Practicums
The Practicums (Series 700, six units) include four units of Service Practicum (200 hours) and two units of Business Practicum (100 hours); students earn one unit of academic credit for every 50 hours of practicum experience. During their Service Practicums, students provide breathing learning services for their own clients, while during the Business Practicum they implement their business and marketing plans, created during the required Business courses in their own professional settings.
701 Practicum: Assessments (100 hours, 2 units)
The Assessment Practicum includes completion of 15 comprehensive assessment sessions, each case to be written in the standardized format to be provided by the School. Six sessions of the 15 are presented for review during the 601 Case Review Proseminar. Assessments include the Personal Interview Questionnaire, the Interview Checklist, the Interview Behavior Report, the Interview Physiology Report, and the Assessment Practicum Record. Required instrumentation for recording during these sessions includes capnography, electromyography, oximetry, and heart rate variability; data is recorded for presentation with each case report. The work is expected to require about 6.5 hours per case, for a total of 100 hours. At the end of the trimester, students are required to complete an pdf document which interviews them regarding their practicum experience.
702 Practicum: Coaching (100 hours, 2 units)
The Coaching Practicum includes completion of 40 learning sessions (eight clients, five sessions each), each case to be written in the standardized format to be provided by the School. Six sessions of the 40 (one session for each of six clients) are presented for review during the 602 Case Review Proseminar. Learning sessions include completion of the Breathing Learning Report. Required instrumentation for recording during these sessions includes capnography, electromyography, oximetry, and heart rate variability; data is recorded for presentation with each case report. The work is expected to require about 2.5 hours per case, for a total of 100 hours. At the end of the trimester, students are required to complete an online pdf document which interviews them regarding their practicum experience.
703 Practicum: Business (100 hours, 2 units)
During the 100-hour Business Practicum students are required to prepare for review (1) a market survey of prospective clients using traditional market research methods, (2) a client feedback survey to be administered to at least ten breathing service clients, (3) an initial draft of marketing materials directed to the student’s already existing customer base, and (4) an updated set of cash flow projections, near the end of the trimester, for the student’s business plan. Students will also complete an online interview form regarding their practicum experience and its business and marketing implications. Are they effectively providing valuable services to their existing client base? And, are they effectively communicating to colleagues and to the public regarding their new services? Progress is reviewed by faculty and colleague-students during the Business Review Proseminar
