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The Human Experience Sessions: Cultural Competency—for First Responders

Culture without turning the patient into a checklist.

Worldview, two worlds, culture and subculture—for the next call. 1.0 CAPCE Operational CEH.

Activity identification

Activity title Cultural Competency: A Human Experience Approach—for First Responders

Credit 1.0 Operational CEH

Category / levels Operational CEH · EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic

Format F3 — online, distributive, self-paced

CE provider (public name) Flume Academic Studio

CE provider (legal name) [Legal entity on the CAPCE application]

CAPCE provider number FLUM3054

CAPCE activity number 26-FLUM-F3-0007

EMS medical director [Physician MD/DO name — required on the certificate]

Program coordinator Dr. Kurt Hoffman

Faculty / author Kurt Hoffman, PhD, LMSW, MPA

Release / review date September 2026

Credit expiration September 2029

Access Online at Flume Academic Studio (Pathwright). Self-paced.

Course fee $29

Required time 1 hour of required instruction and summative assessment

Required video runtime 53 minutes

Assessment in the CEH 12 minutes (12-item summative post-test). Course evaluation required; not CEH.

CAPCE Accreditation Statement

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 1.0 Operational CEH.

CAPCE represents that this program has met standards for accreditation and does not endorse the opinions or content presented. For more information or to register a concern, go to: https://www.capce.org/CertificateTrouble/Index

The purpose of CAPCE is to standardize the review and approval of continuing education activities.

Course Summary

Cultural competency, as usually sold, hands you a script about groups. This hour hands you a worldview. You work the Framework of a Worldview, Two Worlds and an Elephant, and On Culture and Subculture—so the next person is a person who inhabits a world, not a type from a module.

Litmus for Learners is available as optional enrichment. It is not in the CEH.

This course exists to

•\tReplace group-first competency with worldview-first seeing.

•\tShow how culture and subculture shape a scene without erasing the person.

•\tGive responders a way to enter someone else’s world without surrendering judgment.

Required sessions

Three required lectures. Litmus Test for Learners is optional.

•\tThe Framework of a Worldview

•\tTwo Worlds and an Elephant

•\tOn Culture and Subculture

Optional — not in the CEH

•\tA Litmus Test for Learners

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

•\t1. Describe how a worldview shapes what a responder notices and decides.

•\t2. Distinguish a person’s world from a stereotype of a group.

•\t3. Apply culture and subculture as living contexts on a call, not as checklists.

•\t4. Evaluate an assumption that would treat a patient as a category.

What’s Included

•\tThe 3 required lectures and matching handouts.

•\tFormative knowledge checks on each required lecture (not CEH).

•\tA 12-item CAPCE-compliant summative post-test.

•\tA required course evaluation (not CEH).

How the CEH is calculated

Required video 53 minutes plus a 12-item summative post-test (12 minutes) equals 1 hour 5 minutes, filed as 1.0 CEH. Litmus is optional and is not added to the clock.

How this course relates to the other cuts

Masterclass 18.75 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0001) · Framework 8.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0002) · Foundations 4.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0003) · Beyond Bias 2.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0004) · Humane Leadership 3.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0005) · Implicit Bias 1.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0006) · Cultural Competency 1.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0007) · Beyond Racism 1.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0008) · Beyond Trauma 1.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0009) · Human Freedom and Human Dignity 2.0 CEH (26-FLUM-F3-0010).

This is not the Framework course and not implicit-bias training. Title it honestly: a Human Experience approach to culture, not a compliance competency hour.

Target Audience

Emergency medical responders, EMTs, AEMTs, paramedics, EMS supervisors, fire-based EMS personnel, and other first responders who provide or support prehospital care.

Prerequisites

Current EMR, EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic credentials, or a first-responder role that supports EMS operations. No prior philosophy or cultural-studies coursework is required. A reliable internet connection and a device that can stream video are required.

Method of Participation

•\tComplete every required lecture. Content is gated; you cannot skip ahead to the summative post-test.

•\tComplete the knowledge check on each required lecture (formative; does not add CEH). Four-option items only; no true/false.

•\tScore at least 70% on the summative post-test. Two retakes are permitted. Each attempt draws from a larger item bank so the learner does not receive an identical test.

•\tSubmit the required course evaluation (required to finish; not CEH).

•\tProvide the fields CAPCE requires for reporting: full legal name, email, license number, state of licensure, license type, and NREMT number if applicable.

Completions are reported to the CAPCE Accreditation Management System. The National Registry and many state EMS offices can retrieve that record. Whether a given state accepts the hours for relicensure is decided by that state’s licensing authority.

Privacy and reporting

By completing this activity for credit you authorize Flume Academic Studio to report your completion to the CAPCE Accreditation Management System, including name, email, license data, and (if provided) NREMT number. CAPCE may share that record with the National Registry and with state EMS offices. We do not sell learner data. We use it only to issue credit, improve the activity, and meet accreditation reporting duties.

Disclosures

Conflict of interest. Faculty, planners, and the EMS medical director have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the prior 24 months. No relevant financial relationships were identified. This disclosure appears at the start of the activity.

Commercial support. This activity received no commercial support.

Content validity. Educational content is original work, referenced where source material is used, and reviewed and approved by the EMS medical director. CAPCE accreditation means the activity met CAPCE standards; it does not constitute endorsement of the opinions presented.

Certificate

Upon successful completion, participants receive a certificate that includes: provider name and CAPCE provider number; participant name; activity title; completion date; 1.0 Operational CEH; CAPCE activity number; program coordinator name and signature; participant license number and state; NREMT number if provided; and the name and signature of the EMS medical director.

Questions

Provider: engage@flumesocialenterprise.com · 517-745-3054 · Flume Academic Studio

CAPCE certificate or reporting concerns: https://www.capce.org/CertificateTrouble/Index

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