Who is this course for?

·      If you are a non-prescribing clinician, allied health professional, health coach, life coach, educator or advocate wondering where you fit into the professional CIRS community OR seeking continuing education in an area that will change the way you see and treat so many of your current clients – this course is for YOU.

·      If you are a CIRS-trained medical specialist, indoor environmental professional or attorney seeking to expand your knowledge about CIRS medical, environmental, lifestyle and mental health considerations in a comprehensive and understandable manner – this course is for YOU.

·      If you are a CIRS patient or family member interested in better understanding the nuances of successful CIRS recovery based on the Shoemaker Protocol – this course is for YOU. 

Course Highlights (please see full course outline below for all topics covered):

1.       22 Modules of High-Value Educational Content: roughly 22 hours of pre-recorded slide presentation videos covering the medical, environmental, lifestyle, mental health and practical considerations of CIRS care based on the Shoemaker Protocol and the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching.

2.       Online, Self-Paced Learning: flexibility to learn at your own pace with ongoing, online access to our professional course platform accessible by computer or smartphone.

3.       Taught by Leading Experts: learn from CIRSx Institute faculty members who are recognized authorities in the industry. Content has undergone extensive peer review and additional contribution from CIRS professionals across multiple disciplines.

4.       Downloadable eBooklet: a repository of module-specific references and resources

5.       One Quiz Per Module: to proceed from one module to the next, participants are required to pass a 10-question multiple choice quiz with 80% designed to ensure acquisition of critical content.

6.       Badge and Title: participants who complete this course and pass the final exam will be awarded a CIRSx Coach 101 badge and a Level One CIRSx Coach & Consultant title that they may display.

7.       Opportunity for Full Certification: participants who successfully earn their CIRSx 101 badge will be eligible to take the shorter but more practical CIRSx Level Two Coach & Consultant Certification Course leading to full certification as a CIRSx Coach & Consultant.

What will this course equip you to do? 

• Utilize evidence-based tools and information to identify CIRS in your client community and refer, educate, and/or treat according to your scope of practice and professional licensure. 

• Support CIRS clients in effectively navigating medically important inspections, remediations, small particle cleanings, contents cleanings, human habitat actinos mitigation, house hunting, leak prevention/home maintenance and minimization of re-exposures/cross-contamination. 

• Provide tools, skills and resources to CIRS clients to enhance their illness management, self-care, nutrition, exercise capacity, structural care, nervous system regulation, social support, inner and outer resources, and personal advocacy for disability accommodations. 

• Appreciate the unique considerations involved with legal CIRS cases and pediatric CIRS cases 

• Provide education, accountability and organization for CIRS clients 

• Utilize communication techniques that enhance trust, safety, rapport and adherence. 

• Identify and accommodate for stages of change, stages of readiness and stages of grief 

• Appreciate “scope of practice” and participate in collaborative care  

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