Steven C Kassel
The Western Association of Biofeedback and Neuroscience, USA
Title: Interpersonal Biofeedbck: A Hybrid of 2 Evidenced Based Therapies
Biography
Biography: Steven C Kassel
Abstract
Biofeedback has almost 50 years of research and clinical application while Marital Counseling has many more years and a higher usage rate. Research on both fields as a hybrid is minimal and recent advances have made the study of Interpersonal Biofeedback more accessible. Clinical usage of Interpersonal Biofeedback has been reported to have success by this author and others.
The goal of this presentation is to educate participants in this unique and promising new form of this new treatment. They will be shown a research session which will display audio and video of husband and wife along with 5 channels of physiology (hand temperature, sweat gland activity, respiration rate, heart rate and heart rate variability) and how couples are learning to self-regulate physiology to enhance marital satisfaction. Psychophysiological Profiling of couples and treatment approach and strategies will be discussed as well as outcome from a small study. The workshop will also discuss ways in which participants will be able to incorporate Interpersonal Biofeedback into their professional practices.