Newswise — Denver, CO, April 29, 2011: The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance, formerly the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA), is proud to announce the 2011 Francine Butler Scholarship award winners. This scholarship is offered to honor the lifelong career and contributions of Dr. Francine Butler, former Executive Director of BCIA.
Ruth-Ann Styron and Holly Paton, both students at East Carolina University, are the winners of this year’s scholarship, recently announced at the Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback (AAPB) annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
This award is for students who have completed their didactic training in biofeedback and are currently working toward an advanced degree in a BCIA-approved health care field at a regionally-accredited university. A student can become a candidate for the scholarship when his or her professor writes a letter stating how the student has demonstrated promise to the field of biofeedback through clinical work, research, and/or publications. Winners are chosen by a three-person panel of volunteers through a blinded review process. BCIA plans to award at least one scholarship in biofeedback each year.
“Both students showed initiative through their work in East Carolina’s psychophysiology lab and are completing their theses on biofeedback,” remarked BCIA Board Chair, Fred Shaffer, PhD, BCB. “Having the next generation of biofeedback professionals trained at a university is vital to the future recognition of this important modality. They are sure to be a credit to the field.”
BCIA was formed as a non-profit organization in 1981 to establish and maintain professional standards for the provision of biofeedback services and to certify those who meet these standards. BCIA certification is the international gold standard for the selection of qualified biofeedback and neurofeedback professionals. Visit www.bcia.org for more information.
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