Professional Certifications

Certification in CapnoLearning®
Carbon dioxide self-regulation: Science, Technology, Applications
A prerecorded 10-module certification program with practicum and live Q & A webinar sessions

Optimal respiration requires aligning breathing mechanics and respiratory requirements. If not, the resulting compromise is primarily the result of hypocapnia, carbon dioxide (CO2) deficit, brought about by dysfunctional breathing habits. CapnoLearning brings together respiratory physiology, capnography technology, and behavioral science for learning breathing behavior and habits that optimize respiration.

The Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences offers the credential, Certified CapnoLearning® Breathing Practitioner for six academic credit (units) and 150 Professional CE hours. It certifies qualified healthcare practitioners, human service professionals, health educators, and performance enhancement consultants to use capnography instrumentation for identifying breathing habits that compromise respiration, helping clients disengage and manage dysfunctional breathing habits, and assisting clients in learning new habits that optimize respiration and its associated acid-base physiology, i.e., restoring and maintaining eucapnia.

The CapnoLearning® certification program offers four study options, all of which include the same basics but three of which are audience specific. The basics of the options are the same but the applications different. Applicants must meet strict background requirements for registering in specialty tracks including high performance, pregnancy, and pain management; application exceptions will not be considered. Think of a cake with different kinds of frosting on top.

This one-trimester program includes one live 2.5-hour orientation session, coursework consisting of ten prerecorded 3 to 4.5-hour Learning Modules (lectures and demonstrations), five live 2.5-hour Q&A sessions, practicum work consisting of assignments for both personal and volunteer-client breathing habit exploration, and a 2-hour 1:1 practicum review with School faculty.