Community Programs

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Community Programs

Learn essential first aid and CPR skills with our public workshops. Skills are delivered in easy-to-follow steps, using practical hands-on components and a variety of training materials. Workshop options include:

Family CPR - This 90 Minute workshop is suitable for new parents, grandparents, and family caregivers.
Active Response First Aid - This 3 Hour workshop builds on Family CPR and adds essential first aid care for Anaphylaxis, and life-threatening bleeding. Be prepared to help in your community.
Basic Rescue CPR - Attend a 3 Hour class which provides more hands-on CPR practice, AED training, and an option to add certification with completion of a self-paced online module.
Psychological First Aid - This exciting program option teaches everyone how to help others experiencing loss, grief and stress, and also self-care. Available as two self-paced online modules; Self Care, Caring for Others.

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Family CPR Workshop

Audience: New parents, grandparents, and family caregivers
Class Format: 90 minutes in-class workshop
Reference Materials Included: Canadian Red Cross First Aid Guide (Digital Download)
Certification Included: No - This is a participation level workshop.
Content:

Responding to an emergency
First Aid for Choking
CPR for all ages (adult, child, baby)

Active Response First Aid Workshop

Audience: Community members, General knowledge
Class Format: 3-hour in-class workshop
Reference Materials Included: Canadian Red Cross First Aid Guide (Digital Download)
Certification Included: No - This is a participation level workshop.
Content:

Responding to an emergency
First Aid for Choking
CPR for all ages (adult, child, baby)
First Aid for Anaphylaxis (Severe allergic reaction)
First Aid for life-threatening bleeding

Basic Rescue CPR Workshop

Audience: Community members, General knowledge, Employment skills
Class Format: 3-hour in-class workshop
Certification Included: Optional add-on online module will allow you to obtain CPR/AED Level C Certification.
Content:

Responding to an emergency
First Aid for Choking
CPR for all ages (adult, child, baby)
AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
(Optional) Add-on Online Course for CPR/AED Level C
- Online course is self-paced, approximately 3 hours to complete
- Covers first aid for Airway, Breathing, Circulation emergencies

Psychological First Aid

Audience: Community members, caregivers, workplace health & safety persons, professional responders
Class Format: 90-minute self-paced Online Modules; Self-Care, and Caring for Others
Certification Included: Completion Certificate for each online module, and a personal self-care plan
Content:

Online: Self-Care: Understanding the effects of stress, loss and grief using the Red Cross Look, Listen, Link, Live model. This module assists learners in developing a personal understanding of the effects of stress, loss, trauma and grief, with emphasis on self-care and personal protection.
Online: Caring for Others: This module helps participants gain an understanding of how to recognize when a person is experiencing distress and how to offer help without judgement or assumptions.