Youth Leader Guide

Canadian Red Cross Youth Leader Guide for Youth Programs Leadership course participants in Kelowna, BC.

The Youth Leader Guide is used by Canadian Red Cross Facilitators and Instructors as a course development, refinement and implementation tool when delivering Youth Leader Programs, including Babysitting and Stay Safe courses.

Canadian Red Cross Youth Leadership courses encourage and develop habits of safety, self-reliance, respect and responsibility. Rather than teaching clinical first aid skills, the goal is to create a safe and enjoyable learning environment that allows young people to discover and apply key lessons on their own terms. However, there are some broadly applicable first aid skills integrated as well.

A printed copy of the Youth Leader Guide is included with the course materials for your Canadian Red Cross Youth Leadership course. You can also download a PDF copy of the Youth Leader Guide, and keep it stored for quick, easy access on your computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone.

Youth Leader Guide Contents:

Context for Canadian Red Cross First Aid Education
Introduction to this Guide
Lesson Topics
Welcome to the Canadian Red Cross
My Family and Me
My Time: Scheduled and Leisure Activities
Expecting the Unexpected
Healthy Choices
Being a Responsible Leader
Childhood Characteristics and Behaviours
Injury is no Accident: Creating Safe Environments
Caring for Children
First Aid
The Business of Babysitting

How to Access & Download the Youth Leader Guide

After your Canadian Red Cross Youth Leadership course registration has been approved, your name will be added and uploaded to a corresponding course roster on the Canadian Red Cross MyRC platform.

This will activate your access to the Canadian Red Cross Youth Leader Guide through your online MyRC Profile at myrc.redcross.ca.

Click here for instructions on how to create your MyRC profile if you haven't done so already, then follow the steps below to access and download the Canadian Red Cross Youth Leader Guide.

Create and/or login to your Canadian Red Cross MyRC Profile.
Click the "Tools" tab
Click "First Aid Programs" from the corresponding dropdown menu
Click "Youth Leader Guide" from the list of links in the Digital Books section of that page
View and/or download the PDF file that opens from your web browser