Our Instructors:
Georgia Montgomery, Founder/Director, CPR Family, San Francisco Bay Area
CD,CCE, LE, BLS (American Heart Association)
Georgia is an leading educator at San Francisco Bay Area hospitals. She developed these classes to answer the need in the community for clear, concise and useful family-focused education. Following American Heart Association guidelines, her CPR classes provide cpr and choke-saving techniques as well as safety and prevention tips. Her classes are fun and interactive; recommended by leading Pediatricians and OB/GYNs. She has worked with newborns for over 16 years. Her work teaching Childbirth and Newborn Care classes in hospitals and having raised three children of her own, helped her prepare these unique baby and family-centered classes.
Background:
- Health Educator: UCSF Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital, Marin General
- Childbirth Preparation, Newborn Care, Breastfeeding, Infant/Child CPR
- Newborn Parenting Specialist: Volunteer Consultant, Family Service Agency of Marin
- Instructor: "Preparing for Infant Adoption": Adoption Connection, Jewish Children and Family Services, SF
- Childbirth Assistant: Marin General Hospital, California Pacific, Kaiser, Alta Bates
- Certifications / Affiliations: DONA, CAPPA; LE Evergreen Hospital Lactation Ed., BLS American Heart Association / Marin County Breastfeeding Coalition (Dept. Health and Human Services): Member
Dr. Colleen Lindstrom, CPR Family Instructor, Marin County California
DC, BLS (American Heart Association)
Dr. Lindstrom is a well-respected chiropractic doctor and CPR Family Instructor in San Rafael, California. She is also the mother of two. Dedicated to the health and well-being of the community, Colleen has branched out from her chiropractic work to teach mothers-to-be and new parents as well as family caregivers the lifesaving techniques and prevention information that can help to ensure the safety of young ones. Her input is invaluable in helping make learning the techniques in this program comfortable and safe for pregnant moms and older caregivers.
Dolores Halbin, RN, BLS, CPR Family Instructor, Kansas City Area, Kansas
Dolore, based in the Kansas City area, is an RN and has worked for many years in the schools, promoting health and wellness. She holds classes
privately and in groups and especially enjoys her work with young people. Please email georgia@cprfamily.com for more information.
Our Program
CPR Family classes were formed to accomodate the busy schedules of parents and caregivers by providing concise, fun and informative Infant/Child CPR courses. The programs were developed with these things in mind:
1) Parents-to-be are in need of current, relevant information
2) Parents and parents-to-be want a program that will really focus on infants and children.
3) They want to safely and comfortably learn the skills they need, even during the final months of pregnancy, and older caregivers need the training without worrying about over-exertion or uncomfortable positions.
The CPR classes are interactive and last approximately two hours. CPR Family's CPR Instructors are all family and health professionals. Their backgrounds range from Health Educator to Doctor to Public Health Specialist. (See above).
Our Certification
Ideal for informal settings: family care-givers, nannies, babysitters
Our students can request a Family Caregiver Certificate of Participation, good for one year, which reflects competency in performing the skills necessary to provide Infant and Child CPR and Choke techniques, taught using current national guidelines. This certification is valid for babysitters and nannies and relatives who give care to young ones, in an informal family setting.*
*For state-required certification, a full-day course which includes Adult CPR training from a national certifying organization such as the AHA or ARC may be mandated. Please check with your supervisor to determine whether this certification will fulfill employment requirements.