Seizure Recognition and Safe Response Practices

This course provides early childhood educators, caregivers, and program leaders with a clear and accessible understanding of seizures and epilepsy in young children. Participants will explore how seizures arise from sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain and how this activity can affect a child’s behavior, movement, feelings, and level of awareness. (2 Hours)
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This online course is presented in English.

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Course Agenda

1. Pre-Assessment
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Understanding Seizures
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Why Seizures Happen
  FREE PREVIEW
3. What Is Epilepsy?
4. How Common Are Seizures and Epilepsy?
5. Who Is Living with Epilepsy in the United States
6. Common Causes of Epilepsy (And Why Half Remain Unknown)
7. Differences Across Sex and Race
8. Chapter 1 Discussion
1. Seizures in Children
2. Recurrence: Will It Happen Again?
3. Co-Occurring Conditions You'll Often See
4. Practical Takeaways for Educators and Caregivers
5. Chapter 2 Reflection
1. The Real-World Risks Around Seizures
2. Serious Complications and Early Mortality
3. Medicines, Mood, and Monitoring
4. Chapter 3 Review
1. How Seizures Show Up
2. What They Look Like and Why Early Action Matters
3. Infantile Spasms: First Steps for Caregivers and Educators
4. Febrile Seizures: Common, Brief, and Usually Benign
5. Febrile Seizures: Practical First Aid
6. Seizures with No Change in Awareness (Focal Aware)
7. Seizures with Confusion or Not Aware (Focal Impaired Awareness)
8. Chapter 4 Reflection
1. Generalized Seizures, What the Terms Mean
2. Putting the Pieces Together: Tonic‑Clonic (Grand Mal)
3. Seizures with Loss of Consciousness (Generalized Tonic‑Clonic)
4. Seizures with Staring and Awareness (Generalized Absence)
5. Chapter 5 Review
1. What to Look for During a Seizure
2. After the Seizure
3. Seizure First Aid: Simple Actions That Make a Big Difference
4. Rescue Medicines (If Prescribed)
5. When Seizures Happen: Calm, Clear Actions in Real‑World Settings
6. Chapter 6 Reflection
1. Living with Epilepsy: Everyday Realities and Practical Supports
2. Emotional and Social Impacts (Including Bullying)
3. Tips for All Caregivers in School or Child Care
4. Chapter 7 Reflection
1. Handout
2. End of Course Reflection
3. Course Completion
4. End of Course Quiz
5. Course Feedback Form

About this course

$19.00
2 Clock Hours
All Approved States
All Ages

Seizure Recognition and Safe Response Practices

Course Agenda

Getting Started

Before we begin...

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Wrapping it Up

About this course