First Aid & CPR Training for NJ Direct Support Professionals and Self-Directed Employees
Are You Caring for a Child, Sibling, Parent, Spouse, or Loved One?
New Jersey's programs for individuals with disabilities allow eligible family members, friends, and other caregivers to be paid to provide care for a loved one. These caregivers may be known as Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) or Self-Directed Employees (SDEs). Others work for agencies that provide services to individuals with disabilities.
For many families, these programs provide an opportunity for parents, siblings, and other loved ones to remain directly involved in providing the care their family member needs. Rather than relying entirely on outside caregivers or residential facilities, families can continue caring for their loved ones at home when possible.
These programs can also help reduce the financial hardship many families would otherwise experience.
At Active Assist HCS – CPR Training Center, we have spent years providing First Aid and CPR training to Direct Support Professionals, Self-Directed Employees, and family caregivers throughout New Jersey. We have heard firsthand from many families how beneficial these programs have been for them and their loved ones.
Many caregivers have shared that taking our First Aid CPR class helped them feel more prepared to respond to emergencies involving someone they care for. Common concerns include how to respond to choking, how to recognize a seizure, how to perform CPR, and how to identify and respond to other basic medical emergencies.
First Aid & CPR Requirements for NJ Caregivers
Many of these caregivers receive services through New Jersey's Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) and programs administered through organizations such as Acumen and Easterseals.
New Jersey DDD requires self-directed employees to maintain current First Aid and CPR certification. Online-only certification does not meet the state's hands-on training requirements.
New Jersey DDD also requires Direct Support Professionals providing certain services to maintain CPR and First Aid certification. Training must include an in-person, hands-on skills component, and certification must be renewed every two years.
View the Official NJ DDD First Aid & CPR Training Requirements — Page 28
Our First Aid & CPR Classes
At Active Assist HCS, we offer a 100% in-person American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED class, completed in one convenient 4-hour session.
Because our classes are taught entirely in person, caregivers have the opportunity to practice essential lifesaving skills and ask questions about emergency situations that may concern them.
Our goal is to help caregivers feel more confident and prepared to respond when an emergency occurs.
Class Information:
4-hour, fully in-person training
First Aid, CPR, AED, and choking response
No online coursework required
Hands-on instruction with experienced nurse instructors
Same-day American Heart Association certification eCard
$85 per person
Located in Turnersville, NJ