This instructor's resource guide, one in a series of products from a project to develop an associate degree program for paraprofessional rural family health promoters, deals with teaching a course in paraprofessional skills. Covered in the first section of this guide are the role of paraprofessional skills in rural health promotional training, general objectives and recommendations for instructors, suggested laboratory procedures, references, and recommended course texts. A series of unit overviews dealing with the following topics are provided: disease and illness, disorders and diseases of the body systems, the cardiovascular system, disorders and diseases of the reproductive tract, maternal and child health, health care needs and problems of the geriatric client, and first aid and emergency. Each unit overview contains general and specific objectives and a content outline. Concluding the guide are a discussion of methods and materials for student evaluation and a description of other materials in the Family Home Health Training Program series. (MN)