CIRSx
Coach & Consultant Course

for GENERAL AUDIENCES: CC100



Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) is a medical condition with a potential to directly impact 24% of the world’s population. This complex condition tends to involve every aspect of one’s being – physical, environmental, relational, emotional, mental, spiritual, vocational, financial and more. Successful treatment can demand quite a bit from patients; typically, when they are feeling the least capable and the most overwhelmed. As an under-recognized public health crisis, proper CIRS care requires a village!

The CIRSx Institute is passionate about training more professionals to be part of the solution, using evidence-based tools and standards in alignment with the Shoemaker Protocol. We see a great need for enhanced public awareness and advocacy, early identification of CIRS in medical and allied health fields, a broad range of service providers who can appropriately address the holistic needs of CIRS patients, and coaches & consultants who can help bridge gaps and remove obstacles that delay recovery. This course was designed to train the village!



Who is this course for?


This is a course for GENERAL AUDIENCES - patients and professionals - seeking knowledge about CIRS and do not need continuing education credits or certification.

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 learn about 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: ungraded quiz to test your knowledge



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  

Example Curriculum

  1. Course Overview
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  2. What is CIRS?
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  3. Etiology
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  4. CIRS Screening
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  5. CIRS Diagnosis
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  6. CIRS Treatment
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  7. Common Environmental Biotoxin Exposures
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  8. Removal from Exposure
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  9. Helping CIRS Clients Navigate Medically-Important Environmental Assessments
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  10. Helping CIRS Clients Navigate Medically-Important Remediations
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  11. Helping CIRS Clients Navigate Small Particle Cleaning
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  12. Helping CIRS Clients Navigate Contents Cleaning
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  13. Helping CIRS Clients Find a Healthy Home
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  14. Tips for Maintaining a Low-Biotoxin Home
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  15. Mitigating Human Habitat Actinobacteria
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  16. Minimizing Community Re-Exposures
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  17. Exercise and Structural Care
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  18. Gut Health and Dietary Considerations
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  19. Sleep: Benefits, Challenges & Interventions
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  20. Nervous System and Mental Health Considerations
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  21. Practical Strategies for Working with CIRS Clients
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  22. Applying the Content of This Course
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Coaching and Consulting for Genera Audiences


Course Faculty:

Jane Prescot

  • Shoemaker Proficiency Partner
  • Registered Nurse (retired)
  • Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach


Jenny Johnson

  • Shoemaker Proficiency Partner
  • Physical Therapist
  • Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
  • National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach