First Aid, Wilderness

Instructor training is generic. No matter what your specialty, I can train your group to plan, organize and teach everything from a short presentation to a long class. If you have a group of people interested in learning how to teach, or in improving their teaching skills, I will come to your facility and do an intensive course for them. I can also do a clinic on specific topics and skills, for experienced teachers. Send me an email , and we will discuss the possibilities.

I am the national program chairman for the Wilderness Emergency Care program that I developed for ASHI, and author of the textbooks. I am also a Master Instructor Trainer for their first responder, first aid and CPR courses as well as the wilderness courses (WFA, WFR, WEMT Upgrade). If you have a group of people interested in becoming instructors, I will travel to your facility and train them. We'll negotiate the cost based on the length of the course, number of students, and travel expenses.

Prerequisites
Generally, you need to be trained to the level of the course that you want to teach. For CPR and Basic First Aid, First Responder, or the wilderness courses, this means being currently certified in those courses by ASHI or an organization whose courses are recognized as equivalent by ASHI. Or we can include a basic course as part of the package, which has the advantage of familiarizing you with the course and how it is taught as well as providing basic certification. For the wilderness courses, you need also need to have some appropriate wilderness experience. You do not need to be a wilderness professional, but you do need to know first-hand the kind of environment and situations that your students may encounter.

Method
Learning to teach is best done in a group, because we spend most of our time doing practice teaching exercises and evaluation. We learn from each other, and develop each person's individual style. In the process, we see what works (and why) and what can be improved, and bring out the underlying principles of successful teaching.

Credentials
I have been training instructors and instructor trainers for over 20 years, and have published dozens of articles in national journals on how to teach. I have also developed many programs, including a national program in Wilderness Emergency Care for the American Safety & Health Institute (www.ashinstitute.org), which publishes my textbook, Wilderness Emergency Care, and my Instructor Guide.
Here is a list of my current certifications: <>