Sample In-Service Training Topics
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As you plan your in-service trainings, we encourage you to incorporate skill-based training into each session. Below you will find sample in-service topics that you can use weekly with your staff to train them on what to expect—and how they might feel—if an aquatic event were to happen. Included with each topic are example scenarios and discussion questions. Please feel free to adapt these to fit your organization’s training needs.
- Week 1: Practicing Your Emergency Action Plan
- Week 2: Testing Your Lifeguard Positions
- Week 3: Singularly Focused Lifeguards
- Week 4: Empowering Lifeguards to Intervene if a Medical Event is Suspected
- Week 5: Emergencies in Natural Bodies of Water
- Week 6: Emergencies at Off-Site Locations
- Week 7: Late Arrival
- Week 8: Counselors Role Around Water
- Week 9: Actively Scanning the Pool during Rotations
- Week 10: Responding in Deep Water
- Week 11: Challenging Conversations
- Week 12: Populations with Special Health Needs
- Week 13: Extended Breath Holding