HAVEN University™ · A Safety Sense Inc. Education Division
HAVEN University™
Human · Awareness · Vulnerability · Engagement · Neuroscience
Where the neuroscience of safety becomes a professional credential. Not borrowed theory. Not repackaged HOP. The real neuroscience, from the person who built it from 50+ investigations — now available as self-paced certifications and the Safety Disruptor™ designation.
Human · Awareness · Vulnerability · Engagement · Neuroscience
Every safety certification on the market teaches you what the literature says. HAVEN University™ teaches you what 50 investigations, 30 years, and 10 proprietary frameworks have actually revealed about why the brain fails in high-hazard environments — and what you can do about it.
The curriculum is vertically integrated with the Safety Sense Inc. framework ecosystem. Every course maps to a specific framework. Every certification builds on the previous. The Safety Disruptor™ designation is the capstone — representing mastery of the complete 10-framework system.
This is not borrowed theory. Not repackaged HOP. The real neuroscience, from the person who built it from 50+ investigations.
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Vertically Integrated Curriculum
Each certification builds on the previous one. PERSONA Practitioner → NISOS Observer → Safety Disruptor™. No modules exist in isolation.
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Self-Paced + Cohort Options
Complete certifications at your pace, or join a cohort for peer learning and live facilitation by Janel or certified HAVEN Faculty.
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Safety Sense Inc. Owned Credentials
All certifications are proprietary to Safety Sense Inc. and recognized within the HAVEN University™ ecosystem and The Disrupter's Den community.
Certification Tracks
Three Paths to Professional Designation
Each certification track is self-paced with optional cohort sessions. Prerequisites noted. All certifications owned by Safety Sense Inc.
Track 01 · Practitioner Level · Entry
PERSONA Practitioner Certification™
The entry point into the Safety Sense Inc. ecosystem. Master the 12 PERSONA archetypes, learn to profile individuals and teams, and develop the psychological vocabulary that makes every other framework accessible. Includes PERSONA SIF™ precursor identification training.
Track 02 · Advanced Level · Prerequisite: PERSONA Practitioner
NISOS Observer Certification™
Build on your PERSONA foundation with the full NISOS™ Neuroscience-Informed Safety Observation System. Master the O.B.S.E.R.V.E. protocol, conduct psychologically-informed field observations, and integrate PRISM™ influence strategies for post-observation conversations.
NISOS™ Full ProtocolPRISM™ IntegrationVOICE™ ParalinguisticsField Practicum
The capstone of the HAVEN University™ curriculum. Integrate all 10 frameworks through the CRM™ meta-framework architecture. Develop a full organizational diagnostic capability. Complete a real-world implementation project. Graduate with the Safety Disruptor™ professional designation.
All 10 FrameworksCRM™ MasteryOrg Diagnostic Practicum
HAVEN University™ is structured as a progressive journey. Each Threshold unlocks the next — building a complete neuroscience safety practitioner one layer at a time. No shortcuts. No skipping rungs.
T1
Neuroscience Foundation
Why the brain fails in high-hazard environments
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PERSONA™ Archetype Mastery
12 archetypes · profiling · team dynamics
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NISOS™ Field Observer
O.B.S.E.R.V.E. protocol · field practicum
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VOICE™ Communication Science
Paralinguistics · tone · autonomic cues
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PRISM™ + BEACON™ Integration
Influence science · engagement systems
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Vagal Ladder™ + Backpack™
Autonomic states · ancestral scripts
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Quantum Safety™ + PERSONA SIF™
Observer effect · SIF precursor detection
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Safety Disruptor™ Designation
CRM™ mastery · org diagnostic practicum
Capstone
Thresholds 1–2
Foundation Tier
The neurological "why" behind safety behavior, plus the psychological vocabulary needed to understand every person on your site. Culminates in PERSONA Practitioner™ certification.
Thresholds 3–5
Practitioner Tier
Field-applied observation, communication science, and influence frameworks. You learn to see what others miss and have conversations that actually change behavior. Culminates in NISOS Observer™ certification.
