Herbal First Aid Immersion at Firefly Gathering 2024
We are excited to announce this new offering the Annual Firefly Gathering! Join us in an Herbal First Aid Immersion where you will be trained and gain both confidence and competence in herbal first aid quickly by immediately applying your knowledge at the Firefly First Aid Station with a professional herbalist to guide you.
We are excited to welcome budding herbalists who are passionate about getting hands-on experience and honing their first-aid skills. Basic herbal knowledge is required but no formal training is necessary.
In this immersion, you will have a 4-5 hour primer training to prepare you to work the Firefly First Aid Booth during the event. You will have two five-hour shifts at the first aid booth tending to folks and their common complaints which will provide you with invaluable experience in honing your skill with herbal first aid. You will be overseen by herbal clinicians with years of experience to support you as you navigate triage and first-aid protocols and choose the best interventions.
Please Note: the Herbal First Aid Immersion is offered to registered attendees of the Gathering as a deep-dive into herbal medicine training. Applicants must already be registered for the Annual Firefly Gathering with a Full Pass or Three-Day Weekday Pass to apply. Not registered yet? Click here to get your Pass.
Application is Now Closed
What you will learn/gain:
- Real-life clinical experience with clinical herbalists
- Learn the basics of running a first aid station
- Sanitation protocols
- Herbal wound care, digestive care, and nervous and immune system support
- Basic Herbal Materia Medica Training (dosages, types of preparations, basic contraindications)
- The scope and limitations of First Aid
- When and how to transfer patient care
- And so much more!
Class time + Clinical Experience:
One 4 to 5 hour class on herbal first aid
Two 5-hour shifts at the first aid booth during the gathering
Pre-Requisites
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Have good communication skills
- Self-awareness of what you know and your limitations
- Deep acknowledgment and respect for our scope of practice
- Ability to ask for help and guidance when you are out of your depth
- Ability to read the situation (sometimes things will be a smidge intense) and have kindness, compassion, and support the autonomy and boundaries of those we care for
- Prior experience at events and/or camping in the woods
Meet Your Instructors
Cameron Strouss
Cameron is an herbalist, medicine maker, wildcrafter, and teacher dedicated to educating and empowering people in reclaiming health, community, and connection to the land through herbal medicine and health advocacy.
She is the owner and founder of Deep Roots School of Foraging and Herbal Medicine and has been formally studying herbal medicine for 14 years. She has over 4,000 hours of Sciences and Herbal Education under her belt along with 9 years of clinical work. Cameron is a graduate of the University of Montevallo (with a Biology Degree), the Southeastern Institute for Traditional Herbal Studies and The Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine with her Clinical Herbal Certification and has been awarded her Functional Herbalist and Registered Herbalist (AHG) distinctions and is a Level 1 Aromatherapist.
