The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at East Carolina University offers coursework leading to a certificate in biofeedback. The course offerings provide the knowledge and skills necessary to use biofeedback as an intervention to predict, prevent, and promote health and optimal performance as well as to treat various medical conditions. Currently the demand for quality biofeedback professionals is far greater than the supply of trained individuals. Our certificate program will provide the training and skills essential for successful application of the biofeedback competency. This coursework is intended for physicians, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, counselors, recreational therapists, adaptive physical educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other health professionals. Classes are taught on campus via our “Global Classroom” allowing students from all over the world access to the “live” course from a desktop computer with internet service. Lab courses do require students to be present to experience hands on learning.

Admission standards will include those ECU students that are (a) currently enrolled in a graduate program, or (b) admitted as a non-degree earning student. The graduate certificate in biofeedback requires 12 semester hours (s.h.) of approved curriculum (6 s.h. of Biofeedback and 6 s.h. of approved supportive coursework). All students are required to earn a minimum of a C grade in all required biofeedback certificate courses.

Biofeedback Graduate Certificate (12 s.h.):

RCTX 6001 Biofeedback: Principles and Practices (3)  Introduces the basics of biofeedback, its history, instrumentation and intervention techniques, including assessment, treatment and evaluation processes. Covers clinical (treatment of pathology) and non-clinical (human performance) applications of biofeedback.

RCLS 6002 Biofeedback Lab (1) Develop biofeedback skills by directly applying biofeedback techniques in a variety of health and human performance related situations. Introduces various biofeedback measuring and monitoring systems.

RCLS 6003 Advanced Biofeedback Supervision Lab (2)

Supervision requirements for students include:

• Patient/Client Treatment - 50 Sessions:
  EMG Biofeedback - 10 Sessions
  Thermal Biofeedback - 10 Sessions
  GSR Biofeedback - 10 Sessions
  Remaining 20 sessions in modality of choice.
• Direct Clinical Supervision - 20 contact hours across those 50 client treatment sessions via phone, video, internet, etc.
• Biofeedback Case Conference – 10 Sessions

See BCIA Certification Requirements

Students must also complete 6 additional semester hours of approved coursework.