A study guide workbook will be completed and a written exam will be given during this unit. Provides an overview of American Red Cross basic level first aid and CPR courses. It also covers the design of the participant manuals for the various courses and the similarities and differences between them, and includes an overview of the instructor's manual and the videos. Other activities relevant to teaching first aid and CPR courses are also covered, such as manikin care and decontamination and participant health and safety. You will conduct practice-teaching assignments from a lesson plan in the instructor's manual, and in preparation for unit 5, review strategies for teaching skills.
Candidates also learn how to modify courses and accommodate participants with special needs.
Candidates will conduct skill practice-teaching assignments, review the policies and procedures that pertain to American Red Cross CPR and first aid courses, and take the final written exam. Certification will not be given to students with more than three absences. Three points will be deducted from the students final grade for each additional absence. You will be considered absent if you are not present when the roll is taken. Accommodations for special needs for students with disabilities are coordinated through the Office of Disability Services.