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Lifeguards and aquatic management teams have long faced stressful work environments. In addition to cumulative daily stress, lifeguards and allied support staff may be regularly exposed to traumatic events and life-threatening situations that can take a toll on mental health. This presentation introduces concepts to help aquatics organizations better prepare lifeguard teams for the darker realities of the profession. Come review common methods first responders use to help build resistance to the effects of job stress. Learn steps you can take to help mitigate this stress with your team and when to engage appropriate outside resources when a critical incident does occur. This presentation will help aquatics professionals, health & regulatory officials, and those that supervise aquatic facilities understand mental health resources that should be available to lifeguards in the aftermath of a critical incident. Presenters: Shawn DeRosa, President of the Board of the International Lifeguard Critical Incident Response Alliance Category: Risk Management .1 CEU Read more

What do you do after a critical incident at your facility? How do you ensure that your staff is taken care of and that you are aware of what happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Taking care of your staff after a critical incident must be of utmost importance to you. Presenter: Susan Grosse, Aquatic Consulting & Education Resource Development Category: Risk Management - AqP Core Requirement .1 CEU Read more

We are constantly assessing our aquatic facilities from staff to operations to ensure efficiency and safety. Whether it’s one of our many daily checklists, a swimming evaluation, or an audit what we do with this data can be more important than collecting it. Join Stephanie Darimont and Matt Haynes in this interactive lecture as they walk through the process of translating assessment results into concrete, trackable action items for your facility. Presenter:  Stephanie Darimont, American Red Cross Mathew Haynes, American Red Cross Category: Programming & Staff Training - AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

This session will provide attendees the opportunity to explore how you prepare yourself today will position yourself for jobs tomorrow. So much training goes into becoming an aquatic professional and many want to do more; become more; and obtain other positions. Exploring the opportunities that benefit aquatic professionals for growth and professional development that can lead to becoming a Supervisor, Manager, or Superintendent. Presenter: Tom Hellman, City of Folsom Category: Leadership/Executive Development, AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

This presentation will discuss what grant writing entails and how to ensure that you are finding grants that may be of benefit to your agency. It will also include how to apply for grants as well as making sure that you are doing it correctly. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what is important about grants, how to find them, and how to get them! Presenter: Susan J. Grosse Category: Leadership/Executive Development, AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

When drownings occur with lifeguards on duty, lifeguards are often blamed for the tragedy. But, based on extensive scientific testing, lifeguards are regularly positioned where drowning victims cannot be identified while at the surface or on the pool bottom. This webinar will offer insight based on science, as well as drowning prevention strategies that can be easily adopted by any organization that relies on lifeguards for safety. Presenters: Maria Bella, Aqua Conscience, LLC Category: Drowning Prevention .1 CEU   More About Maria Maria Bella has been actively involved in the aquatics industry for more than 40 years. She has operated numerous aquatic facilities and has served as a subject matter expert for the CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code; the ICC's International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; IAPMO's Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code; the PHTA Technical Committee on ANSI standards, and the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program. Bella performs research to improve lifeguard effectiveness, and provides consulting services to private and government entities in standard of care for aquatic facility operations as well as positioning and supervision of lifeguards. Read more