illness in children. An overview of the complex issues of assessment, emotional and physiologic concomitants, status of palliative care, 'where children die,' fractionated care for special needs children and clinging to outdated models will be discussed. The participant will be able to identify outdated and fractionated practices in their home communities, distinguish valid assessment tools and develop practitioner models that facilitate and validate "the voice of the family and child" in care and sibling needs, and become aware of serious neglect in areas such as foster care and health, ethnic needs, and home-bound children.
12:30 - 1:15	Lunch - Exhibits
1:15 - 3:15	*Psychophysiological Approaches to Chronic Pain - Assessments & Interventions - Part 1* - Richard Sherman, Ph.D. Dr. Sherman will explain what applied psychophysiology and biofeedback are, how these modalities are used for assessment and intervention for chronic pain conditions, and how applied psychophysiological interventions are used to assess two chronic pain disorders. (Continued on Saturday)
3:15 - 3:45	*Exhibitors/Poster Presentations - Break
3:45 - 5:45	*Managing Confounds to EEG & Peripheral Biofeedback* - Richard Soutar, PhD Frequently in the course of training we encounter periods when individuals progress slowly or not at all. Confounds to training that exist outside the formal clinical process have been documented to be a consequence of a variety of factors including diet, sleep habits, over-scheduling, excessively stressful environments at work or home, and habitual maladaptive behavior patterns. Although all of these topics are important, habitual maladaptive behavior patterns that have their source in early socialization trauma are a key dimension to focus on in managing positive changes in the CNS. This presentation will propose specific dimensions of social interaction that can minimize unseen factors that confound training through coaching. Participants will be able to use these techniques in order to assist them in monitoring and managing particular cases.
6:00 - 7:00	Reception and Poster Presentations
7:00 - 8:15	Dinner and Southeastern Regional AAPB's Organizational Meeting
8:15 - 9:00	Break up into State Meetings

Saturday, October 14, 2006

7:45 - 8:30	Registration - *Exhibits/Poster Presentations
8:30 - 10:30	*Psychophysiological Approaches to Chronic Pain - Assessment and Intervention - Part 2* - Richard Sherman, PhD Participants will learn how biofeedback-based interventions are used to directly and indirectly treat four pain-related disorders. Evidence will be presented that these assessments and interventions are as effective as other approaches for the treatment for migraine and tension headaches.
10:30 - 12:30	*Catastrophes, Calamities, and Disasters - Psychophysiology and Preparedness* - Peder Fagerholm, PhD Less visible, and more numerous, than the acute physical injuries resulting from a catastrophe, calamity, or disaster are the psychophysiological injuries (psy-i's). Survivors and emergency personnel alike need their immediate physical and nonphysical injuries attended to so as to maximize effective responses. The psy-i's may still be open wounds long after the physical injuries have healed. Preparedness at the personal, professional, community, state, and national levels requires educating ourselves, the public, local authorities, and health professionals as to how we are prepared and what we can offer. This presentation addresses a variety of issues surrounding preparedness, including connecting with local authorities and other professionals, and offer discussion about psy-i emergency care, triage, and "field dressings." Tips, tricks, traps, and "toads" with practical applications will be offered for discussion. Participants also will have the opportunity to develop primary and contingency plans, an understanding of possible legal issues, and the effect of Good Samaritan laws. Bring your worst nightmare to use in brainstorming.
12:30 - 1:15	Lunch - Exhibits
1:15 - 2:15	*Repatterning Resonance: An Alternative Approach to Healing* - Georgia Miles, MA, LPC, CBIS An introduction to the concepts of energetic healing and an alternative perspective on the underlying causes of problems with relationships, health, money, work, etc., and how to create positive change. This perspective is based on new physics, Quantum Psychology, ancient healing systems, and the Resonance Repatterning system. Participants will also learn several modalities, such as brain-integrating movements, sound, breath, and relaxation techniques that can be used for themselves or with their clients and will experience, through a personal biofeedback process, how these modalities can quickly move us to a higher state of coherence.
2:15 - 4:00	*Caregiver Crunch: Trying To Do It All* - Linda Kendall, M.Ed, LPC A detailed overview concerning the challenges of caregiving and how professionals can help will be the theme of this presentation. Participants will be able to assess "level of burden" and identify services and techniques.
4:00 - 4:30	*Exhibits - Break
4:30 - 6:30	Poster Presentations - Share (bring handouts and/or equipment) Mini Workshops Tutorials
	Dinner on own

Sunday, October 15, 2006

8:00 - 8:30	Registration
8:30 - 10:00	*BF & Stress Management Techniques w/ Kiddie QR: A Choice for Children (KQR) & Adolescents* - Elizabeth Stroebel, PhD Learn the principles of self-regulation w/ practical "tip a minute" interactive, hands-on experiences with Kiddie Quieting Reflex (KQR) & "16 Body Friends" metaphors for complex stress physiology. Participants also learn ways of translating complex stress-related physiology into age appropriate levels for teaching stress management to children and adolescents. Kick off your shoes and enjoy "QRing" for yourself.
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 11:15	*The New Wave in Pain Management That Works Ð Primal Reflex Release Technique* - Gary D. Thiry, LPT An introduction to the latest technique that rapidly reduces pain. "Primal" refers to the "startle and withdrawal" reflexes that are hard-wired into our nervous system before birth. Pain is usually associated with "startle and withdraw" reflexes activating the sympathetic nervous system. The protective reflex can limit almost all of our daily living activities and will remain locked until the reflexes are calmed down through the reflex-release technique. Participants will experience applied techniques for quick pain reduction.
11:15 - 12:15	*Awareness Through Movement®* - Betty Wolfe, M. Div., BCIA-C, Authorized ATM® Teacher Experience The Feldenkrais Method® of teaching and learning. Awareness Through Movement® lessons consist of verbal guidance through unique and intriguing movement sequences; many people rediscover their range of ease, improve flexibility or balance, or experience deeper and sustained relaxation from participating in Feldenkrais lessons. This class will consist of two lessons, "Looking Around" in standing and "3 Minute Computer Cure" in sitting. Participants will receive a copy of the 3 Minute Computer Cure, a lesson that may translate easily into one's own teaching repertoire.
12:15 - 12:30	Closing Remarks

*Mini-workshops & Tutorials - Further details for sign-ups and updates by email for registrants

Intended Audience: Psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, physicians, physicians' assistants, nurses, case managers, biofeedback practitioners, educators, physical and occupational therapists, recreation therapists, holistic practitioners, massage therapists, Community Supports practitioners, and anyone interested in "cutting edge" therapeutic techniques, information and/or personal growth.

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