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Courses

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* We do not provide Refunds for Class Cancellation or No- Shows. However, you may call to reschedule within 30 days of the original class date. Reschedule Fee is $15.00.

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Caregiving Courses
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Caregiving Courses

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Course include Babysitter's Training; Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome; and the new Family Caregiving program.

  1. Babysitter's Training:

    Our Babysitter's Training Course will teach you everything you need to be a great babysitter. This fun, interactive course teaches first aid and safety skills so you can prevent and respond to emergencies. And, as a Red Cross-trained babysitter, you'll gain confidence and valuable employment skills. You'll learn how to perform first aid and get profesional medical help fast, identify common safety hazards and prevent injuries, supervise children, perform basic care routines like diapering, feeding, discipline and problem solving. This Red Cross course includes a Babysitter's Handbook and First Aid & Safety Kit in a nylon bag. Add the "Don't Mess with the Babysitter" tee shirt for only $10.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None. This class is suitable for boys and girls ages 11-15.

    Price: $60.00
    Stock Num: 3130
    Date/Time Location End Register
    Sep 13, 2008 9:00 am
    (Class Full)
    Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Sep 20, 2008 9:00 am Osceola County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Sep 27, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Oct 18, 2008 9:00 am Osceola County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Oct 25, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Nov 22, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    Dec 20, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
  2. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome:

    As many as 1,400 children in the United States may be victims of Shaken baby Syndrome (SBS) every year. This 2-hour course is designed for people who work with and serve parents and caregivers - health care, child care, and social work professionals.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $20.00
    Stock Num: 22000

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  3. Back Injury Prevention:

    The purpose of this 2-hour course is to give individuals in the workplace knowledge necessary to identify and reduce the risk of back injury. This course satisfies the back injury prevention course requirement for members of the American Red Cross Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) system.

    Please include student's name(s) when registering.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None.

    Price: $15.00
    Stock Num: 3253

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  4. Family Caregiving: Caring for the Caregiver:

    Course content includes self-care; coping with stress; community support groups and resources; handling end of life care; and communication.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31602

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  5. Family Caregiving: General Caregiving Skills:

    Course content includes checking vital signs; checking temperature; checking respirations; giving medication; tracking changes; and skin care.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31604

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  6. Family Caregiving: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia:

    Course content includes characteristics of Alzheimer's disease and dementias; caregiver tips; caregiver techniques for daily activities; and helping those who are agitated, confused or wandering.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31608

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  7. Family Caregiving: Home Safety:

    Course content includes infection control; home safety/accident prevention; fire safety; and oxygen usage.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31605

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  8. Family Caregiving: Positioning and Helping Your Loved One Move:

    Course content includes moving and transferring; pressure ulcers; assistive devices.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31603

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  9. Family Caregiving: Legal and Financial Issues:

    Course content includes patient's rights; paid family leave; and advance directives (living will, do not resuscitate, and power of attorney).

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31609

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  10. Family Caregiving: Healthy Eating:

    Course content includes basic nutrition; special dietary needs; helping people eat; and monitoring food intake.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31606

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  11. Family Caregiving: Caring for a Loved One with HIV/AIDS:

    Course content includes disease transmission
    prevention; exercising; and infection control.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $5.00
    Stock Num: 31607

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

Clases en Español

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  1. RCP/AED para adultos con RCP para infantes y niños y primeros auxilios:

    Este curso de 8 horas enseña a individuos a responder a enfermedades ó heridas repentinas y emergencias cardíacas ó respiratorias en adultos, niños e infantes.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $60.00
    Stock Num: 3218S
    Date/Time Location End Register
    Sep 15, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    multi-day course
    Oct 28, 2008 6:00 pm
    Oct 30, 2008 6:00 pm
    multi-day course
    Osceola County Service Center (Map)
    Osceola County Service Center
    multi-day
    10:00 pm
    10:00 pm
    register
    Nov 15, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 5:00 pmregister
  2. VIH/SIDA 104:

    Este curso de 4 horas le ofrece a individuos conocimientos básicos del VIH/SIDA y habilidades para distinguir hechos de información falsa y opiniones. Este curso es para aquellos individuos a quienes les ha sido recomendado tomar una clase sobre conocimientos de VIH/SIDA.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $35.00
    Stock Num: HIV104S

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

  3. RCP/ AED para adultos y primeros auxilios:

    American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn -and remember -valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public.

    Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $55.00
    Stock Num: 0

    No available dates at this time. If you would like to be notified when dates for this course are scheduled, please email us and we'll let you know.

First Aid/CPR/AED Courses

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American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn -and remember -valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public.

Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

  1. Basic Aid Training (B.A.T.):

    Thousands of young Central Florida scouts trying to meet first aid training requirements, particularly those in the Boy Scout Weblos program, will go "batty" over this version of Basic Aid Training or B.A.T., for third and fourth graders. Participants can meet "Ready Man" badge requirements in one, six-hour class with activities and games that make safety-learning fun. Topics include care for choking, bleeding and breathing emergencies; poisoning; burns; shock; car safety; water safety; water rescue; and avoiding drugs and other harmful substances.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    Participants must be enrolled in the third or fourth grade.

    Price: $10.00
    Stock Num: 3201
    Date/Time Location End Register
    Sep 13, 2008 8:30 am TBA (To Be Announced) (Map) 3:30 pmregister
    Nov 15, 2008 8:30 am TBA (To Be Announced) (Map) 3:30 pmregister
    Jan 3, 2009 8:30 am TBA (To Be Announced) (Map) 3:30 pmregister
  2. Adult CPR/AED:

    For those individuals who need adult CPR with AED training, this hands-on skills training prepares participants to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $40.00
    Stock Num: 3212
    Date/Time Location End Register
    Sep 12, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 13, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 15, 2008 6:00 pm Osceola County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 16, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 19, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 20, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 22, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 23, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 23, 2008 6:00 pm Osceola County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 26, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 27, 2008 9:00 am Osceola County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 28, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Sep 29, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Sep 30, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 3, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 4, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 4, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 7, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 7, 2008 6:00 pm Osceola County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 10, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 11, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 11, 2008 9:00 am Osceola County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 13, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 14, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 17, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 19, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 20, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 20, 2008 6:00 pm Osceola County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 21, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
    Oct 24, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 25, 2008 9:00 am Osceola County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 26, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 1:00 pmregister
    Oct 28, 2008 6:00 pm Orange County Service Center (Map) 10:00 pmregister
  3. Adult CPR with First Aid & AED:

    This 6.5 hour course teaches individuals to respond to sudden illness and injuries; breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults; use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED); and first aid. Meets OSHA requirements.

    Don't see the class you were expecting to? Online Registration is disabled for classes 72 hours before they begin. Please call 407-894-4141 to check for class availability.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Price: $55.00
    Stock Num: 32410 </
    Date/Time Location End Register
    Sep 12, 2008 9:00 am
    (Class Full)
    Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister
    multi-day course
    Sep 15, 2008 6:00 pm
    Sep 17, 2008 6:00 pm
    multi-day course
    Osceola County Service Center (Map)
    Osceola County Service Center
    multi-day
    10:00 pm
    10:00 pm
    register
    multi-day course
    Sep 16, 2008 6:00 pm
    Sep 18, 2008 6:00 pm
    multi-day course
    Orange County Service Center (Map)
    Orange County Service Center
    multi-day
    10:00 pm
    10:00 pm
    register
    Sep 20, 2008 9:00 am Orange County Service Center (Map) 4:00 pmregister