Red Cross Professional Responder Instructor Course

Description

Price is per person.

All Red Cross Instructor Courses are offered in partnership with Medical First Response, a Red Cross Instructor Development Centre.

This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills to teach Red Cross Professional Responder courses: First Responder (FR), Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Marine Advanced First Aid (MAFA) & Advanced First Aid (AFA).

Includes how to teach and facilitate, individual and group assignments, practice teaching, injury prevention principles, inclusion, and progressive learning.

• Professional Responder Instructor Course @ Right Reaction – December 2019Red Cross Fundamentals of Instruction
• (Your Own Time) – MUST complete 8 hr online component
  *Those who do not complete ONLINE component are not permitted to continue course*
• (9a-6p) – Classroom (Fundamentals of Instruction)Current Red Cross First Aid Instructors can proceed right to Discipline Specific Componet
  
  Discipline Specific – Professional Responder
• (9a-6p) – Classroom (Skills Day)
• (9a–6p) – Classroom (Discipline-Specific)

After Course Completion:

• Online + Course Planning + Co-Teach

Online: (45 min)
Prep: Course/Lesson planning and course preparation time (hrs may vary)
Co-Teach: FR/MAFA (40 hrs)or EMR/AFA co-teach (80 hrs)
*complete with a certified Teaching Experience Supervisor

Red Cross First Aid Instructor Development Pathway

1. Evaluate Skills & Check Prerequisites CLASSROOM (7 hrs)

• 18 years old
• Valid Professional Responder certification (FR/EMR/AFA/MAFA)
• Successfully complete skills evaluation

2A. Fundamentals of Instruction ONLINE (8 hrs*)

• Complete online requirements on participant’s own time

2B. Fundamentals of Instruction CLASSROOM (15 hrs)

• Complete classroom component on the application of fundamentals

3. Discipline-Specific Component CLASSROOM (15 hrs)

• Complete discipline-specific (ex. First Aid, Wilderness, EMR) component focusing on the specific skills of that program.

4A. Teaching Experience ONLINE (45 min*)

• Complete the teaching experience online module

4B. Teaching Experience CLASSROOM (40-80 hrs for Professional Responder)

• With the support and supervision of a teaching experience supervisor, complete a co-teach of a full course of the discipline-specific program (ex. First Aid, Wilderness, EMR)

*completed on participants’ own time

Course Details:

• 37-40 hours CLASSROOM component
• 8-10 hours ONLINE component
• 40-80 hours CO-TEACH component
• Additional preparation & planning work on own time
• 3-year certification as Professional Responder Instructor
• Conducted by a certified Red Cross First Aid Instructor Trainer

Completion Requirements:

• 100% attendance
• Skills demonstration
• Complete Practice Teaching Assignments
• 80% min. passing grade on written exam

Post-course Requirements

• Online Component
• A 40-hour FR/MAFA OR 80-hour EMR/AFA Course co-teach is required to complete instructor certification – co-teach at the highest level you wish to teach
• Meet the requirements of the co-teach form as outlined by the Instructor Trainer

Take-Home Materials:

• First Aid Instructor Manual
• First Aid Media Presentation
• First Aid & CPR Manual
• CPR/AED Manual