Thresholds 6–8
Disruptor Tier
Deep psychology, quantum observer effects, SIF precursor analysis, and full CRM™ architecture mastery. You graduate capable of diagnosing and transforming entire safety cultures. Culminates in Safety Disruptor™ designation.
The Community
The Disrupter's Den
The Disrupter's Den on Skool is where HAVEN University™ graduates and serious safety practitioners go between certifications. Access to Janel's ongoing research, framework updates, peer case studies, and the community of safety professionals who are done doing safety the old way.
Where safety professionals who are done doing safety the old way come to learn, share, and disrupt.
Course Catalog
Framework Certifications & Individual Courses
Each course is built around a single proprietary framework. Complete them individually to earn CEUs, or stack them toward a full certification track. Every course is self-paced with direct application tools.
Start Here · Free
HAVEN Orientation: The Neuroscience of Safety
An introduction to the brain science behind safety behavior. Understand why procedures fail and why Psychology Before Procedures™ changes everything. No cost. No prerequisites.
Free AccessNo Prerequisites2 hrs
Framework 01 · Track 01
PERSONA™ Practitioner Course
Master the 12 psychological safety archetypes. Learn to identify, profile, and adapt your safety communication to every personality type on your site — including the ones everyone else has given up on.
12 ArchetypesArchetype AssessmentTeam Profiling
Framework 02 · Track 02
NISOS™ Observer Course
The full O.B.S.E.R.V.E. protocol for neuroscience-informed field observations. See behavioral indicators others miss. Conduct observations that produce insight instead of compliance theater.
O.B.S.E.R.V.E. ProtocolField PracticumPrereq: PERSONA
Framework 03 · Standalone
VOICE™ Paralinguistics Course
How tone, pace, prosody, and non-verbal cues shape the autonomic response of everyone listening to you. The neuroscience of why how you say it matters more than what you say.
Psychological Response & Influence Strategy Model. The ethical science of why workers comply, resist, or shut down — and how to stop triggering the defensive responses that shut conversations down.
Behavioral Engagement & Adaptive Communication. The framework that turns safety conversations from confrontation into genuine connection — and produces the behavioral data you actually need.
Engagement DesignAdaptive ScriptsFeedback Loops
Framework 06 · Standalone
Vagal Safety Ladder™ Course
Polyvagal theory mapped to real-world safety behavior. Understand the autonomic state — ventral, sympathetic, dorsal — driving every decision on your site, and learn to shift it intentionally.
Polyvagal TheoryAutonomic StatesCo-regulation
Framework 07 · Standalone
The Backpack™ Analyst Course
Childhood scripts, formative experiences, and ancestral risk patterns that shape workplace risk behavior in adults. The framework that explains why the same message lands completely differently on every site.
Script TheoryRisk ConditioningCase Studies
Framework 08 · Standalone
Quantum Safety™ Practitioner Course
The observer effect applied to safety leadership. How the presence, attention, and energy of the observer changes the behavior being observed — and why this is the most underrated variable in safety culture.
Apply the PERSONA archetype system specifically to Serious Injury and Fatality precursor detection. Identify the psychological and behavioral indicators that appear before catastrophic events — and intervene earlier.
SIF Precursors50+ Investigation DataPrereq: PERSONA
Framework 09 · Meta
CRM™ Architecture Course
The Cognitive Reliability Meta-Framework that integrates all 10 frameworks into a unified diagnostic and intervention system. The closest thing to a complete operating system for safety culture that exists.
Meta-IntegrationOrg DiagnosticsPrereq: Tracks 1–2
Capstone · Designation
Safety Disruptor™ Designation Program
The complete capstone experience. Real-world org diagnostic. Full CRM™ integration project. Graduate with the Safety Disruptor™ professional designation — the highest credential in the HAVEN University™ ecosystem.
All 10 FrameworksCapstone ProjectCohort Cohort
Proprietary IP Ecosystem
The Only Complete Neuroscience Safety System
10 interconnected frameworks. One operating philosophy. Built from 30 years of field experience and 50+ fatality investigations — not from a textbook.