Those completing the Resilience Advantage™ Qualified Instructor Program are licensed to provide Resilience Advantage™ workshops to nonprofit, local government, community or social service agencies in the US and Canada (excluding hospitals or for-profit corporations). All that’s required is for the Qualified Instructor is to purchase a participant guidebook or provide a per person license fee for each attendee through the Institute of HeartMath’s Training Division.
This license covers a three-year period and allows for the commercial use of The Institute of HeartMath’s intellectual property within the specified field of use. It does not allow for the delivery of the programs in any other field, such as for-profit companies, hospitals, or private practice medical clinics.
Eligible participants include people who have had experience training adults in classroom style settings.
- Consultants
- Coaches
- Counselors
- Trainers
- Managers
- Directors
- HR Personnel
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
Qualified Instructor Program Content
1. Qualified Instructor Training and License
The three and one-half-day, three-night Qualified Instructor Training for the Resilience Advantage course includes:
- Instruction on how to deliver the Resilience Advantage workshop.
- Instruction on how to teach program participants to use HeartMath’s innovative emWave® Desktop (for Mac and PC) advanced heart-rate monitor, a computer-based technology.
- Ongoing support with a HeartMath facilitator.
- Regular program updates, new developments, and support materials.
- License Fee – 3 years
- Cost: $1,860
2. Accommodation Package
The accommodation package includes:
- All meals and snacks
- Coffee, tea, soft drinks and wine
- Lodging (double occupancy) for 3 nights
- (If you wish to stay offsite, we will suggest 2 or 3 local hotels between 20 – 30 minutes from the Institute’s facility)
- Meals will be included as you will be on site from approximately 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Total accommodation package: $400
Location
All events will take place at the Institute of HeartMath Research Facility in beautiful Boulder Creek, California, a one-hour drive from San Jose International airport
3. Training Materials Package
- Resilience Advantage trainer manual
- PowerPoint CD Rom including Atmosphere and audio training aids for workshops
- Program participant guidebook(s)
- Transforming Stress book
- e-Book: Emotional Stress, Positive Emotions and Psychophysiological Coherence
- Articles including: Coherence: Bridging Personal, Social and Global Health
- Cost: $198
4. Technology
- emWave Desktop is included at a 35% discount
- Cost: $162 (plus tax if shipped in CA and shipping costs)
5. Tele-mentoring Sessions
Accepted participants register for 3 tele-mentoring sessions with a licensed HeartMath provider and/or IHM faculty member.
Dates of the Qualified Instructor Program 2012 Trainings – 3 events per year:
- March 23 - 26, 2012
- July 27 - 30, 2012
- October 26 - 29, 2012
Cost: $2,995
- Includes license fee, materials (including emWave Desktop) and training manual, 3 tele-mentoring sessions, accommodations, meals. (Or, $2,793 without onsite accommodations).
Registration Process and how to begin
- Complete the application form and click the "submit application" button.
- You will receive an immediate confirmation e-mail that you will be contacted within 2 weeks.
- Read the license agreement prior to your 30-45 minute phone appointment approval process.
- A 30 – 45 minute phone interview will conclude the approval process.
- A $500 deposit will reserve your place.
- Receive a confirmation package.
- Provide balance of fee 40 days prior to first date of training.
- Receive pre-training materials 30 days prior to event.
- Schedule and complete two phone appointments with designated tele-mentor prior to event.
- Schedule travel to arrive on the first day of the event by 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. PT.
Pre-Training Materials
Upon approved registration, participants will be sent trainer materials. Participants are expected to thoroughly familiarize themselves with this material and complete two tele-mentoring sessions in advance of the training program.
Training Support
All Resilience Advantage Qualified Instructors will receive regular e-mail messages containing program updates, stories, and strategies for their program deliveries. A representative will be appointed to support their efforts. They will have access to updated documents, articles, files, grant funding info, new materials, stories etc. on the extranet trainer website.
Technology Requirements
- Laptop recommended
- Minimum system requirements: PC: Windows XP SP3 or newer; Mac: OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or later
- emWave Desktop for Mac and PC
- Speakers
- Microsoft Power Point 2003 or newer
- Broadband access to download webinar or other materials as part of ongoing support
To apply online, click here.
Contact Katharina Pruneau for additional information:
Thank you for your interest in HeartMath training programs and services.
