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◄ CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ► WHO
CAN BE CERTIFIED? The Certified Breathing Practitioner program is open to
qualified educators, consultants, counselors, teachers, coaches, therapists,
and practitioners. A minimum of a B.A.
or B.S. degree in an appropriate field, or equivalent, is required. Each applicant is required to submit a resume, or to complete an
Institute Application Form: (1) formal
education, including degrees and certifications, (2) professional education, such as workshops and courses, (3) professional experience and
background, and (4)
intended objectives
for seeking certification. THE APPLICATION
may be downloaded here. CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS The requirements for Certification include 75 hours of training
and experience as follows: (1)
Coursework (30 hours), (2) Tutorial
Training (5 hours), (3) Case
Conference (10 hours), (4) Practicum
experience (30 hours), and (5) Writing Exercise, open book,
completed at home. All of these requirements are usually fulfilled on the Internet. 1. COURSEWORK:
CapnoLearning™ (30 hours) WS-1: RESPIRATORY FITNESS:
Physiology
and Psychology. Physiology and psychology of dysfunctional breathing habits WS-2: DYSFUNCTIONAL BREATHING: A Behavioral Analysis. Identification of dysfunctional breathing behaviors and the
factors that trigger and sustain them WS-3: LEARNING ADAPTIVE BREATHING: Behavior Modification. Self-regulation methods and technology for helping clients to
learn new breathing habits consistent with healthy respiratory biochemistry WS-4: BREATHING BUSINESS: Efficacy, Relevancy,
Economics. Business of providing breathing learning services 2. TUTORIAL
TRAINING: 5 hours Trainees are required to be recipients of the same services they
will provide, including assessment and coaching. Trainees learn to do Internet coaching
through remote operation of instrumentation used by clients in the field. 3. CASE CONFERENCE:
10 hours Trainees attend five 2-hour web-conferenced Case Conference
sessions, during which time they present at least two cases of their own. 4. PRACTICUM: 30 hours Trainees are required to do 10 breathing behavioral analyses
with 10 clients, and five breathing behavior modification sessions with four
clients in their own professional settings, or over the Internet. These sessions are documented on the PRACTICUM
RECORD FORM, which can be downloaded here. 5. ESSAY
REPORT: Certification trainees are required to complete an exercise
report based on both the Workshop Series and their practicum experience. The objective is to assist trainees in articulating
what they have learned about, rather than testing them about what they have
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Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA |