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What certifications do you need? How do you get them?
What certifications do you need? How do you get them?
Health and Wellness SHSM students at FFHS will be able to gain their 4 compulsory and 3 elective certifications with training offered through the school SHSM program, with costs covered for training arranged through the school. Some students may have completed training elsewhere that they can apply to their SHSM.
Four Compulsory Certifications:
Four Compulsory Certifications:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C - includes automated external defibrillation (AED)
infection control
Standard First Aid
Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) - generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction
Three Electives - from the list below:
Three Electives - from the list below:
- advanced training in a technique (e.g., feeding, assistance, airway management, IV insertion)
- allergy awareness
- ambulation, lifting, and transfers
- animal first aid
- babysitting
- behaviour management
- child safety and injury prevention
- communication skills
- concussion awareness
- conflict resolution
- customer service
- dietary considerations
- equity and inclusion
- ethical considerations
- fire safety and fire extinguisher use
- fitness
- Food Handler Certification
- group dynamics
- lab practices
- leadership skills
- marine and wilderness first aid
- medical terminology
- Mental Health First Aid
- non-violent crisis intervention
- personal training
- personality inventory
- portfolio development
- project management
- safe body mechanics
- safe food handling – basic
- sign language
- specialized care (e.g., diabetes, dementia, nutrition)
- sterile techniques
- stress management techniques
- SafeTALK
- waste management
- wrapping and taping for performance and injury
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