New Combination Fire / EMT Program Offered
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Medical Assistant Week Celebrated
PHSC recently introduced a new combination program — Fire / Emergency Medical Technician Combined . This new program provides the necessary training required for students to become certified firefighters as well as licensed Emergency Medical Technicians . The program offers a sequence of courses that provide coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the law , public safety and security and health science career clusters . The program also provides technical skill proficiency , and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge , higherorder reasoning and problem-solving skills , work attitudes , general employability skills , technical skills , and occupation-specific skills .
In October , PHSC celebrated Medical Assistant Week with some special program and career field tips from Amanda Soklaski , a student in the Medical Assistant program . Watch Amanda ’ s testimonial video at : youtube . com / watch ? v = n1aOdth-A .
LIFE Seeks Solutions for Mental Illness , Suicide in Youth
PHSC ’ S LIFE ( Linking In Faith and Education ) Program is a multi-faceted initiative led by Emery Ailes , D . Min , Director of LIFE , LIFELINE and Success Academy . Collaborating with educators , non-profit organizations , congregations and public service agencies , Dr . Ailes explores the community ’ s most difficult issues through a series of events hosted at PHSC ’ s campuses . All topics are on the table .
“ Addiction , incarceration , suicide , domestic abuse , racism and mental illness are issues that grow in darkness ,” said Ailes . “ LIFE sheds light on these topics , fostering meaningful discussions and supporting change by sharing strategies and resources . Find out more about the program at phsc . edu / LIFE .”
United in grief ; activism : A LIFE summit explored solutions for youth struggling with addiction and mental illness . Bravely facing the audience were Bonni Snider , far left , who lost a son and grandson to suicide ; Marie Kelly ; and Teresa Daniels , who each had sons who died by suicide . All three advocate for mental health causes and suicide prevention .
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